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Kelana Jaya Line: Driverless Since 1998

Revision 2026-08-15-baseline · effective 2026-08-15

Superseded. A later revision exists: 2026-08-20-source-dates →

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Created the first structured Evidence Passport with 9 claims and 5 source dossiers.

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of 9 claims mapped
5
source dossiers
2
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-9ab93185e1e68f49 quantitative
run driverless since it opened in September 1998 as the PUTRA LRT
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The trade profile dates section 1 to September 1998; the operator calls it the Klang Valley's first fully automated and driverless rail system.
Caveat
Neither source documents an on-board attendant phase; 'driverless from opening' is the operator's and trade press's description, and no source states the staffing arrangement of the first months.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
  2. Prasarana — The Nation's First LRT Line
Claim 2 clm-9d46317a92fb51e2 descriptive
described at the time as the world's second-longest fully automated driverless metro
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The profile states it became the world's second longest fully-automated driverless metro system.
Caveat
An attributed ranking from one trade profile; the more common present-day formulation is 'one of the longest'.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
Claim 3 clm-6e76a64c1e694d95 descriptive
the privately financed operator ran into severe financial difficulty
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The profile describes PUTRA's severe financial difficulties, leading the government to intervene.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
Claim 4 clm-4caa4b6443871df8 quantitative
the government arranged a RM5.5 billion
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The profile: a Malaysian $5.5bn bonds issue arranged in 2001 to buy the assets.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
Claim 5 clm-42dfa3353c69aac2 descriptive
bond issue to buy the assets of PUTRA and the parallel STAR line
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The profile states the bonds bought PUTRA's assets and those of the associated STAR metro company.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
Claim 6 clm-64c796ab571b9986 quantitative
state-owned Prasarana has owned and run the line since 2002
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Prasarana's own history page: it assumed ownership and operations of both early LRT systems in 2002.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Prasarana — The Nation's First LRT Line
Claim 7 clm-4b070c2951251bcc quantitative
it now runs 46.4 km through 37 stations
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The guide gives 46.4 km of grade-separated track and 37 stations on the Putra Heights–Gombak corridor.
Caveat
A transport-guide site, not the operator's official figure page.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. klia2.info — Kelana Jaya Line guide
Claim 8 clm-e3907895101934f5 quantitative
November 2022, when a recurring fault in the Thales-supplied automatic train control electronics closed 16 stations for seven days
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The 8 November piece names Thales as the ATC supplier and traces the recurring electronics fault; the 9 November piece reports 16 stations closed for 7 days (9–15 November 2022).
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. paultan.org — Kelana Jaya line disruption due to ATC electronics malfunction (8 Nov 2022)
  2. paultan.org — 16 stations closed 9–15 November 2022
Claim 9 clm-8547b06dd52a1fc4 quantitative
In 24 years the line's two crises were a balance sheet and a signalling cabinet
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Editorial summary of the two sourced episodes: the 1998–2002 financial collapse and the November 2022 ATC failure.
Caveat
A framing of the two documented crises, not a claim that no other serious incident occurred.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile)
  2. paultan.org — Kelana Jaya line disruption due to ATC electronics malfunction (8 Nov 2022)

Source dossiers and revision state

This layer records what is known about each source, what is still missing, and the exact snapshot this page is rendering. A missing date, archive or hash stays visible as missing.

unreviewed Revision 2026-08-15-baseline effective 2026-08-15 · created 2026-08-15

Awaiting operator and domain-expert review; publication of this revision implies neither.

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Revision history → Permanent version link → Machine-readable record → Evidence Constitution →
9
of 9 claims mapped
5
source dossiers
2
publication dates recorded
0
archives linked
0
exact locators
0
content captures hashed

Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Rapid Rail (Prasarana Malaysia Berhad) since 2002; built and first run by Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik (PUTRA), a Renong subsidiary
Actor types
national-government, private
Funding model
mixed
Funding description
Privately financed under Renong's PUTRA; nationalised via a government-arranged RM5.5 billion bond issue covering PUTRA and STAR assets
Cost
Not recorded
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

5 source dossiers

Railway Technology — Kuala Lumpur driverless metro (project profile) railway-technology.com · 6 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-44f318c13e086b6c
Publisher
Name not classified · railway-technology.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-15
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

September 1998 opening, 'world's second longest fully-automated driverless metro' at the time, Bombardier ART linear-motor fleet, the RM5.5bn government bond issue buying PUTRA and STAR assets.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Prasarana — The Nation's First LRT Line prasarana.com.my · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-9c59141d34a05a81
Publisher
Name not classified · prasarana.com.my
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-15
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Operator's own history: Kelana Jaya line as Klang Valley's first fully automated and driverless rail system; Prasarana assumed ownership and operations in 2002.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
klia2.info — Kelana Jaya Line guide klia2.info · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-d5efba8bcbb76bea
Publisher
Name not classified · klia2.info
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-15
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Current line facts: 46.4 km, 37 stations, Putra Heights–Gombak corridor through KL, Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
paultan.org — Kelana Jaya line disruption due to ATC electronics malfunction (8 Nov 2022) paultan.org · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-2e05175bcc22f9ba
Publisher
Name not classified · paultan.org
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2022-11-08
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-15
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Names Thales Group as the ATC supplier; timeline of the recurring November 2022 electronics fault.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
paultan.org — 16 stations closed 9–15 November 2022 paultan.org · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-657f4dc452299022
Publisher
Name not classified · paultan.org
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2022-11-15
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-15
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

16 stations closed for 7 days while Rapid KL and Thales worked on the ATC malfunction; interim turnback service pattern.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Known limits of this passport
  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.