Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad
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Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) (English: "National Infrastructure Company Limited") is a 100% government-owned company which was set up to own the assets of several public transport services in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system.
SPNB owns the assets of three light rail transit (LRT) lines: Ampang Line, Kelana Jaya Line and Sri Petaling Line. The Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines were formerly known as Star-LRT (acronym for the former operator Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd) while the Kelana Jaya Line was formerly known as Putra-LRT (acronym for the former operator Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd).
It also owns the fleet of buses previously belonging to Intrakota and Cityliner.
All of these services are operated by another specially created government-owned company Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (Rapid KL).
The Malaysian government has also announced that the bus network in Penang, which has been facing problems to the Klang Valley, will undergo a similar revamp. A new government-owned entity Rapid Penang will be set up as a subsidiary of Rapid KL and 150 of its buses will start operating in August 2007 there. Like Rapid KL, Rapid Penang's assets will be owned by SPNB. It has not been announced what routes Rapid Penang will be operating.
SPNB also owns and operates the cable car in Langkawi and operates it on behalf of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA). The cable car bring people up Gunung Matcincang.
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[edit] Management team
- Chief executive officer: Shaipudin Shah Haron
- Asset management and development division chief technical officer: Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff
- Finance services and control division chief financial officer: Zooridah Haron
- Corporate services and administration division head: Darul Hisham Md Said
- Legal and secretarial office head: Riznida Eliza Hamzah
[edit] History
- 11 August 1998: SPNB incorporated to facilitate, coordinate, undertake and expedite infrastructure projects approved by the Malaysian government.
- 1 September 2002: SPNB begins operations when it took over the ownership and operations of Star-LRT, Putra-LRT and the Putraline feeder bus services. It renamed Star-LRT Starline while Putra-LRT became known as Putraline.
- 6 January 2003: SPNB takes over ownership and operations of the Langkawi Cable Car from Langkawi Cable Car Sdn Bhd. It forms Panorama Langkawi Sdn Bhd to operate the system.
- 27 October 2003: SPNB buys Cityliner buses and routes from Park May Bhd. It then appoints Kenderaan Mekar Murni Sdn Bhd to operate the bus routes on an interim basis.
- 29 October 2003: SPNB buys Intrakota buses from DRB-Hicom Bhd but allows Intrakota operating as interim operator.
- November 2004: SPNB hands over operations of the LRT and bus network to Rapid KL.
- 13 October 2006: SPNB signs an agreement with a Bombardier-Hartasuma joint venture for the purchase of 22 four-car train sets for the Kelana Jaya Line with an option to purchase an additional 13 train sets for RM1.2 billion. First 22 train sets to be delivered in 2008.
- 19 February 2007: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced that the bus network in Penang will undergo a revamp similar to that which occurred in Kuala Lumpur. A day later, Malaysian Finance Minister parliamentary secretary Hilmi Yahaya said the new entity will be named Rapid Penang.
- 25 February 2007: Malaysian Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said 150, at a cost of RM50mil, will make their first appearance on Penang roads in August 2007. He said Rapid Penang will be a subsidiary of Rapid KL.
