Improvement of public transport among 3 key focus agenda of Transport Ministry
PUTRAJAYA: Improvement of public transport digitalisation of services, and road safety are among the key agendas that the Transport Ministry will focus on, said its minister Anthony Loke. He would also look into having additional trains to further reduce traffic congestion. However, Loke said, he would discuss the matter with Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) to […]
Prasarana confirms receiving legal notice of LRT crash victim
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) confirmed that it has received the legal notice of demand from the solicitors acting for Wong Chee Foong, one of the passengers affected by the Light Rail Transit (LRT) crash recently. Its acting president and group chief executive officer Datin Norlia Noah said Prasarana received the notice today (June […]
Prasarana to give aid to all LRT crash victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) will provide appropriate aid to all the passengers involved in the collision of two of its light rail transit (LRT) trains in the tunnel between the Kampung Baru and KLCC stations last night. Prasarana Group chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said a total of 213 passengers were involved […]
LRT passengers flung by impact of collision
KUALA LUMPUR: Passengers on a Kelana Jaya line Light Rail Transit (LRT) train yesterday faced a harrowing moment when it suddenly stopped before they were flung by the impact of its collision with another train. Passenger Afiq Luqman Mohd Baharudin, 27, said the impact of the collision saw everyone being flung and falling to the […]
213 injured, 47 seriously, in LRT train collision
KUALA LUMPUR: Two trains collided in a tunnel here on the Kelana Jaya LRT line tonight, resulting in 213 passengers in one of the trains to be injured, 47 of them seriously. The accident happened at 8.45 pm in the tunnel between the Kampung Baru and KLCC stations. The other train was said to have […]
Several injured in Kelana Jaya line LRT incident
KUALA LUMPUR: Several passengers were injured in an incident involving two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains on the Kelana Jaya line tonight. Several videos and photos of the incident showing the condition of the trains with broken glass panels as well as several passengers injured with bleeding heads are being shared on several social media […]
Rapid rail assures its services safe prior to positive staff
KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd has assured that its public transport services are safe although its officer at the Bandaraya Light Rail Transit (LRT) station has been found to be positive for Covid-19. In a statement today, Rapid Rail said its trains on all routes had been set for cleansing and sanitisation at peak […]
Transforming Sarawak’s public transport system
THE ART system is essentially the core of the KUTS project. The system was chosen over LRT, which was initially announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to transform the public transportation in Sarawak, due to the cost effectiveness of the system. The ART vehicle which is a hybrid cross between bus, […]
Autonomous Rail Transit second phase
KUCHING: The Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) is now in the second phase of study, which is identifying suitable routes, says Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. Dr Jerip said the state government opted for ART rather than the Light Rail Transit (LRT) after taking into consideration its cheaper cost. “Studies have found that the […]
