KUALA LUMPUR: Phase 2 of the Putrajaya MRT Line will be operational by March next year, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said.
MRT Corp in a statement today said construction of the line linking Kampung Batu station to Putrajaya Sentral has been completed.
"The 38.7km-long section of the Phase 2 alignment, which features 15 elevated stations and nine underground stations, is expected to be operational from March 2023."
The Putrajaya MRT Line Phase 1, which entails 11 elevated stations between Kwasa Damansara and Kampung Batu, began operations on June 16.
Upon completion of Phase 2, there will be 10 interchange stations where passengers can transfer to other rail lines.
The interchanges are Kwasa Damansara (with Kajang MRT Line), Sungai Buloh (KTM), Sri Damansara Timur (KTM), Kampung Batu (KTM), Titiwangsa (Ampang and Sri Petaling LRT Lines, KL Monorail), Ampang Park (Kelana Jaya LRT Line), Tun Razak Exchange (Kajang MRT Line), Chan Sow Lin (Ampang and Sri Petaling LRT Lines), Sungai Besi (Sri Petaling LRT Line) and Putrajaya Sentral (ERL and KLIA Transit Lines).
A total of 5,870 parking spots are available at the stations along the line, MRT Corp added.
Putrajaya MRT Line was initially scheduled for operation in August 2021, but was postponed to mid-November 2021 and then faced further delays.
Once completed, the MRT Putrajaya Line will span 57.7km, with 36 stations from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya.