Update: Please note that Bukit Jalil temporary terminal is now closed as of 16 April 2011 with the reopening of Puduraya! TRANSIT notes that the shift of intercity and express bus operations from Puduraya to the Bukit Jalil temporary terminal at Parking Lot F near the National Hockey Stadium began on Monday, 12 April. Please […]
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Updates #45 1. Article: Relocation of Puduraya bus terminal won’t affect service (Malay Mail) – UDA Mall Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Salamah Ismail comments on the shift of intercity bus service from the Puduraya terminal to a temporary terminal at Bukit Jalil. 2. Letter: Rapid Penang buses offer top service (NST) – Tai Lung […]
Updated with a detailed brochure of the Malacca Monorail! Updated with a new photo of the fully assembled Malacca Monorail train! fully assembled Malacca Monorail train at station. Image courtesy of @tongtongmka at tongtongmka.blogspot.com TRANSIT notes that the proposed Malacca monorail, a 1.5 km, elevated line from Taman Rempah to Hang Tuah, is almost ready […]
TRANSIT has been following development in Penang in conjunction with the Penang Masterplan process as highlighted in our recent post, Penang update: Rapid Penang primed for growth? which included information about: RapidPenang’s plan to expand into other states in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER); Prasarana’s plan to expand the Weld Quay hub; The Penang […]
Updated with a summary of the meeting! Updated with comments on how to rescue Klang from being a dead, ‘drive-through’ town! TRANSIT notes that there will be a meeting of Klang MPs, Klang ADUNs and Klang Municipal Council members regarding Klang public transport: TRANSIT Says: We hope that residents of Klang will attend the session […]
Updates #44 1. Article: Deputy Transport Minister Lau dies at 68 (The Star) – The Star and other Malaysian media covered the death of Robert Lau Hoi Chew, Sibu MP and Deputy Transport Minister. 2. Post: Penang Hill Railway: Selling the family silver? (Anilnetto.com) – Anil Netto explores reports that the mechanical hardware for the […]
More information about the shift to Bukit Jalil, including a map of the National Sports complex showing the approximate location of the terminal, can be found here! TRANSIT notes this announcement from Bernama regarding the status of the Puduraya terminal upgrading project and the planned shift of bus operations away from Puduraya Puduraya Terminal Bus […]
TRANSIT took note of this article, which mentions that the Sarawak government is looking at expanding the boundaries of cities by creating more suburban areas to accommodate population growth. TRANSIT hopes that Housing and Urban Development Minister Amang Abang Johari Tun Openg (Abang Jo) will take heed that suburban developments should be well planned, relatively […]
TRANSIT decided to take a look at the Prasarana and RapidKL tender pages once again, to keep up with some of the proposals. We found some really interesting projects that are up for tender or have closed recently. And in keeping with the spirit of the new open, transparent procurement & tendering process introduced by […]
Updated with 4 interesting articles! Stickers to keep cabbies in line (The Star) – the CVLB responds to the Star’s feature about too many stickers; Letter: Stiff penalties will put brakes on errant cabbies (The Star) – M.M. Chih of KL argues that enforcement is needed as a solution, not stickers Letter: Taxi drivers will […]
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