TRANSIT took note of the following update at KTMB website http://www.ktmb.com.my which includes information on the progress of KTMB’s NKRA responsibilities. The main feature of the NKRA is the purchase, delivery & commissioning of 38 units of 6-carriage trains for the Komuter service. The first set of trains is under construction and the lead train […]
Category: Commuter Train (EMU)
SPAD to reveal public transport master plan and MRT Line 2 plan soon
TRANSIT has learned that SPAD will share the Klang Valley public transport plan next month. The public display for MRT Line 2 (the Circle Line) may begin by the end of this month … which means a lot more information for you, the public, and a lot more work for the people at TRANSIT. Public […]
Public transport planning in Johor moving ahead
TRANSIT took note of this article which mentions the plan to build an integrated transport hub in Bandar Seri Alam, Johor, which would include commuter rail, feeder bus and taxi services. The commuter rail will connect residents of the Eastern Gate of the Iskandar Development Region with JB via the new Kempas Sentral railway hub […]
TRANSIT wish to comment, albeit a bit late, on news that PJ residents demand to be served by a new MRT line. It seems that the MRT project announcement has opened a can of worms – since the project was touted as the main public transportation backbone of Greater KL that will make you and […]
More interesting letters on Railway heritage – including one on the living heritage of one of our most interesting rail services! Update: On a similar note, Vishnu Kumar Visavanathan of Petaling Jaya wrote this letter, Preserve old railway lines for the future, which laments the loss of our railway heritage through modernization and lack of […]
Updates #76
Updates #76 1. Article: Discover Ipoh by Bike after a short train ride from KL (The Star) – Sam Cheong writes of a trip to Ipoh using ETS and a folding bicycle.
TRANSIT: Shah Alam stadium would make a great Park & Ride facility
TRANSIT took note of this interesting article, which describes concerns some residents have over the use of a section of the parking lot at Stadium Shah Alam for a used car lot: Residents unhappy with council for renting out part of carpark at Shah Alam Stadium (The Star 1 March 2011)
Members of TRANSIT were left shocked by this news today: Dead baby boy left in plastic bundle on commuter train (Malay Mail) Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 21:56:00 PORT KLANG: The body of a baby boy with the umbilical cord still intact was found bundled in a black plastic under a seat on a commuter train […]
MRT Update: Our feedback on MRT Open Day is here! (Update #1)
Updated with articles on the Open Day! TRANSIT is compiling materials related with yesterday’s SPAD Open Day on Sungai Buloh – Kajang MRT line at MidValley. As you can imagine, this will take some time so please check back to this post and the post on the MRT public display regularly. More information & comments […]
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 […]
