PUTRAJAYA, May 22 – Putrajaya Corporation (PPj), in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport (MOT), is having a trial run of the Automated Rapid Transit (ART) trackless tram here until July 31.
If everything goes well, the ART tram service, which uses CRRC technology from China, the main manufacturer of rail systems and components in the world, will start by year-end.
PPj Engineering and Maintenance Department (Traffic and Public Transport Division) engineer Muhammad Masrizal Saad said the tram would operate in two routes for the trial period, with Route 1 operating from Monday to Friday and Route 2 on Saturday and Sunday.
“Route 1 starts from Putrajaya Sentral MRT station and passes through government administrative destinations in Precincts 2, 3 and 4, while route 2 starts will be Putrajaya Sentral MRT Station to IOI City Mall,” he said when met by the media recently.
Muhammad Masrizal said the electric vehicle could accommodate up to 307 passengers at a time.
“The ride is free throughout the trial period. Passengers need to scan the QR code provided at the passenger pick-up station,” he said.
