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Disabled group outraged over alleged abuse by KTMB driver

TRANSIT took note of an article in The Star which painted a very bad picture of KTMB customer service and staff attitude. We want to say that the incident as described should not be considered a reflection of KTMBs attitude towards the OKU community in particular and customer service in general. We expect that KTMB […]

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Updates #41

Updates #41 1. Letter: Second North-South link: We don’t need it (NST) – Faiz Ishak comments on the proposed Taiping-Banting highway and expresses his preference for better public transport. 2. Letter: KTMB pledges to reward its retirees (The Star) – Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, Managing Director of KTMB writes this letter in response to a letter entitled Offer […]

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Making a Subang Airport-KTM link work (Update #1)

Updated with response from Subang Skypark Sdn. Bhd! Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see the response. TRANSIT took note of articles this weekend discussing improved public transport links between the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) Airport at Subang and the existing public transport system of the Klang Valley. Now, TRANSIT is […]

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TRAM for Malacca in 2011? Not likely says TRANSIT (Update #3)

Updated with articles & images of the supposed tram! Updated with reports on the signing of ‘MoU’ on 3 March 2010! TRANSIT has taken note of a number of articles commenting on a proposed tram service linking Ayer Keroh to Malacca. RM272m tram project for historical state (Star Metro South & East) Melaka bina sistem pengangkutan trem […]

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KL Sentral walkway ready by July 2011?

The Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat commented yesterday on the proposed elevated link between KL Sentral and the KL Sentral Monorail station (a.k.a. Brickfields Monorail Station) The comments were picked up in all the papers, but the most detailed article (with pictures & video) comes from The Star More disabled-friendly facilities at LRT and […]

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More misery and mystery at Puduraya (update#4)

Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]

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CNY traffic chaos outside Puduraya – WHY?

TRANSIT took note of this commentary from Star Reporter Lim Chia Ying, discussing traffic congestion outside the Puduraya Bus terminal this past week as part of the Chinese New Year travel activities. Chaos outside Puduraya (The Star) Monday February 22, 2010 By LIM CHIA YING chiaying@thestar.com.my THE temporary bus depot at the junction of Jalan […]

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LRT station ‘policeman’ poser

TRANSIT noted this article in the Hotline section of the Malay Mail, asking a question about the Auxiliary Police (Polis Bantuan) present at some RapidKL LRT stations. LRT station ‘policeman’ poser (Malay Mail) Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 DARREN of Setapak is wondering about the presence of a ‘policeman’ at the Wangsa Maju LRT station. “I […]

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KTM Update: Work on Gemas-Johor Baru tracks to start soon?

TRANSIT took note of this article which indicates that the Electrification & Double Tracking of the Gemas-Johor Baru KTM railway is expected to begin soon. Work on Gemas-Johor Baru tracks to start soon (The Star) Friday February 19, 2010 By DESIREE TRESA GASPER SEGAMAT: Work on the Gemas-Johor Baru dual tracking rail project awarded to […]

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Is GTP putting us on the right track for change? (Update #1)

Updated with comments from TRANSIT! TRANSIT took note of the feature article on the Government Transformation Programme Urban Public Transport Lab. We have included the article here for your interest. Comments on different sections will be posted tomorrow. As always your comments are welcome. Please comment below. On the right track for change (The Star) […]