TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star Metro on April 4 which discusses a new bus and taxi terminal for Rawang, which is expected to begin operations in May 2009. New terminal for Rawang Saturday April 4, 2009 By SALINA KHALID THE new bus and taxi terminal at Pusat Bandar Baru Rawang will […]
Category: KTM Komuter (Klang Valley)
TRANSIT came across this article which provides more details about the Selangor State Government’s 5-Prong Plan to improve the economy, described here earlier this week. RM 20 billion to clean up Klang River Written by Yong Min Wei Monday, 09 March 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor government has embarked on an ambitious plan to implement […]
consider that the East Coast of Malaysia is an economic region strung along 5 major “pearls” namely, Kuantan, Kertih, Kemaman, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bahru.
Connecting these “5 K’s” with passenger rail and freight rail will improve the growth of this economic region.
Connecting this region to KL and Penang on east-west rail corridors will complete the rail network and bring economic growth throughout the country.
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 […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM) will start shuttle train services from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur from Feb 17 due to heavy demand for that route. The shuttle will run from Monday to Friday, five times daily, KTM said in a statement on Saturday. The shuttle will leave Seremban at 6.55am, 10.15am, 1.35pm, 4.55pm […]
This letter in the NST caught our attention. RAIL LINKS: Waiting for an easy ride By AMIR AMAR ABDULLAH, Tanjung Malim 2009/02/06 IN June 2007, the former transport minister proudly announced in the press that the rail double-tracking from Rawang to Ipoh was 98 per cent completed. He also said the commuter service from Tanjung […]
Residents blame KTM project for drainage problem Saturday February 7, 2009 by Priya Menon According to the residents, the new Batu Cantonment KTM Commuter station that links Sentul to Batu Caves being built near their homes has caused the drainage system to turn into shambles. The construction work that began in 2007 has caused much […]
Queuing System: Where life’s a daily scramble By : SAMUEL YESUIAH, Seremban I REFER to your report “Line up and break up” (NST, Jan 23) on KTM Komuter’s plan to enforce a queuing system to beat the mad rush of commuters at its stations. The system involves the painting of three colours on the platforms. […]
TRANSIT received this email from Ashley and we would like to thank Ashley for this contribution. “I found that its quite difficult to navigate RapidKL’s website especially if you want to find the stop where you can connect to another route, however I found a website that allows you to search by landmarks, road name […]
1. Track They should upgrade and improve so that the train speed can be at maximum which will reduce the turn around time. Therefore they will get one or two extra train set. The best way to do this would be to install a standard gauge track but this would be costly. Dual gauge would […]
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