TRANSIT also took note of the article below, discussing two major service disruptions on the KL Monorail system. Monorail service disrupted twice in two weeks SITI NURSURAYA ALI Monday, June 21st, 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: It was Monday blues for thousands of commuters when the Monorail service came to a halt at the Bukit Nanas station […]
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TRANSIT notes this article in the Star Metro today, in which Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng comments on RapidKL bus services in the Segambut & Taman Sri Sinar areas. Improve bus service in Segambut, RapidKL urged (The Star) By YIP YOKE TENG Monday June 21, 2010 Public bus service provider RapidKL has been urged to […]
Updates #53 1. Letter: MRT plan will end all nightmares (NST) – Nisha Krish of Petaling Jaya writes the the MRT network will end the nightmare of having to travel into KL. [TRANSIT: Excuse us if we smile…just a little. Her letter reminds us of the “Dreaming the LRT Dream” articles written by Moaz Yusuf […]
TRANSIT took note of an exclusive feature on SPAD which appeared in The Malay Mail on 16th June 2010 – including an interview discussing the proposed 36bn MRT project. SPAD – Super transport service… aimed at regaining public confidence in popular conveyance (Malay Mail) Shahrim Tamrin Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: The newly-launched Land […]
Updates #52 1.Article: Woman dies in car-bus crash (NST) – A 64-year-old woman was killed and her Indonesian employee seriously injured when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a bus at Km10 Jalan Kuantan-Gambang yesterday. 2. Article: Isu ETS – Pekerja KTMB ancam piket (Malaysiakini.com) – KTMB Railwaymen’s Union […]
Updated with a fantasy map of KL’s railway network! Updated with additional articles! TRANSIT noted with great interest the recent proposals for as many as 3 MRT lines in the Klang Valley as well as the return of the proposal for a high-speed rail link between KL and Singapore. The proposals are timely given the […]
TRANSIT took note of the following two photos, taken by public transport users, showing very rude & discourteous behaviour. In the first photo, a very pregnant passenger is shown standing on the Kelana Jaya LRT line while a nearby seat is taken up by a backpack. It is not known if the passenger in the […]
Update: A wire story from Bernama suggests that services are expected to resume soon but no clear details are given! TRANSIT noted yesterday that there was a disruption of KTM services caused by two incidents. First a cargo train derailed between Kuala Lumpur station and Bank Negara station on Monday, severely disrupting services. Derailed cargo […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article which announces that construction on a bus hub in Puchong Utama has already begun. Puchong Utama bus hub to be operational by August SITI NURSURAYA ALI Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 PUCHONG: Have couch will travel is the mark of the land, where kindly souls in Puchong have eased commuters’ […]
For those who are interested, Lester Kong of the Malaysia Star has written a very detailed and interesting summary report on the Urban Public Transport NKRA, part of the Government Transformation Programme. As you can imagine, there is a lot of information contained within the articles – so TRANSIT will just post the links to […]
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