Rapid KL

Rapid KL (styled as rapidKL) is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur, which translates to Kuala Lumpur Rapid Integrated Transport Network. Rapid KL is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System with its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Selangor's satellite cities in Klang Valley areas, included 204.8 km (127.3 mi) of metro railway and 5.4 km (3.4 mi) of BRT lane as of December 2023.

This article is about the public transport system in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley. For the metro/rapid transit operator, see Rapid Rail. For the bus rapid transit operator, see Rapid Bus. For the football club representing this brand, see Rapid KL F.C.

Rapid KL
Hyundai Rotem EMU Set 216 entering Kampung Batu Station.
Overview
Native nameRangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur
OwnerPrasarana
LocaleKlang Valley, Malaysia
Transit type
Number of lines
Number of stations
  • LRT: 95
  • MRT: 65
  • BRT: 7
Daily ridership
  • LRT: 408,616 (Aug 2023)
  • MRT: 290,514 (Aug 2023)
  • BUS inc. BRT: 182,882 (Aug 2023)
Websitemyrapid.com.my
Operation
Began operation1996 (1996) (as rapid transit)
2004 (2004) (as brand name)
Operator(s)
Technical
System length
  • Rail: 222.8 km
  • LRT: 118.1 km
  • MRT: 104.7 km
  • BRT: 5.4 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail

The first rapid transit was opened in 1996, it was followed by a federal government restructuring of public transport systems in Kuala Lumpur earlier 2000s after the bankruptcy of STAR and PUTRA Light Rapid Transit operators, the precursors to the Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and Kelana Jaya Line respectively. In 2003, it had inherited bus services and assets formerly operated and owned by Intrakota and Cityliner after being bailed out. Four years later, the Malaysian government had bailed out KL Infrastructure Group, the owner and operation concession holder for the Kuala Lumpur monorail, and had placed it under ownership of Prasarana.

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