SUNGAI BULOH: The construction of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya(SSP) line is now 37 per cent complete and has reached the stage to begin works to migrate the section of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) line to eventually become part of the SSP line.
Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd Chief Operating Officer SBK Line Azmi Mohd Zain said during the station closures, SBK Line trains will terminate at Kwasa Sentral Station and turn back to Kajang.
“Work will begin at the section of the line between Kwasa Damansara Station and Sungai Buloh MRT Station as well as Kampung Selamat MRT station to become future SSP Line.
“Replacement of shuttle bus service will operate between Kwasa Sentral Station and Sungai Buloh Station.
“Normal feeder bus services running from Kwasa Sentral, Kampung Selamat and Sungai Buloh Stations will continue as usual during the station closures,” he said during a joint press conference with Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (Mrt Corp).
Also present was MRT Corp Director for Electrical & Mechanical System Works, SSP Line, Abdul Hamid Abdillah.
Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, is the operator of the SBK Line, while MRT Corp is the asset owner of the SBK Line as well as the project owner and developer of the SSP Line, the second line of the Klang Valley MRT Project.
Azmi said the 10 free replacement shuttle buses will operate at a frequency that will match the frequency of trains during the weekend, which is between 7 minutes and 15 minutes
“Kwasa Damansara Station will however not be served by the free replacement shuttle bus as there were no residential houses or commercial activity around the station.
“Keretapi Tanah Melayu(KTM) Bhd services serving Sungai Buloh MRT Station will also continue to operate as usual. KTM passengers wishing to transfer to the SBK Line can board the free shuttle buses.
“Direction and information signage will be put at strategic locations at the stations to guide passengers to the free shuttle buses.
“They either park and ride users or get dropped off by private vehicles, taxis or e-hailing services,”he said.
Meanwhile, Hamid said two track turnouts would be installed at the existing main SBK Line to enable the main line tracks to connect to new tracks which will be laid at the SSP Line platforms of the Kwasa Damansara Station.
The platforms are located directly opposite the platforms for the SBK Line.
“In the future, Kwasa Damasara Station will be the terminal station for both the SBK and SSP Lines.
“Passengers transferring from one line to the other will only need to walk from one side of the platform to the other,”he said.
A lot of planning had been done to ensure that the works proceed smoothly. All potential risks have been identified, such as the possibility of rain hampering the works, and steps have been taken to resolve or mitigate them.
Hamid said the works being done during the coming weekend are just one of many other activities which had to be carried out for the migration works from now until the opening of Phase One of the SSP Line in 2021.
The station will be closed during the weekend between Nov 17, 2018, till Nov 18, 2018.
For more information on the station closures, please go to RapidKL’s website www.rapidkl.com.my, Twitter @MyRapidKL, Facebook Rapid KL or call Rapid KL Hotline 03-78852585.