Station Safety

The MRT has always presented itself as a safe system to travel in. So far, this has been affirmed by the MRT project owner, the contractors who built the MRT and even the government, and the LRT has since been able to live up to that reputation.

Based on reputable project owner and existing LRT system, all station staff and train officers are trained to respond effectively to an emergency in the MRT system. There are regular scheduled exercises between MRT and safety and emergency agencies to familiarize the emergency crews with the layout and procedures that are required in any incident.

The exercises are normally held outside MRT service hours to minimize inconvenience to the public. Safety notices in both English and Bahasa Malaysia are also a common sight at MRT stations and inside MRT trains.

State of the art tunnelling methods will be deployed during the construction of the MRT. The use of modern Slurry and EPB tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will make tunneling in Kuala Lumpur safe. These pressurised face machines make tunnelling possible and in prevention of tunnel face collapse where geology is soft, waterlogged sandy or silty soils, in soft clays and in mixed face conditions where soft soils meet rocks in the same tunnel profile.

During the constructions phase of KL MRT, if you need to enquired about any safety regulations of the MRT construction site, kindly refer to the project owner as stated below.