Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) () is a Malaysian government-owned company set up by the Ministry of Finance to own, manage, and operate multi-modal public transport assets across Malaysia. Established in 1998 under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957, Prasarana was formed as part of a strategic government initiative to restructure and integrate the country's urban public transportation system.
It is the largest public transport operator in Malaysia by daily ridership, servicing an average of 1.31 million passenger trips daily across its combined urban rail, stage bus, and feeder transit networks. Operations are driven through several primary subsidiaries, including Rapid Rail, Rapid Bus, and Prasarana Integrated Development (PRIDE).
Subsidiaries
Prasarana operates its core transit assets, infrastructure developments, and operations through specialized wholly owned subsidiaries: Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd – Operates urban rail systems across Klang Valley under the Rapid KL network. Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd – Operates stage buses, bus rapid transit, feeder routes, and demand-responsive transit (Rapid On-Demand) across Klang Valley and Penang. Prasarana Integrated Development Sdn Bhd (PRIDE) – Manages commercial development, transit-oriented development (TOD) projects, retail spaces, advertising, and non-fare revenue assets across transit stations and corridors. Prasarana RTS Operations Sdn Bhd (PROSPER) – Operates international cross-border rail links via its joint venture entity, RTS Operations Pte Ltd (RTSO), formed with Singapore's SMRT Corporation for the RTS Link. Prasarana Integrated Management & Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (PRIME) – Provides technical consultancy, asset engineering, project management, and infrastructure upkeep for Group projects.
Service brands Rapid KL – Integrated rapid transit (LRT, MRT, Monorail) and bus network across the Klang Valley. Rapid Penang – Bus network and Rapid On-Demand services across Penang Island and Seberang Perai. Rapid On-Demand (ROD) – App-based, demand-responsive feeder van network launched in May 2023 to improve first- and last-mile transit connectivity. Klang Valley: 237 vans serving 71 zones. Penang: 50 vans serving 11 zones. Served 13,211 passengers in 2025 across both regions. Rapid Mobiliti – Specialized door-to-door transit service equipped with hydraulic wheelchair lifts for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and senior citizens. Served 9,154 passengers in 2025 across Klang Valley and Penang. MyRapid PULSE – Official mobile application for multi-modal travel planning, ticketing, and digital passes. Over 556,000 Digital My50 passes were sold via the app between July and December 2025. My50 / Mutiara Pass – Subsidized unlimited travel passes. In 2025, 3.13 million My50 passes were sold in the Klang Valley, while 267,898 Mutiara Passes were issued in Penang.
Former brands Rapid Ferry – Operated cross-strait Penang ferry services between 1 August 2017 and 31 December 2020. Rapid Kamunting – Operated local bus services in Kamunting and Taiping, Perak, between 2016 and 2021. Rapid Kuantan – Stage bus network serving Kuantan, Pahang until 2025.
Key performance statistics As of late 2025, Prasarana reported key operational and sustainability statistics across its transit network: Daily Network Ridership: Averages 1.31 million passenger trips per day across rail and bus networks. An all-time daily peak of 1.63 million riders was recorded during New Year's Eve 2025. Private Vehicle Displacement: Replaces an estimated 377,000 private vehicles on roads daily, enabling an estimated 225,000 tonnes of avoided CO₂ emissions annually through modal shift. Rail Reliability (MKBF): The Group-wide Mean Kilometre Between Failure (MKBF) reached 790,000 km across rail lines in 2025, surpassing its target of 590,000 km. Individual lines including the Ampang Line, Kajang Line, and Putrajaya Line achieved 1.0 million MKBF, while the KL Monorail exceeded 150,000 km MKBF. Bus Network Scale: Operates 406 routes supported by 12 bus depots, with a Level of Service (LOS) fleet of 1,390 buses.
Operations
Rail and bus operations Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd: Operates over 400 routes using a fleet of over 1,700 buses and feeder vehicles across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Penang. It operates the BRT Sunway Line, Malaysia's first fully elevated electric bus rapid transit corridor. Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd: Manages and operates 168 rail stations spanning over 243 kilometers across 7 main operational lines:
International operations Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Southern Line (Saudi Arabia): Prasarana was awarded the shadow operator, operations, and maintenance contract for the Makkah Metro during the Hajj pilgrimage season from 2014 to 2017. RTS Link (Malaysia–Singapore): Operated under RTS Operations Pte Ltd (RTSO), a joint venture between PROSPER and SMRT, providing cross-border rapid transit services between Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru and Woodlands North station in Singapore (expected opening late 2026).
Sustainability and innovation
Under its Sustainability Blueprint 2023–2030, Prasarana has implemented several environmental and social governance initiatives: Artificial Reef Project: In July 2024, Prasarana repurposed two decommissioned LRT Kelana Jaya Line train coaches by submerging them off Tioman Island, Pahang, creating Malaysia's first artificial reef constructed from retired rail cars. Resource Conservation: Collected 770 kg of used cooking oil (UCO) for biofuel conversion and upcycled 100 sets of decommissioned staff uniforms into 400 pouches, diverting 120 kg of textile waste. Train wash facilities on the Ampang Line utilize closed-loop water recycling, reducing municipal water consumption by 82.5%. Solar Power Deployment: Installed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across the BRT Sunway line, depots, and 6 stations, avoiding over 734 CO2 in emissions. Safety & Passenger Experience: Expanded dedicated Women's Coaches across the Kajang, Putrajaya, and Ampang lines, contributing to a 13.89% drop in reported sexual harassment cases between 2024 and 2025. Security operations are reinforced by nearly 1,000 auxiliary police personnel.
