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Public notice filed for Kelana Jaya Line extension

TRANSIT takes note that the public notice for the extension of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line (a.k.a. LRT Sistem 2 KL) from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights has been filed and an announcement has been made public. A scanned copy of the announcement is here, with a summary of the announcement posted below. TRANSIT will […]

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Comment: Stuck with dirty diesel (The Star)

TRANSIT has been following the introduction of new petrol and diesel standards to the market with great interest – because cleaner fuels mean cleaner buses, lower emissions, more efficiency (and lower costs) and they are better for the environment! Stuck with dirty diesel (The Star) Friday September 11, 2009 WHY NOT? BY WONG SAI WAN […]

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Damansara Damai to get new bus terminal

TRANSIT takes note of a proposal from a developer to build an “intercity” bus terminal in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya (near Sg. Buloh & Bandar Sri Damansara) Damansara Damai to get new intercity bus terminal soon (The Star) Friday September 11, 2009 By FAZLEENA AZIZ A NEW intercity bus terminal called Wan’s Terminal will be […]

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Information KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) News & Events Planning Universal Design

KTM Modernization?

TRANSIT took note of this article about the ‘modernization drive’ of KTM Berhad, which includes the extension of the Komuter service from Sentul to Batu Caves, double tracking and electrification, higher speed railway services between KL and Ipoh and other amenities. KTMB for comfort, convenience, speed (The Star) Thursday September 10, 2009 By LESTER KONG […]

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A “Sunrise” for public transport in Mont Kiara?

TRANSIT has learned that property develop Sunrise Bhd. has started offering a free community shuttle bus service for residents of Sunrise Properties in Mont Kiara. You can see information at the links below: Sunrise ‘buses’ in community spirit (The Edge) Fun ride for Mont Kiara residents (The Star) FREE COMMUNITY BUS SERVICE For Sunrise Mont’Kiara Residents (Sunrise […]

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Prasarana Tender Information

For those of you who are interested in following improvements to the LRT stations, you should bookmark Prasarana’s Tender Information page at their website. http://www.prasarana.com.my/info/index.html A look at recent tenders includes: “PROPOSED REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADING OF PLAZA RAKYAT LRT STATION, AMPANG LINE” (ENG) “DESIGN, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY WALKWAY TO GUIDE BEAM AND DESIGN, […]

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“Denied entry and then harrassed at LRT station”

TRANSIT member and friend Chi Too phoned us to express his shock at being denied entry to the LRT at Taman Maluri LRT station, because he was carrying a folding bicycle – despite having no problems entering the station through the past year. We shared his story yesterday using our twitter feed, transitmy. Here below […]

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Route of Seri Petaling extension?

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since the public display has begun, we would like you to refer to our Public Display for LRT Extensions / Updates page for more accurate information about the route & stations of the Seri Petaling extension. TRANSIT has received a request for a map of the Seri Petaling extension through Kinrara, Puchong & […]

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RapidKL’s change to zonal fares

As expected, there were a large number of articles and comments in the media about the changeover from the daily pass to the zonal system. Long queue for monthly travel pass (The Star) – describes some of the long queues for boarding buses on the first day of the changeover caused by a slower ticket […]

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Updates #22

Updates #22 1. Prasarana, RapidKL and KL Monorail have commissioned The Nielsen Company (M) Sdn. Bhd. to conduct a survey of public transport users. This survey will take place at various bus hubs and LRT & monorail stations. The dates of the survey are from 3 September – 16 October. TRANSIT urges all public transport […]