The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Kajang Line

Malaysia

Filter projects by:

Market

  • Cities

    Cities EMIA

  • Commercial & Residential

    Mixed Use

    Office

    Residential

    Retail

  • Education

    Colleges & Universities

    Schools

  • Energy

    Carbon capture, utilization and storage

    Geothermal

    Grid modernization

    Hydroelectricity

    Hydrogen

    Microgrids and energy storage

    Offshore wind

    Portfolio Decarbonization and Climate Resilience

    Solar

    Transportation decarbonization

  • Healthcare

    Clinical Hospital

    Life Sciences

    Senior Living

  • Industrial

    Agriculture, Food & Beverage

    Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

    Digital Infrastructure

    High Performance Logistics

    Manufacturing

    Mining & Metals

    Pharmaceutical/Specialty Chemicals

    Pulp & Paper

  • Justice

  • Leisure

    Arts and Culture

    Hotels and Resorts

    Themed Entertainment and Mixed-Use

  • National Governments

    Civil Works

    Disaster Resilience

    Environment

    Infrastructure & Facilities

    International Development

  • Oil, Gas & Chemicals

    Chemical/Petrochemical

    Downstream

    Midstream

    Upstream

  • Sports and Venues

    Collegiate

    Convention Centers

    Olympics & Mega-Events

    Stadiums & Arenas

  • Transportation

    Air Cargo

    Aviation

    Bridges

    Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

    Freight Rail

    Highways & Roads

    Light Rail

    Mass Transit

    Ports & Marine

    Transportation decarbonization

    Tunnels

  • Water

    Dams & Hydropower

    Flood and coastal resilience

    Industrial Water

    Tunnels, Conveyance, Collection & Distribution

    Wastewater Treatment & Reuse

    Water Treatment

    Watershed and Ecosystem Management

Service

  • Alternative Delivery Models

  • Architecture and Design

    Architecture

    Asset Advisory

    Climate Adaptation

    Community Engagement

    Interior Architecture

    Landscape Architecture

    Planning

    Urban Analytics

    Urban Design

    Urbanism + Planning

  • Asset Management

  • Cities Solutions

  • Construction Management

  • Converged Resilience

  • Cost Management

  • Digital Infrastructure Services

  • Economics

  • Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Solutions

  • Engineering

    Ground Engineering

  • Environmental Services

    Air Quality Consulting and Engineering

    Climate Adaptation

    EHS Management Consulting and Compliance

    Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Permitting

    Environmental Contracting

    Management Information Systems (MIS)

    Remediation, Restoration and Redevelopment

  • Finance

  • Industrial and Commercial Operations and Maintenance

  • IT and Cybersecurity

  • Mobilitics

  • Multinational Investment and Development

  • Pedestrian Modelling (North America)

  • Planning and Consulting

    Geospatial Services

    Pedestrian Modelling

  • Process Development & Implementation

  • Program Management

  • Public-Private Partnerships

  • Risk Management & Resilience

    Critical Infrastructure Protection

  • Simulation Models

    Rail Simulations

  • Strategic consulting

    People + Place Advisory

  • Tunnels, Trenchless Technology and Underground Infrastructure

  • Vertical Transportation Services (North America)

  • Visualization and Virtual Reality

Location

  • Africa

  • Algeria

  • Antarctica

  • Australia

  • Azerbaijan

  • Bahrain

  • Bangladesh

  • Belgium

  • Bolivia

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Brazil

  • British West Indies

  • Canada

  • Caribbean-Puerto Rico

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Croatia

  • Czech Republic

  • Egypt

  • Eritrea

  • Finland

  • France

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Greenland

  • Haiti

  • Hong Kong

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Iraq

  • Ireland

  • Italy

  • Japan

  • Kenya

  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Kuwait

  • Liberia

  • Lithuania

  • Malaysia

  • Maldives

  • Mali

  • Malta

  • Mauritania

  • Mexico

  • Monaco

  • Mongolia

  • Montenegro

  • Myanmar

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand | Aotearoa

  • Norway

  • Oman

  • Panama

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Qatar

  • Romania

  • Singapore

  • Slovakia

  • South Africa

  • South Korea

  • Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Taiwan

  • Turkey

  • Ukraine

  • United Arab Emirates

  • United Kingdom

  • United States

  • Vietnam

  • Worldwide

As part of a wider economic plan to transform Greater Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley) into a world-class metropolitan, the Klang Valley MRT (KVMRT) project was commissioned by the government to alleviate traffic congestion and improve mobility and livability in the metro.

The first of this three-line MRT project is the Kajang Line. It began operations in 2017 and now provides a more sustainable transport system to about 400,000 passengers daily. The project is expected to increase the targeted modal share of 40 percent public transport use within the Greater Kuala Lumpur, while also reducing carbon emissions from private vehicles.

Running from Kwasa Damansara, located north-west of Kuala Lumpur, to the fast-developing town of Kajang, south-east of the city, it measures approximately 28.6 miles (46 kilometers). It serves 29 stations and crosses the city center below ground.

AECOM provided engineering design and detailed design for the Northern Elevated Section traversing 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) of elevated guideway works and 12 elevated stations, and 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers) of underground works consisting of tunnel and 4 underground stations. In addition, we offered overall construction supervision for the elevated section of the project and underground package under our detailed design contract.

Construction of the underground section of the line was the most complex and challenging part of the project. It needed to be done under the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur with minimal disruption. AECOM worked closely with the client, MMC Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd, and project owner, MRT Corp, to achieve the best engineering design ideas and implementation procedures for this project.

We tapped into our global network of industry experts from six different core disciplines and six countries to provide engineering design, detailed design and supervising consultancy services. A special project office was also established to accommodate our team and the project members from the client’s office.

The result of this multi-disciplinary collaboration is the completion of the tender drawings in just two years. This compares to the five to six years usually needed for a project of this scale — from conceptualization, feasibility study and detailed design to completion of tender drawings.

To provide local context into the project, we adopted the Malaysian architectural feature called “Wakaf” into all stations. This is characterized by an open and roofed structure, which provides an airy feel to the structure.