More comments on the disruption to the Kelana Jaya LRT line. LRT Woes: Lessons still not learnt By MICHAEL KETIT, Sarawak 2009/03/05 THE Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transport (LRT) service is getting from bad to worse. During Tuesday afternoon’s service disruption, the train was packed and the queues waiting to board the train were excessive. […]
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The LRT breakdown on March 2 has angered many people and hopefully this will generate some public outrage. If we cannot even run the existing LRT properly, why bother building the high-cost, low-return-on-investment extensions? TRANSIT supports better public transport and more efficient mass transport – and we do not feel that the LRT is the […]
After yesterday’s incident on the LRT line, people are angry and they have every right to be … but it is time to turn anger into action! If you get stuck in a disruption, post your experience to TRANSITs website at http://transitmy.org or send an email to klangvalley.transit@gmail.com. TRANSIT has also created a Complaints & Feedback […]
TRANSIT was alerted to the delay of the Kelana Jaya LRT line last night but was unable to make the posting until today. This story greeted TRANSIT this morning. LRT passengers’ journey derailed after blackout halts Kelana Jaya line By KNG ZHENG GUAN and RACHEL LAU KUALA LUMPUR: Several LRT stations were jam-packed last night […]
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Article: RapidKL’s Q-system
TRANSIT noted this article in today’s Star paper. Monday February 23, 2009 RapidKL’s Q-system has passengers lining up to board the buses By PRIYA MENON WALKING along Jalan Sultan Mohd and Pasar Seni bus hubs used to be a trying experience for some, what with the high volume of human traffic in the area. However, […]
This article came to our attention today. Klang MP Charles Santiago wants to be the mediator between the Klang Sentral management, bus companies, traders and consumer groups on the various problems plaguing the new terminal. He told Malay Mail yesterday that he had the expertise to conduct a forum where all parties involved could understand […]
The quiet announcement of the delay to the LRT construction project is getting more attention. To summarize the article from the Malay Mail (which was also posted here on our website): Prasarana CEO Shaipudin Shah Harun resigned in September, 2008, just before Prasarana was to announce the Consultant Engineer for the project. The LRT project […]
KTMB sedia gerabak motosikal KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) akan menyediakan gerabak khas untuk penunggang motosikal membawa bersama kenderaan apabila menggunakan perkhidmatan komuter dalam usaha membantu mengurangkan kadar kemalangan jalan raya yang semakin meningkat membabitkan golongan itu. Pengarah Urusannya, Abd Radzak Abd Malek, berkata KTMB akan membeli 13 set tren komuter bagi meningkatkan […]
TRANSIT has been invited to a conference on Urban Mass Transit on March 16-17 in Kuala Lumpur. We will be participating in Session 8, Taking a holistic approach to improving public transport system from the public users perspective Some of the points to discuss may include: • Incorporating a strategic safety policy into normal working […]
By : Adie Suri Zulkefli(NST) Free WiFi on Rapid buses2009/02/16BUTTERWORTH: Bus commuters will get another value-added service in June when RapidPenang introduces a free WiFi wireless Internet connection come June. The possibility of Internet connection while commuting is expected to encourage more people to opt for public transport. RapidPenang, which began its operations here in […]
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