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Mutiara line

Mutiara Line
Overview
Native nameLaluan Mutiara
StatusUnder construction
OwnerMass Rapid Transit Corporation
LocalePenang
Coordinates5°19′58″N 100°17′43″E / 5.3326677°N 100.2952707°E / 5.3326677; 100.2952707
Termini
Stations21
Websitelaluanmutiara.mymrt.com.my
Service
TypeLight rail transit
Depot(s)Silicon Island
Sungai Nibong
History
Commenced11 January 2025 (2025-01-11)
Planned opening2031 (2031)
Technical
Line length29.5 km (18.3 mi)
CharacterElevated
Electrification750 V DC third rail[1]
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map

Depot
A01
PSR-A
S02
Permatang Damar Laut Parking
S03
Penang International Airport
Penang International Airport
S04
Sungai Tiram
S05
FIZ South
S06
FIZ North
S07
Jalan Tengah Parking
S08
SPICE
S09
Bukit Jambul Parking
S10
Sungai Nibong
 Depot
S11
Sungai Dua Parking
Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal
S12
Batu Uban
S13
Jalan Universiti Parking
S14
Gelugor Parking
S15
Penang Waterfront
S16
East Jelutong
S17
Sungai Pinang Parking
Penang Skycab
S18
Bandar Sri Pinang Parking
S19
Macallum
S20
Komtar
Ayer Itam monorail line Tanjung Tokong monorail line Georgetown tram line
S31
Penang Sentral Parking
 ETS   1   2  Penang ferry service

The Mutiara LRT Line (English: Pearl) is a light rail transit (LRT) system under development in Penang. The 29.5 km (18.3 mi) line will connect George Town's city centre with its southern suburbs of Jelutong, Gelugor and Bayan Lepas, with a link towards Seberang Perai across the Penang Strait. The first domestic LRT line outside the Klang Valley, the Mutiara line is a component of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) and comprises 21 stations. Once completed, it will be owned by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp). Construction of the line began in 2025 and will be completed by 2031.[2]

The line was previously known as the Bayan Lepas line, introduced by the Penang state government in 2015 as part of the PTMP. The plan envisaged a light metro system along George Town's heavily urbanised eastern shoreline in a north-south axis, with an extension towards Silicon Island. It received conditional approval from the Malaysian federal government in 2019, and construction was scheduled to begin in 2020 amidst overwhelming public support. However, construction was repeatedly delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a nationwide political crisis which resulted in a withdrawal of support by successive governments of different political coalitions.

After the general election of 2022, the Malaysian federal government expedited development of the rapid transit line with additional funding, before fully taking over the project from the Penang state government. The line was re-designated and its alignment was substantially redesigned to its present state, which added a cross-strait link from George Town to Seberang Perai.

  1. ^ "Technical Specifications – Mutiara LRT Line". Mutiara line. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 11 Jan 2025.
  2. ^ Hilmy, Imran (11 January 2025). "PM Anwar officiates Penang's Mutiara Line LRT project groundbreaking ceremony". The Star. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

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Laluan Mutiara Malay பாயான் லெப்பாஸ் வழித்தடம் Tamil 珍珠线 Chinese

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