FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT UITM

1. FUNDAMENTAL OF TRANSPORT (TPT 250)
TOPIC:
TRANSPORT AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY
TITLE:
MASS RAPID TRANSIT (MRT) MALAYSIA
By:
SHADINA SHAH
Group:
Lecturer’s Name:
Date Submit:
9TH
MARCH 2017

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NO. PAGE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
2.0 CONTENT 4
3.0 WHY MRT ARE DESIGNED 6
4.0 DIFFERENCES BETWEENMRT & LRT 6
5.0 MRT AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY 7
6.0 CONCLUSION 8
7.0 REFERENCES 8
8.0 APPENDIXES 9

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 ISSUE
In this report, we will discuss on transport and its contribution to the society. Generally, the
video is about a daughter trying to hurry home to her mother who had an accident. Based on
our video, it shows 2 situations. The first situation shows that the daughter cannot make it home
in time before her mother dies because of traffic congestion. While in the second situation
shows that the daughter took public transports, MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) and made the
situation much more convenient.
1.2 BACKGROUND
Mass Rapid Transit better known with its acronym “MRT” is a 3-line mass rapid transit
system in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (part of Klang Valley region) conurbation in Malaysia. It
visualizes a “wheel and spoke” concept comprising two northwest – southeast radial lines and
one circle looping around Kuala Lumpur.
The Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp), founded in September 2011, has
been appointed by the government as the official and asset owner of the project. Prior to the
founding of the corporation, the project was managed by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
(Prasarana).
MRT projects involves the construction of a rail-based public transport network which,
together with the existing Light Rail Transit (LRT), Monorail, KTM Komuter, KLIA Express, KLIA
Transit System, from the backbone of the Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley region.
MRT will not only significantly increase the current insufficient rail network but will also serve
to integrate the existing rail networks and reduce the severe traffic congestion in the Greater
Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area.
The new MRT system is visualized to radically improve and transform Kuala Lumpur’s rapid rail
network from 15 km per million people in 2010 to 40 km per million people once completed. The
system’s 3 lines – the Circle Line, looping around Kuala Lumpur city and the Red and Green
Radial lines, covering a 20 km radius in the southeast-northwest direction from the city center –
will integrate the current rapid transit system in Kuala Lumpur and serve high-density areas
which are currently not serviced by rapid rail. Ridership capacity will be 2 million passengers per
day.

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2.0 CONTENT
2.1 ALLIGNMENT
The line will pass through the city center and will serve densely populated suburban
areas including Kota Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail,
Bukit Damansara, Cheras, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn and Balakong with a total catchment
population of 1.2 million people.
The underground MRT Circle Line looping around the city of Kuala Lumpur will serve an
important role to tie up and integrate the currently disjoined LRT and monorail lines. Under the
Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley public land transport master plan draft, MRT circle line
would cater for orbital movements around Kuala Lumpur , provide linkages to existing areas
such as the Mid Valley, Mont Kiara, Sentul Timur and Ampang , as well as proposed major
developments identified in the DBKL city plan such as Matrade.
As for the opening, there are only 12 stations in phase 1. It consists of Sungai Buloh, Kg.
Selamat, Damansara Area, Central Area,Kota Damansara, Surian,Mutiara Damansara,Bandar
Utama, TTDI, Phileo Damansara, Pusat Bandar Damansara and Semantan. However, Phase 2
of MRT is scheduled for operations in July 2017 covering the remaining 19 stations from
Semantan to Kajang.
Figure 2.1.1

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2.2 TYPES OF STATIONS
MRT have 2 types of stations which are:
2.2.1 Elevated stations – based on wakaf. Wakaf is a traditional pavilion that found in Malaysia
built for travellers to stop and rest. 24 out of 31 stations are elevated station and the rest
are underground station.
2.2.2 Underground stations – have individual design themes that reflect of each station’s
unique locale and environment. The distance for this station is 9.5 km that start from
Muzium Negara to Maluri.
Each train set serving the line will have 4 cars, allowing total capacity of 1 200 passengers. The
estimation of daily ridership is 400 000 passengers that run frequency 3.5 minutes.
2.3 FACILITIES
Facilities that are provided at MRT stations:
 Escalators
 Lifts
 Customer service center
 Ticket vending machine
 Toilets
 Prayer room
 Public telephone
 Warning strips along walkways and platforms.
 8000++ parking bays that serve by feeder buses
 Have adequate bay – to enable people to drop off passengers while covered walkways
to allow people to walk to stations comfortably and safety.

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3.0 WHY MRT ARE DESIGNED
3.1 To give commuters an aesthetically pleasing experience and a convenient and a
safe journey while providing functional efficiency.
3.2 To make an effective, efficient and integrated mass rapid transit system safely on
time and within cost. Increase the current insufficient rail network.
3.3 Reduce the severe traffic congestion in the Greater Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area.
3.4 Represents one of the economic entry point project identified for the Greater Kuala
Lumpur.
3.5 To radically improve and transform Kuala Lumpur’s poor and sorely inadequate
public transportation coverage.
3.6 To propel the Greater Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area to be on par with that of a
developed city.
4.0 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MRT & LRT
4.1 The capacity of passengers that can be carried at one time
4.2 Use of MRT allows trains to accommodate the number of passengers as much as 2
times the number of passengers compares with the existing LRT.

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5.0 MRT AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONTO SOCIETY
5.1 MRT facilitate travel
i. The trip to the city center without pressure
ii. No more problems to find parking at the destination
iii. Easy exchange of all rail services
iv. Cash – free payment
v. Feeder bus station to the start and final destination
5.2 MRT stimulating economy
i. Communication system that efficiently generate business activity
ii. Good transport system as a catalyst for real estate development
iii. Good access will increase property prices and rental rates
iv. Good transport infrastructure to spur urban redevelopment
v. Productivity will increase with good mobility
5.3 MRT is safe
i. Travelling by rail is much safer than traveling on the road
ii. Security monitoring on an ongoing basis in the whole system
5.4 MRT save your expenses
i. MRT uses is more economical than driving your own car
ii. Petrol price increase does not affect your transportation costs
iii. No car parking charged at your destination
5.5 MRT reduce congestion
i. MRT can bring the large number of people
ii. It is not blocked by traffic jams
iii. It can reduce the number of vehicles on the road, and help public transport
vehicles
5.6 MRT more environmentally friendly
i. Public transport is more efficient modes of transport
ii. Promote the sustainable development of public transport
iii. Reduction of vehicles on the road will lead to cleaner air
iv. Freight rail requires less land space than road

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6.0 CONCLUSION
In this observation that we had made, we had learned that MRT is an effective, efficient,
and integrated transport in order to make transportation system much better while will
represent the best transportation system in Malaysia. Therefore, MRT give many
advantages to people who are ride the MRT.
7.0 REFERENCES
1. Shahrinizam Mansor & Che Faridah Che Mahmood.2016. A COMPILED NOTE OF
FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT: TPT 250.Ed.ke-2.Segamat, Johor.
2. MYMRT | MRT CORP - Official webpage for the Klang Valley My Rapid Transit.
https://www.mymrt.com.my
3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Malaysia)
4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Buloh-Kajang_MRT_Line

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8.0 APPENDIXES

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