Update 1: Updated with our submission Dear Editor For Immediate Release – TRANSIT Submits feedback on proposed LRT Extensions to Director General, Department of Railways The members of the Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT) will submit our feedback on the proposed LRT extensions to the Director General of the Department of Railways at […]
Category: Media Reports
As you know, TRANSIT has been following the list of objections related to the proposed Railways Scheme for the extension of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines. A group of residents of Putra Heights and Subang Alam have expressed their concerns about the route of the proposed Kelana Jaya LRT extension between their communities. […]
Updated with a press statement from TRANSIT (at the bottom of this posting) The people at KTM have graciously invited TRANSIT to attend the acceptance ceremony for the new ETS train at Kuala Lumpur station on 15 December 2009. The ceremony takes place from 9:00 am – 12:00 am but the train will remain at […]
A short time ago we presented a courtesy poster campaign from the Tokyo Metro. Today, TRANSIT shares a link to an E-article that refers to a courtesy campaign on the Delhi Metro. Will we learn to behave? (Hindustan Times) TRANSIT Says: The concept of courtesy on public transport is a very important one. Mass-transit & […]
On 1 December 2009, TRANSIT tweeted about a news segment which announced that Malaysian company Pembinaan Aktif Gemilang (PAG) was going to be involved in a revolutionary solar-powered Hydrogen High Speed Rail superhighway project in West Java, Indonesia. Apparently this project has all of the solutions that we could ever ask for…high-speed rail that is […]
TRANSIT took note of a recent article in the Star newspaper that discusses the effect of investments that investment in public transport infrastructure will have on public transport use. Building confidence in public transport (the Star) 28 November 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI FOR most of Klang Valley residents, the choice between driving in traffic jams […]
TRANSIT is happy to report that the newest KTM trainset has finally arrived in Malaysia. TRANSIT received the photos below, showing the train’s departure from Korea. We have now learned that the train has arrived at WestPort (Port Klang) and will soon be handed over to KTMB. Update 2 – TRANSIT has been invited to […]
Updates #33 1. Article: Sunway shuttle a big success (The Star) – the Sunway Community Shuttle bus described in our earlier post has been a great success with many more users. 2. Article: KLIA Ekspres train tickets now available on the Net (The Star) – information for KLIA Ekspres users.
If you attended the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and would like to have more information about the role of public transport in urban regeneration, please see the following links: Proposed corridors for “rapid transit”in the Klang Valley https://transitmalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/2009-02-04-transit-corridors-map-for-klang-valley.pdf Greater Ipoh “rapid transit” system proposal – http://transitmy.files.`wordpress.com/2009/06/greater-ipohs-potential-mass-transit-map.pdf Greater Klang “rapid transit” system proposal – https://transitmalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/klang-rapid-transit-routes-summary.pdf […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN REGENERATION The State Government of Selangor will hold an “International Conference on Urban Regeneration Towards Selangor’s Sustainable Future”. Details are as follows: Date:  30th Nov & 1st Dec (Monday & Tuesday) Time:  8 AM – 5 PM    Venue:  Sunway Resort & Spa, Bandar Sunway, Selangor. Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid […]
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