Commercial and transit-oriented development Through its commercial arm PRIDE, Prasarana manages non-fare revenue channels including station advertising, retail partnerships, and transit-oriented developments (TOD): TOD Rating Framework: Developed in collaboration with PLANMalaysia to evaluate walkability, transit proximity, and density around rail corridors. SME Community Support: Reserves 20% to 30% of retail outlets across 91 train stations for Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and underserved communities at subsidized rental rates. Station Rejuvenation: Partnered with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on urban placemaking projects, including the rejuvenation of the Masjid Jamek LRT station area.
Station naming rights programme In October 2015, Prasarana introduced Southeast Asia's first station naming rights programme. The commercial initiative allows corporate brands to bid for naming, branding, and signage privileges at selected LRT, MRT, and Monorail stations across the network while retaining the geographic location name for navigation.
GGICO (Dubai Metro) is example of the first project in the world to start the similar program. This step has been followed by Vodafone–Sol (Madrid Metro) and Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway).
The prefix (or in most recent rebrands, suffix) name of the station will be given to the successful bidder and the bidder has a right on the elements around the stations such as station area, route maps, pamphlets and brochures, operator website and also the train destination announcement. According to the source of Prasarana Malaysia, the original name of the station is fixed to indicate the location of the station.
First of its kind in Southeast Asia, the first three pilot projects on LRT and monorail stations were launched for the AirAsia-Bukit Bintang Monorail station, Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station and KL Gateway-Universiti LRT station on 10 October 2015.Station naming rights the way forward to improve servicesWhy Are LRT Stations Being Rebranded And Renamed Like 'Bank Rakyat-Bangsar'?
On 1 May 2017, the CGC-Glenmarie LRT station became the fourth station renamed under the programme.Glenmarie LRT station is now CGC-Glenmarie On 29 May 2023, the KL Sentral LRT staion was renamed as the KL Sentral-redONE LRT station in a five-year deal with redONE Network Sdn Bhd. In October 2025, Bandaraya-UOB LRT station became the sixth and latest station in the Rapid Rail network to be renamed under the programme.
The programme was also extended to stations owned by MRT Corp but operated by Rapid Rail as part of Rapid KL. On 11 July 2017, a week before the launching of the MRT Kajang Line Phase 2 operations, another four stations joined under the programme. Upon the opening of the MRT Putrajaya Line, the programme was also launched for five stations on the line.
Active station naming agreements Line Station name and code
BBCC–Hang Tuah
Dato' Menteri–SA Sentral (PKNS)
Expired and reverted naming contracts Line Station code and current name Former branded name KL Gateway–Universiti CGC–Glenmarie Bukit Bintang AirAsia–Bukit Bintang Manulife–Semantan Tun Razak Exchange–Samsung Galaxy
Raja Uda–UTM Tun Razak Exchange–Samsung Galaxy Cyberjaya City Centre–Limkokwing
Major expansion projects
LRT Shah Alam Line (LRT3) The Shah Alam Line (LRT3) expands rail transit access across the western corridor of Klang Valley, spanning 37.8 km from Bandar Utama to Johan Setia in Klang through 25 stations. Operations commenced in June 2026. Five additional provisional stations are scheduled for opening by 2031.
Bus fleet electrification In line with the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), Prasarana has committed to a phased transition toward achieving a 100% electric bus fleet by 2037. Early phases involve procuring over 1,600 electric buses alongside depot charging infrastructure across Klang Valley and Penang. The initiative is rolling out in two phases, deploying 250 units in Phase 1 and 1,350 units in Phase 2, supported by EV depot upgrades across Klang Valley and Penang.
Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link A strategic bilateral cross-border rail project connecting Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, to Woodlands North station in Singapore. Designed with a capacity to carry up to 10,000 passengers per hour per direction across its 4 km corridor, reducing causeway traffic congestion. Scheduled to commence operations at the end of 2026.
History
Restructuring Klang Valley public transport In the late 1990s, the Klang Valley's public transport network faced severe financial and operational fragmentation. Following commercial operations of the early LRT lines, ridership fell well short of projections. Consequently, concessionaires Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd (Star-LRT) and Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (Putra-LRT) defaulted on commercial loans, a situation compounded by the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Concurrently, private city bus operations deteriorated. Major consortia like Intrakota and Cityliner suffered deep financial losses, leading to poor maintenance, aging bus fleets, and erratic scheduling. Public transport share in Klang Valley plummeted to approximately 16% of total passenger trips.
Formation of Prasarana To solve these challenges, the Malaysian government initiated a restructuring model separating public transit infrastructure ownership (capital expenditure) from operations: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad was incorporated in August 1998 to acquire, consolidate, and own infrastructure and rolling stock assets.