- KLIA Transit
KL-RTS-KTL is a rail service linking
Kuala Lumpur , the capital ofMalaysia , and theKuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) operated byExpress Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL). It shares the same tracks as the KL-RTS-KEL but unlike the direct airport express service, KL-RTS-KTL stops at three other stations.Both KL-RTS-KTL and KL-RTS-KEL services are often referred to by Malaysians simply as the ERL, or Express Rail Link.
KLIA Transit stations
There are five stations served by KL-RTS-KTL. They are (from north to south):
The KL-RTS-KTL stations in
KL Sentral and KLIA are different from those of the KL-RTS-KEL.At KL Sentral, the KL-RTS-KTL station is accessed from the main Transit Concourse at Level One instead of KL CAT which only caters for KL-RTS-KEL passengers. In KLIA, the station is accessed from Level Three (Arrivals) of the main terminal building.
Journey
Distance: 57
kilometres from KL Sentral to KLIA
Duration: 36 minutes
Train Frequency: Once every half hour
Departure Times:
::KL Sentral
:::First train at 0533hrs
:::Last train at 0003hrs
::KLIA
:::First train at 0552hrs
:::Last train at 0100hrsFares
Fares depend on the distance travelled. The fares for KL Sentral-KLIA and KLIA-KL Sentral are the same as KL-RTS-KEL at RM35. There are reduced fares for elderly people (over 50), though this reduction applies only to Malaysian citizens.
Check-in facilities are not available at KLIA Transit stations. However, passengers holding KL-RTS-KEL tickets are allowed to check-in luggage for several airlines at the KL CAT in KL Sentral.
The following is the fare structure for a one-way trip as of 2006:
History
KL-RTS-KTL began operations on June 20, 2002.
Gallery
ee also
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Public transport in Kuala Lumpur External links
* [http://www.kliaekspres.com/index3_klia_transit.html The KLIA Transit] at the official KLIA Ekspres website.
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