TRANSIT took note of this interview of Prasrana Group Managing Director Shahril Mokhtar, in which he comments on the need for a total overhaul of public transport in the Klang Valley. Shahril was previously the Chief Operating Officer of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) who’s CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal has indicated that there […]
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Update: Take note of our most recent post on the reopening of Puduraya here! Updated with photos! TRANSIT has learned that the Puduraya reopening, which was originally scheduled for the end of 2010, then rescheduled for February, then March, will now be delayed to April 16. Interestingly enough, ASTRO AEC took some interesting photos & […]
TRANSIT took note of this article which updates us on the status of the KTM Komuter extension to Senawang & Sg. Gadut. As you can imagine, TRANSIT is pleased to see the expansion of KTM Komuter services further south, which will reduce some of the traffic congestion on the KL-Seremban Highway. The Komuter service will […]
Updates #72 1. Article: Work on LRT extensions to start next month (Malay Mail) – work on the LRT extensions will start in March 2011, with short segments from the existing terminal stations. 2. Article: KK-B’fort rail service resumes Feb. 21 (Daily Express) – Sabah State Railway services between Kota Kinabalu & Beaufort will resume […]
The 3 months public display period for the Sg. Buloh – Kajang line began on Monday, 14 February and continued until 15 May 2011. The public display period is now closed. With the completion of the Public Display for MRT Line 1 (Sg. Buloh to Klang), TRANSIT will be revising this post to focus on […]
TRANSIT is not happy with yesterday’s KTM Komuter power failure near Bank Negara. More upsetting is the fact that information relays from KTM Komuter following the incident have been very inadequate, slow, and sometimes, simply unavailable. The public have had enough, and it is time for SPAD to take charge and demand action from KTMB […]
TRANSIT took note of this article which continued with recent comments from SPAD that electronic ticketing would help reduce touting at bus terminals. LPTC: Electronic ticketing can reduce touts (The Star) 7 February 2011 The Land Public Transport Commission has called on bus operators to introduce electronic ticketing to curb touting. LPTC chairman Tan Sri […]
TRANSIT took note of this letter written by Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal, the CEO of SPAD, Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission. Mohd Nur was kind enough to send an advance copy of his letter to us, and you can find the original here. Below is the edited letter as published in The Star. Rise in […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Business Times which suggests that the Penang LRT project will be revived soon. The proposal for a Penang Monorail or LRT has been mentioned again and again, with different ideas about how a monorail / LRT network could be designed. TRANSIT of course have our own ideas […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in which a student claims that he was pickpocketed at Bandar Tasik Selatan komuter station, then asked by a taxi driver to pay a RM20 surcharge to travel from the new terminal to Bangsar. As the embarrassing stories around the new terminal continue to pile up, TRANSIT wonders how […]
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