MRT services to Kajang starting on July 17

A linkway for pedestrians between KL Sentral and the Muzium Negara Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station will be opened to the public beginning July 17.

The opening of the linkway between KL Sentral and the Muzium Negara MRT station will be carried out simultaneously with the opening of Phase 2 of the MRT-Sungai Buloh-Kajang (MRT SBK) line – involving the  Semantan-Kajang route, covering 30 km and 19 stations – by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak  on the same day.

The launch of Phase 2 will mark the completion of the SBK line, stretching 51km, with more than 500,000 passengers expected to use the service daily.

The first phase of the MRT SBK line, from Sungai Buloh to Semantan involving 12 stations, was in operation since Dec 16 last year.

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said the KL Sentral linkway project, stretching 240m, was built at a cost of only RM50 million and completed in 18 months – six months earlier than scheduled.

“(Prior to this) there was a proposal to build the linkway underground, etc, with an estimated cost of RM380 million. But after taking into consideration the views of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd, this project was completed at a cost of RM50 million,  with cost saving of about RM330 million.”