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MP takes bus, shares experience

TRANSIT notes that Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua took the bus from Batu Pahat, Johor to the Bukit Jalil temporary bus terminal. He posted his experience & feedback, including photos, on his twitter feed @TonyPua We thought it would be fun to post his tweets & photos here so people could see what has […]

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Complaints - RapidKL Feedback Information Monorail Stage Bus

Updates #53

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 […]

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Cost of rail projects may top RM50bil? Probably, says TRANSIT

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Business section of the Star Newspaper, which claims that the combined cost of the LRT + MRT proposals could top RM50 billion. TRANSIT believes that this number is a gross underestimate – especially since the cost of constructing an MRT would be approximately RM300-350million per km (above […]

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Exclusive feature on the new SPAD

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 […]

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Complaints - KTM Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Letters and Articles News & Events

Updates #52

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 […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Feedback High Speed Rail Information Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Media Reports News & Events Planning Universal Design

TRANSIT comments on the proposed MRT plans (Update #3)

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 […]

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Complaints - KTM Complaints - RapidKL Feedback

Courtesy on public transport – Part III

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 […]

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Complaints - KTM Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) News & Events

KTM Update: Delays for up to 1 week for KTM Komuter? (Update #1)

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 […]

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Puchong Utama bus hub to be operational by August

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’ […]

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Syed Hamid Albar is Chairman of SPAD (Update #1)

Update #1 – according to sources, Prime Minister Najib Razak will be the Minister-in-Charge of SPAD!!! TRANSIT notes a report in the Star newspaper today that states that Syed Hamid Albar, has been appointed as the Chairman of SPAD effective June 3. The formal announcement of the appointment of Syed Hamid as Chair, and Muhd […]