Updates #36 1) Article: Ong: Rail service to remote areas to be upgraded (The Star) – Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat comments on plans to upgrade rural rail services especially the double tracking & electrification of rail on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 2) Article: 43 families hit by rail project to receive […]
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Updated with additional articles about RapidBET 3 & 4 Updated with image of RapidBET 3 & 4 Updated with article about RapidBET 3 &4 RapidBET or “Bus Expressway Transit” was introduced to the residents of the Klang Valley on 12 January 2010, with two new routes from Kota Damansara and Cheras to KL. Information about […]
TRANSIT focuses more on Peninsular Malaysia and the Klang Valley but we are always interested in public transport throughout the country. Today we share some information about the Sabah State Railway, including the return of rail service to the line and future Commuter Services. Background Information Sabah State Railway (SSR) is a railway system and […]
TRANSIT took note of the announcement from the Minister of Transport about the introduction of Bus Expressway Transit (RapidBET) service, beginning 12 January 2010 (Tuesday, next week). For further information about RapidBET, see the following news articles, the RapidKL website, RapidKL’s twitter feed @MyRapidKL or our summary below. Updated with new articles & information! Faster […]
TRANSIT shares this summary of main points from various articles about the recent Sani Express Bus Crash Bus company penalised for the crash (the Star) The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has come down hard on the company, declaring that all licensing matters related to Sani Express would be frozen for a year. This would […]
TRANSIT took note of this article published on 01 January 2010…a new year’s resolution if there ever was one. Ong: 2010 will see transformation of Transport Ministry (The Star) Friday January 1, 2010 PETALING JAYA: This year will be a year of transformation for the Transport Ministry, Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said. Ong […]
Updates #35 1) Letter: Install seat belts in all buses (NST) -self explanatory 2) Article: Scomi sends first Mumbai Monorail car to India (the Star) – The first monorail car for the Mumbai Monorail project left its manufacturing facility in Malaysia for India last Saturday. Scomi Engineering Bhd and its consortium partner Larsen & Toubro […]
By now everyone must be aware that 3 units of the 4-carriage ART Mark II trains have been launched by RapidKL on 30 December 2009. Interior Cabin Features: 3-way vertical grab bars (similar to Singapore MRT, Vancouver Skytrain); special area for wheelchair-bound passengers (with seatbelts); alarm lights at the door for the hearing-impaired; flip-in windows […]
Back in August 2009, we made a posting New LRT & Monorail codes about the discovery of new codes for the stations on the LRT and monorail lines. The posting expressed our concern about the fact that Prasarana was continuously taking small steps to improve the organization of public transport but not taking the major steps […]
TRANSIT takes note of this Hotline Story in the Malay Mail which complains of non-functioning card-readers at various LRT stations throughout the Klang Valley. Poser over LRT station’s non-functioning card-readers Thursday, December 24th, 2009 ALINA of Petaling Jaya wonders why there is no turnstile card-reader that works at RapidKL Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations. “It […]
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