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Launched to improve connectivity across the western Klang Valley, the LRT Shah Alam Line is now carrying commuters between Bandar Utama, Shah Alam and Klang.

The 37.8km line is expected to handle 67,000 passengers daily in its first year, with ridership projected to exceed 117,000 a day within five years.

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00:02The LRT Shah Alam Line has been in operation since June 29,
00:07connecting commuters across Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.
00:12Formerly known as LRT-3, the 37.8-kilometre line links Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya
00:19to Johan Setia in Klang through 20 stations.
00:23The line was introduced to improve connectivity across the western Klang Valley
00:28with Bandar Utama and Glenmarie 2,
00:31providing connections to the existing Kajang MRT and Klana Jaya LRT lines.
00:38Star Metro took the line from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia
00:42and back to see how commuters are using the service.
00:46The busiest passenger movement observed was at the connecting stations,
00:50particularly Bandar Utama and Glenmarie 2,
00:53where commuters could be seen boarding and alighting
00:56to continue their journeys on the existing rail lines.
00:59Further along the route, Section 7 in Shah Alam and Bandar Bukit Tinggi in Klang
01:05also saw passengers getting on and off the train,
01:08serving nearby residential, commercial and retail areas.
01:12The three coach trains also appeared to have ample space during the ride,
01:17with the service currently operating at intervals of about eight minutes.
01:21The 16.63 billion ringgit line is expected to carry about 67,000 passengers a day in its first year,
01:30with ridership projected to exceed 117,000 daily within five years.
01:36While passenger numbers are still building up,
01:39future developments along the line could bring more commuters onto the service.
01:44The government has allocated 4.7 billion ringgit to reinstate five stations
01:50previously dropped from the project,
01:52namely Tropicana, Raja Muda, Temasha, Bukit Raja and Bandar Botanic.
01:58With more stations and surrounding developments expected,
02:02the LRT Shah Alam line could play a bigger role in connecting commuters
02:07across the western Klang Valley.
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