TRANSIT issued this statement regarding the application for Judicial Review by Metrobus Nationwide Sdn. Bhd. on RapidKL’s daily pass fares. This case will be mentioned today by the KL High Court. Whatever happens, the decision will be significant for public transport in Malaysia. TRANSIT has not received any comment from RapidKL or Prasarana on this […]
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Update: As of 12 April 2010, there are now 9 units of 4-carriage trains operating on the Kelana Jaya line! Updated with even more photos from our favourite trainspotting place, Sooka Sentral@KL Sentral! By now, most public transport watchers know that RapidKL is testing 3 of their 4-carriage LRT trains (sets 37, 38, & 39) […]
While many of us were thinking head of the Balik Kampung and Raya experience and our holidays, many KTMB employees were working hard and giving up their time with their families in order to get us to our destinations. G. Prakash from the Malay Mail wrote a very interesting piece about these hard working KTMB […]
Updates #26 1. Article: Stuck with old fares (Malay Mail) – Questions why the CVLB has allowed exorbitant coupon parking rates to remain in certain busy areas of Kuala Lumpur. [TRANSIT: We believe that the best solution for coupon rates is to have government regulated and monitored coupon stands] 2. Two interesting sources on the […]
Today is the 2nd last day for the submission of feedback and comments regarding the public display for the Melaka Aerorail. TRANSIT has issued the following submission The Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit (TRANSIT) wishes to express its concerns about the Melaka Aerorail project, an intermediate capacity transit system consisting of two phases […]
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Balik Kampung…o-o-o balik kampung
TRANSIT notes that the Balik Kampung period is showing some good news … at least for public transport. Bus and train stations brimming with balik kampung crowd (The Star) No complaints on touts so far, says Murugiah (The Star) Sadly, despite the efforts from Ops Sikap XX, the number of traffic summonses, collisions, and injuries and deaths on Malaysian roads […]
Earlier this month, TRANSIT carried a story regarding allegations from Chi Too of KL that he was denied entry to the LRT because he was carrying a folding bicycle “Denied entry and then harrassed at LRT station” In response to the allegations, which we followed up on immediately, a document was placed on RapidKL’s website that […]
Detailed information about the public display for the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT extension can be found at the posting Public Display for LRT Extensions or our special Updates page. A list of objections can be found here and feedback forms can be found here. Our postings about the Public Display has led to an […]
Update: Prasarana has proposed an alternative location for the integrated depot in Puchong – requiring a second 3-months public display. Click here for more information. Updated with new photos, images and articles! Important NOTE: Now that the Public Display is completed there will be a lot of work sorting out the information and reining in […]
Middle Eastern mega vision city / playground Dubai has opened the first of their 2 mass-transit lines on 09.09.09 (at 9:09:09 to be exact) to winners of a “Golden Ticket” Contest. More videos can be found here. The Red Line is the world’s longest driverless metro system. The trains are 5 carriage trainsets with Gold Class […]
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