Putrajaya is the administrative centre of Malaysia located in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. Cyberjaya is a city in Sepang District, Selangor, and next to Putrajaya.
Putrajaya and Cyberjaya were developed at the same time, with Putrajaya being established in 1995 and Cyberjaya in 1997.
Putrajaya and Cyberjaya are approximately halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The KLIA Ekspres was the first railway to serve the cities, and in 2023 an MRT line opened. Over the years there have been other transit proposals, including a monorail, tram, and ART.
This page archives news about current and proposed transit systems in Putrajaya and Cyberjaya.
Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Transit System map
[Map of Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Transit System.]
Operating
KLIA Transit
[Terminal Putrajaya Sentral.]
KLIA Transit is a limited express railway operating on the KLIA Ekspres airport railway line from KL Sentral to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
MRT Putrajaya Line
MRT Putrajaya Line (Line 12 and also known as MRT 2) is a mass rapid transit line connecting Kuala Lumpur to Cyberjaya and Putrajaya.
Phase One began on 16 June 2022, while the remaining section (including Cyberjaya and Putrajaya) began on 16 March 2023.
There are two stations in Cyberjaya:
– Cyberjaya City Centre
– Cyberjaya Utara
The line terminates at Putrajaya Sentral for connections to KLIA Ekspres.
[Cyberjaya City Centre MRT Station.]
Proposed
Putrajaya Monorail
The Putrajaya Monorail is an incomplete monorail system that would have connected Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. The project stalled since 2004, and the most recent news in 2023 said that there were no plans to revive the suspended monorail project.
Remnants of the unfinished monorail can be seen at Putrajaya Sentral.
[Abandoned Putrajaya Monorail construction at Putrajaya Sentral.]
Read more about the Putrajaya Monorail.
Putrajaya Tram
A tram service connecting Putrajaya to Cyberjaya was proposed in 2016.
Tram on trial in Putrajaya – [17/05/24]
“An Automated Rapid Transit (ART) trackless tram is undergoing a trial run in Putrajaya until July 31.
If all goes well, the tram service is expected to kick off by year-end.”
Tram service for Putrajaya in the works – [06/03/18]
“SPAD chief executive officer Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah said the main reason in suggesting a tram system for Putrajaya and Bangi, which will also cover Cyberjaya and Kajang, is because it is relatively cost effective and eco friendly.”
Putrajaya and Cyberjaya to have tram service in three years – [22/02/16]
Tram service for Putrajaya within three years – [21/02/16]
Automated Rapid Transit (ART)
An Automated Rapid Transit (ART) system has been proposed for Putrajaya and Cyberjaya.
You can take a free ride on the Putrajaya Autonomous Rapid Transit this February – [25/01/24]
“The public will be able to take a ride on an Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) vehicle for free in Putrajaya during the upcoming Federal Territory Day weekend. Held in conjunction with Putrajaya Open Day, the free ride session will also mark the official start of the ART pilot project in the city.”
Report: Electric trams for Cyberjaya? Local council to conduct pilot test next year – [27/09/21]
“The Sepang Municipal Council will be testing a fully electric tram in Cyberjaya early next year under a pilot project as part of its aim of becoming a smart low-carbon city by 2025.
The tram uses the automated rapid transit (ART) system which is said to be a hybrid between a trackless train and electric bus”.
Trackless trams may be future of Cyberjaya’s public transport – [02/09/21]
“Automated rapid transit system to undergo 3-month pilot run by January 2022.”
Cyberjaya is testing new ART line. Could it be the Future of Malaysia’s public transport? – [02/09/21]
“The ART is said to be a greener, cheaper mode of public transport.”
There wouldn’t be any need for additional monorail or trams or ART services if the MRT stations are located at the right place where population density are large. The recent Cyberjaya MRT station location is laughable and it doesn’t make any sense. It is located in the middle of nowhere and you have to drive close to 10 minutes to the Cyberjaya city center and from the MRT station to go to the city center it is so hard to get a grab because there are so few grab drivers in Cyberjaya. Bus services is also slow and you have to wait literally forever to get on a bus from the station to the city center. You can’t use a bike or scooter to go to the city center because there are not enough pedestrian & cycling lanes throughout the whole 10 minutes driving journey. As expected riderships for this station is pretty low and it is a waste of taxpayers money. Cyberjaya has so much potential to be the next silicon valley but decades of mismangement and poor city planning has made this city nothing but a ghost town.
You are correct. I was excited to see Cyberjaya City Centre on the transit map, only to discover it is nowhere near the city centre. I got the train here and visited Cyberjaya, and I have an article coming up about this.
Yes. I am happy you will write about it. I bought a house in Cyberjaya for investment as I literally thought there will be a city center station only to be fooled by the incapable town planners. We need to spread the news and criticize these terrible city planning going on in Malaysia right now as these things cannot continue to happen anymore.