How To Read & Interpret Rail Route Map (Tutorial)

Have you ever wondered how to choose suitable route to reach your desired destination? Do you feel difficult to find suitable rail station nearby your current location?
Basically, traveling around Klang Valley using rail transport is easy if you know how to plan your journey carefully. We will provide you a simple tutorial on using rail route map to plan your journey.

Generally, in Klang Valley, there are three rail lines under supervision of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) which are Kelana Jaya Line (KLJ), Ampang Line (AMG) and Monorail Line. The other rail lines are managed by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) and ERL.

Standard look of rail route Map

Here is the rail route map in Klang Valley looks like:

Source : Here

Or sometimes it looks like this:

 

Source: SPAD

The copy of the map is available in pamphlets form which can be obtained from any ticket counter in rail station.Or you can simply download it from RapidKL's website. For those who possess smartphones, rail route map in Klang Valley is available in RapidKL Mobile Apps.

Station Naming & Notation

As you can see on the map, there are more than 60 rail stations across Klang Valley with five lines

(AMG, KLJ, Monorail, KTM & ERL). Each rail line is categorized by different color for easy viewing:

 
































Each station is named based on its location in Kuala Lumpur. For example, Sri Rampai station currently located in Sri Rampai, Kuala Lumpur. Prior to travel, make sure that you know where you are so that you can choose nearest rail station. You can always use Google Maps or other  navigation tools (Moovit, Waze etc.) to reach nearest station.

Park And Ride?

To those who are traveling with cars and decided to switch to LRT, do not worry, most of rail stations are equipped with park & ride (PNR) facilities. You can park your vehicle there conveniently. In rail route map, you can see the "P" sign beside rail station, indicating that the station has PNR facility.

 

Station Interchanges

Sometimes, you desired destination is not located on the same rail line. You have to switch rail line in order to get to your destination. In route map, you can see various interchange stations such as KL Sentral, Masjid Jamek, Hang Tuah, Bandar Tasik Selatan and Titiwangsa.

 

Various Station Interchanges 

However, some of the interchanges require you to walk because both stations are not built in the same building like the one I showed you previously. In map, you can see dotted lines sign between two stations:

 

 

Interchanges #2 Walking

Do not worry, most walking paths (pedestrian) between them are covered, with lighting and escalators.