LRT3 Shah Alam Line won’t begin this yr; extra checks wanted earlier than opening to public – Prasarana

Prasarana has said that the LRT3 Shah Alam Line won’t be beginning operations this yr because the rail challenge remains to be present process the testing and commissioning section, reported New Straits Occasions.

The official launch date for the LRT3 Shah Alam Line will solely be set after the testing and commissioning course of has been accomplished, mentioned Prasarana CEO Amir Hamdan.

“It is crucial for us to stress that Prasarana has taken the suitable actions and applied treatment measures as offered for within the contract to make sure compliance and accountability within the execution of the challenge is all the time upheld. The setting of the opening date for this line is topic to the end result of the testing and commissioning section,” he mentioned.

New Straits Occasions reported Prasarana as saying that the testing and commissioning section entails a number of key processes together with trial runs, fault-free run (FFR), and trial operations, all of which should be accomplished earlier than technical documentation will be submitted to the Land Public Transport Company (APAD) for the Rail Operator Licence software, it mentioned.

The LRT3 Shah Alam Line is at the moment within the FFR stage, the place a full integration check for core techniques akin to signalling, communications, rolling inventory (LRV trains) and management techniques are being carried out. “So far, a complete of 11 FFR makes an attempt have been carried out; nevertheless, the required mileage has but to be achieved on account of a number of technical points recognized through the course of,” Prasarana was quoted as saying.

Over a interval of about two and a half months, contractors detected 33 points associated to software program glitches and system interruptions, together with when trains did not cease precisely at platforms, door malfunctions, and when trains did not resume robotically to the following station.

“For the first practice, also referred to as the “Golden Prepare”, FFR requires a continuous run of 4,000 km with none failure. Different practice units in the identical batch should full 3,000 km, whereas the remaining trains are required to finish 2,500 km earlier than receiving operational approval,” the Prasarana assertion continued.

Contractors reviewing the problems and updating the software program to enhance stability, accuracy and reliability, and these updates should be carried out earlier than the challenge can progress to the following stage, Prasarana said. A number of checks, together with trial runs, trial operations, unbiased engineering assessments and regulatory approval are nonetheless required earlier than the rail line can open to the general public, it added.

The delay to the LRT3 Shah Alam Line was reported earlier this week, with sources citing system testing and commissioning as the explanation for the delay. The rail line had initially been slated for beginning operations on September 30although this was later revised to be on the finish of August.

In November, the federal government was mentioned to be maintaining to its goal of December 31 for the launch of the RLT3 Shah Alam Line, although this was topic to the ensuing of testing, transport minister Anthony Loke mentioned on the time.

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