Prasarana purchasing 27 new LRT trains from US

Rapid Rail chief executive officer Abdul Hadi Amran (left), Tajuddin (centre) and RapidKL chief operating officer Ismail Abdullah at Kompleks Rapid Rail Subang in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. - AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd is buying 27 new light rail transit trains costing RM1.7bil from Bombardier Transportation and its local partner Hartasuma Sdn Bhd, which are currently being manufactured in Plattsburgh, USA by the Canadian company.

Its chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said the new four-coach trains would be acquired in stages by 2023, replacing the trains that were already in service for over 20 years.