KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 – The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced free fares for Mass Transit Transit (MRT) users on the Putrajaya Line, starting today until March 31. He said the free fare included an intermediate bus covering the MRT Putrajaya Line from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya Sentral. And because of the success of MRT Corp and the implementation of this MRT, I agree that from today at 3pm, we will not charge a fee for those who use it until March 31.
Also present, Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke; Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail; Local Government Development Minister, Nga Kor Ming and Selangor Chief Minister Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. With a route of 40.2 kilometers (km) from Kampung Batu to Putrajaya Sentral, the Phase Two operation which will start operating at 3pm today, involves several locations or hot spot stations including Sungai Besi, Chan Sow Lin and Ampang Park, which are the focal points working city dwellers.
It also involves routes with interchange station services between Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT), Kajang MRT and monorail. MRT Putrajaya as a whole involves a 57.7km route from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya Sentral, with 36 stations including nine underground stations and 49 train sets. Previously, MRT Putrajaya Line Phase One involving travel from Kwasa Damansara to Kampung Batu, was opened for users on June 16.
