TRANSIT has learned that the Sunway Group has launched a free community shuttle bus service serving the PJS9 and PJS11 (Bandar Sunway) Communities. You can see more information here. According to the website, the shuttle service begins daily at 7.00am while the final bus operates at 9.30pm. As you can see from the image below, […]
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RapidKL has announced that there will be service disruptions on the underground stations of the Kelana Jaya line on Sunday mornings (from 6-10 am) in May. This is to upgrade the platform screen doors (PSD) at the underground stations to allow for the operation of the 4-carriage trains which are expected to be in service […]
TRANSIT has been in contact with MPs and ADUN and other wakil rakyat in the Klang Valley to help increase awareness about public transport issues. This recent posting from PJ Utara MP Tony Pua discusses a proposal that we have made recently for a short extension of the Kelana Jaya LRT line to the existing […]
This article in the Star today describes concerns over the proposed extension of the Ampang Line from Seri Petaling through Bukit Jalil. Residents claim proposed LRT lines too close to homes 27 April 2009 By BAVANI M MORE than a hundred residents living in Taman Esplanad in Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur staged a peaceful protest […]
This information was in the newspaper today and elicited a laugh from the people at TRANSIT. CVLB hotline, SMS scrapped PUTRAJAYA: The Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board’s complaint system via its hotline 1800-88-9600 and SMS 39900 has been scrapped, said chairman Datuk Markiman Kobiran. However, he said the public could still send their complaints to aduanlpkp@mecd.gov.my […]
TRANSIT came across this article in the Malay Mail today indicating that government-linked bus operator RapidKL has given up on the Klang Sentral bus terminal. RapidKL dumps RM12m Klang Sentral Company can’t run profitably with just 20-passenger average, it says Nevash Nair Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 07:28:00 AN average of 20 passengers during peak hours. […]
Just as we at TRANSIT finished another posting about the problems within the express bus industry, this news story caught our attention. Express bus rams into car, killing mom and children 16 April 2009 BATU PAHAT: A mother and her two young children were burnt to death after an express bus rammed into their car […]
MECD and CVLB In the wake of the dissolution of the MECD and movement of the CVLB, some people may ask, ‘why was the commercial vehicles licensing board part of the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (MECD)?’ The answer is simple – The purpose of the MECD is to create entrepreneurship opportunities for Malaysians […]
Express Bus Crash again Most newspapers announced the latest tragic crash of a Kuala Lumpur bound express bus at km 443 of the North-South Expressway near Rawang today. 6 people died and many more were injured. See articles from: The Star – 6 die, 5 injured in express bus crash (Update) The NST – Six […]
The Star Metro April 10 Edition had articles about the proposed revamp of the “Petaling Jaya Community Shuttle bus for the elderly and low income groups” That description for the service is very apt and purposeful – even after 1 year of service the MBPJ still hasn’t gotten their collective heads around the idea that […]
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