Its chief executive officer, Zohari Sulaiman, said the four-car trains, with vibrant new signage and additional features, will ensure more comfort and less waiting time for passengers.
“After completing 2,000km of testing and commissioning for service and boosting additional new features, the four-car train was put into service, a few hours after the final pre-operation run with key members of the project team from Prasarana Integrated Management and Engineering Services,” he said in a statement here, today.
Zohari said the project involved refurbishment, rectification, upgrading works and coupling of 34 sets of two-car trains to form 17 sets of four-car trains, as well as upgrading of the wayside systems.
“We cut off the front ends of two-car sets and marry them together to transform them into a four-car with added new features, and the next “married” four-car trains will be delivered in stages between 2018 and 2020.
“By 2020, Rapid KL LRT Kelana Jaya Line will be fully serviced by all four-car trains,” he said.
The new trains also feature an enhanced rail lubricator system to reduce noise between rail and wheel interface, new LED lighting as well as the passenger information system for infotainment, four units of CCTV and a designated wheelchair area for persons with disabilities (OKU) in each car.