Phase one of Putrajaya MRT line almost complete, operations scheduled to start in August

PETALING JAYA: The Phase One section of the Putrajaya MRT line is almost complete and is scheduled to start operations in August.

It runs from the Kwasa Damansara MRT Station to the Kampung Batu MRT Station, which is 17.5km in length with construction progress at 97%.

The remaining 3% consists mostly of testing and the commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems.

Trial operations are expected to begin in April, without any passengers.

"This is basically the last stages of work before we open it to the public," MRT Corp CEO Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim said on Saturday (April 3) during an inspection of the Sri Damansara Sentral Station.

He said that MRT Corp would be given three months to come up with a proposal on the project

There are 12 stations in phase one of the project, with three stations migrated from the Kajang MRT line and the journey from the Kwasa Damansara Station to the Kampung Batu Station is 24 minutes.

The remainder of the MRT Putrajaya line from Kampung Batu to Putrajaya Sentral is scheduled to open under Phase Two in January 2023 and the construction progress of the whole line is at 87%.

The Putrajaya line is the second line of the Klang Valley MRT project.

The first line was the Kajang line, which started operations in July 2017.

The total construction cost of the Putrajaya line is RM30.53bil.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, who was one of the first few people to ride on the MRT Putrajaya Line from Sri Damansara Sentral to Kampung Batu. said he was impressed with the progress of the Putrajaya Line on his Facebook page.

"We hope the first phase can start serving passengers in August this year after all the testing, commissioning, and trial operations are done," said Dr Wee on Saturday (April 3).

Dr Wee said that as for phase two of the project - spanning 40.2km from Kampung Batu to Putrajaya Sentral - track laying works were currently being carried out in the underground section and building services were still being installed in underground stations.

"Thank you, MRT Corp and turnkey contractor MMC-Gamuda for the hard work and dedication to bring this project to success.

"I wish the whole team continued fortune and smooth sailing for the completion of the project," said Dr Wee.

Also on the train ride with him were Deputy Finance Minister 1 Abdul Rahim Bakri and Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah.