Category: RapidKL

Why is the MPK using the North Klang bus terminal for a night market, instead of a bus terminal? And why hasn’t the Selangor Government stepped in?

TRANSIT took note of this interesting and disturbing article about the introduction of a night market at the site of the old North Klang bus terminal, which was closed in late 2007 when Klang Sentral was opened. The irony, of course, is that the bus area remains closed to buses – despite the fact that […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Expressway Rapid Transit, Klang, Klang Sentral, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPK, North Klang Bus Terminal, RapidBET, RapidBRT, Selangor Government, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus, transit oriented development, urban decay, urban renewal, urban sprawl

Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Information Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidKL SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

3-day LRT extension programme open day at Sunway Pyramid this weekend

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 9, 2012
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TRANSIT took note of this interesting article which discusses the Open Day that Prasarana is holding to share information about the LRT Extension Programme Open Day which will inform the public about the Ampang & Kelana Jaya LRT extension plans. 300 lucky visitors to get free MyRapid cards at three-day LEP Open Day (The Star) […]

Tags Extension of LRT lines, Feedback, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPSJ, Prasarana, Prasarana Shahril Mokhtar, SPAD / LPTC

Commuter Train (EMU) Information Information Relay KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) News & Events RapidKL Stage Bus

Additional public transport services for Thaipusam

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 6, 2012
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TRANSIT took note of the following information about additional public transport services for Thaipusam. KTMB will be adding KTM Komuter train services to Batu Caves station, while RapidKL will be adding additional bus services. For more information, please click on the links below: Better rail connections (The Star, 2 February 2012); RapidKL provides extra buses […]

Tags Batu Caves, holiday, KTM Komuter, Local Public Transport, rapidKL, Shuttle, Thaipusam

Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Comments on Planning Feedback Information Local Councils Planning RapidKL Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 4, 2012
3 Comments on What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

TRANSIT took note of this interesting photo of a sign in one of our LRT trains – advertising improvements to RapidKL bus services. To the top of the photo, we see an advertisement for RapidBET Route #3, which connects Subang Mewah to Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur. And down in the right hand corner, the message […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), bus lanes, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Klang Valley, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Malaysian Government, masterplan, Planning, RapidBET, RapidBRT, rapidKL, SPAD / LPTC

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Malacca government steps forward on public transport with RM7.7mil compensation and takeover plan. Will they learn from RapidKL? (Update #1)

Update #1: Updated with more letters & articles TRANSIT took note of the following interesting news – the Malacca state government is stepping forward with plans to compensate 10 existing public transport operators in the state with RM7.7 million, with a plan to for state-owned operator Panorama to take over the operations from the private […]

Tags bus operators, Malacca, Malacca Government, Malacca Omnibus Operators Association, PAD Act, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Panorama Melaka City Transport, Prasarana, rapidKL, service disruption, SPAD, Stage Bus

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Is this what our new 4-carriage KL Monorail trains will look like? (Update #1 – Can the public decide?)

Post author By transitmy
Post date January 10, 2012
3 Comments on Is this what our new 4-carriage KL Monorail trains will look like? (Update #1 – Can the public decide?)

Update: On request from Prasarana, TRANSIT has been asked to take down this post. We have chosen to take down the image instead, and keep the post in place. TRANSIT Says: The reason we have maintained the post is simple – we want the public to know that a new livery design has been developed […]

Tags communication, extension of KL Monorail, Feedback, Information, KL Monorail, Prasarana

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‘Solutions’ to public transport problems focusing on the bus industry, not public transport users

Post author By transitmy
Post date January 5, 2012
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By now everyone should be aware that a major crisis is taking place in the bus industry. The shut down of CityLiner bus services throughout was the major ‘tipping pint’ in a series of crises [TRANSIT: refer to our “No Bus for You” series of posts] that showed the precarious state of public transport and […]

Comments on Government Comments on Planning Complaints - Bus Services Feedback Information Kenderaan Transnasional Bhd News & Events RapidKL Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities

No bus for you reaches Selangor … again! (Update #4)

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 13, 2011
2 Comments on No bus for you reaches Selangor … again! (Update #4)

Update: SPAD may issue temporary permits to operators who want to replace the CityLiner bus service! Update: The Selangor government is looking at alternative solutions to the CityLiner bus service shutdown! Update: Read this editorial comment from The Star! Update: Selangor government rejects KTB’s appeal for subsidy, tells them to talk to the Federal Government! […]

Tags buses, Cityliner, KTB, Malaysian Government, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Prasarana, Prasarana Shahril Mokhtar, rapidKL, service disruption, SPAD / LPTC

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Check out RapidKL’s new buses in action (Update #1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 13, 2011
3 Comments on Check out RapidKL’s new buses in action (Update #1)

Update: @TWK90 found another place to host the bus photos. Check out the links below! TRANSIT recently took note of a set of photos of new RapidKL buses in action, courtesy of @TWK90, a regular on many Malaysian public transport-related forums who has provided us with many excellent pictures of buses, trains, signage, stations, etc. […]

Tags city shuttle bus, Community, rapidKL

Comments on Planning Feedback Information Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals Money Better Spent Elsewhere Monorail Planning RapidKL SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

Monorail extension to Jalan Klang Lama – will it help or hurt existing monorail service?

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 12, 2011
8 Comments on Monorail extension to Jalan Klang Lama – will it help or hurt existing monorail service?

TRANSIT has taken note of the Malaysian government’s plans to expand KL Monorail service by introducing 4-carriage trains with greater capacity, as well as extending the KL Monorail service to Taman Gembira along Jalan Klang Lama. Malaysian monorail builder Scomi Rail has been given the contract to provide the 12 new 4-carriage trains, which will […]

Tags Circle Line, extension of KL Monorail, Greater KL, Greater Klang Valley, KL Monorail, KL Sentral, masterplan, MRT Line 3, Sg. Buloh - Kajang MRT, SPAD / LPTC, Urban Rail Development Plan