PM Najib Launches SBK MRT Phase One

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak Thursday launched the first phase of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), which became the latest addition to the public transport mode in the country. The first phase of the route, which involves 12 stations between Sungai Buloh and Semantan and covering a distance of 21 kilometres, will start Friday (Dec 16) from 6 am. It covers the stations of Sungai Buloh; Kampung Selamat; Kwasa Damansara; Kwasa Sentral; Kota Damansara; Surian; Mutiara Damansara; Bandar Utama; Taman Tun Dr Ismail; Phileo Damansara; Pusat Bandar Damansara and Semantan. Also present to witness the launch at Kwasa Damansara MRT station here were Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Chief Secretary to the Government and MRT Corp Chairman Dr Ali Hamsa, Transport Minister Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani, Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) Chairman Syed Hamid Albar and MRT Corp Chief Executive Officer Shahril Mokhtar. A total of 120 feeder buses will also be provided through 26 routes in and around the 12 stations. Meanwhile the second phase, which covers a distance of 30 kms and involving 19 stations from Semantan to Kajang, is expected to be fully operational from July 31, 2017. -- BERNAMA