Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia (Asia)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	16.12.1996
Network length	64 km (39.78 mi)
Number of stations	60 (56*)
Number of lines	3
Stations per line	20.00
Avg. station distance*	1.14 km (0.71 mi)
Avg. line length	21.33 km (13.26 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Unknown
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Left
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	LRT (since 1996)
Platform screen doors	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
Metro Features List

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Putra: chime (ding-dong tune). Star and KTM Komuter: up-down tune, ERL: "[breep breep breep]". Monorail: up-down tune before doors close, recorded announcements first in English and then in Malay: "The next station is [name], Stesen berikutnya [name]", at transfer stations: "Alight here for [lines]. Tukar sini untuk [lines]". After some stations, the name of a sponsor follows, e.g. "The next station is Imbi, Hotlink. Stesen berikutnya Imbi, Hotlink."

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Kuala Lumpur city information (Wikipedia)

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