Kuala Lumpur: The light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) in the Klang Valley is scheduled to begin operations on Sept 30, after the project’s handover to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd by the turnkey contractor on July 31.
The transport ministry, in a written parliamentary reply yesterday, said the overall progress of the project, which spans from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia, had reached 98.16%.
It said that train operation tests without passengers would be conducted in two stages to ensure the safety of the LRT3 service for users.
“These two tests cover compliance, durability, and the safety of the rail system as well as SOPs. They involve a trial run that will be conducted concurrently with the fault free run test by the project’s main contractor, Setia Utama LRT3 Sdn Bhd,” it said.
Testing is expected to take 75 days, with the results of the fault free run test evaluated by the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) in terms of safety, standard compliance, and specific rail system guarantees.
The ministry was responding to Azli Yusof (PH-Shah Alam), who asked for clarification on the current status of the LRT3 project, the duration of the trial run without passengers, and whether it was on target for full operation by the third quarter of 2025.
The ministry said the trial run and fault free run test are expected to begin in mid-April and finish by the end of June.
Once they are completed and approved by Apad, a trial operation will be conducted by Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd as the licensed rail operator, with technical support from the main contractor.
“The estimated duration of the trial operation test is 60 days. The trial operation test is expected to begin in July and conclude by the end of August,” the transport ministry said.
