Malaysian Transport Information
Effective December 1st 2015, RapidKL has revamped its bus network, dividing the bus network into eight corridors, namely
The announcement came in quite late, considering the number of commuters using the service daily.
More information is available on RapidKL website, which is accessible at www.myrapid.com.my.
KUALA LUMPUR, December 17th 2014: RapidKL will add some new four-coach trainset to its existing KL Monorail fleet later this month.
The new four-coach trainsets have already undergone final testing rounds at the existing KL Monorail line, stopping at every stations. It is expected to reduce congestion commonly seen during peak hours, especially at stations such as Bukit Bintang and Imbi. The current ridership of KL Monorail stands at 72,000 and is expected to double after the new trainsets begin service (source).
Notable features of the new monorail include intercom for communications between passengers and train driver, CCTV on each coach, smoke detectors, top side windows that can be opened during emergency situations and LED station displays.
Near Medan Tuanku station, a new shopping mall has just been opened, which can increase the ridership of KL Monorail even further, considering its proximity with the station.
Apparently, RapidKL’s Kelana Jaya LRT line also have power outlets along the train. Please note that this is a 4-coach train. We believe 2-coach trains should also have this one.
While we are not sure whether passengers can use them or not, we can assure you that it is working. One of the possible uses is to charge dead mobile phones, tablets and bring them back to life. This is definitely useful, especially if you are on your way from KLCC to Kelana Jaya, which takes really long time.
Other than RapidKL Kelana Jaya LRT, KTM Komuter’s Class 92 trains are also equipped with power outlet. For Class 92, it looks like it is more intended for passenger use due to high number of them.
We are not sure yet on availability of power outlets on the following trains:
September 19th 2014 – A brief power outage has occured on 1:50 PM in some stations along Kelana Jaya line, causing commuters to be stranded at the stations as the crowd begin to swell as peak travel time draws near. According to statements made by RapidKL, the route between Masjid Jamek and Gombak station was affected by the outage. Fortunately, on 4:01 PM, power has been restored, just in time before workers find their way back home.
Although Kelana Jaya Line now has been equipped with new four-coach trains, congestion during peak periods is still a norm. It is not as bad as KL Monorail though.
During power outage, shuttle buses are being provided by RapidKL. However, the signage is not clear enough, with most of the instructions only comes from twitter.
Inter-service communication was smooth as we can see some notice put up via electronic display at Imbi KL Monorail station. However, when the service backs to normal, the signage was not updated promptly. This may cause confusion to commuters.
[Rasmi] Perkhidmatan LRT Laluan Kelana Jaya telah kembali pulih sepenuhnya.Kpd semua penumpang kami memohon maaf atas kesulitan
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
Translation: Kelana Jaya LRT service is fully functioning again. Any inconvenience caused are deeply regretted.
On 1:50 PM, RapidKL announced the delay of Kelana Jaya Line, without mentioning specific reason of service delay.
KJ Line Update: Kami sedang mengalami masalah teknikal. Kelewatan jadual perjalanan dijangkakan.
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
Translation: KJ Line Update: We are having technical problems. Delays in schedule are expected.
Six minutes later they announced it was due to power fault between Masjid Jamek and Gombak.
KJ Line Update: 1350hrs Kami sdg mengalami masalah bekalan kuasa. Kerja-kerja membaik pulih sedang dijalankan.
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
Translation: KJ Line Update: 1350 hrs We are having power supply problems. Restoration work is being carried out.
@Rumaizah123 We are experiencing lost of power between M.Jamek n Gombak. We are rectifying the fault. Apologize for inconvenience caused.
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
About an hour later, they said it is because of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB):
KJ Line Update: 1450hrs Perkhidmatan LRT Laluan Kelana Jaya masih tergendala akibat gangguan bekalan elektrik dari TNB
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
Translation: KJ Line Update: 1450hrs Kelana Jaya LRT service is still disrupted due to power supply interruption by TNB.
They even made a direct mention to TNB official twitter account, probably inducing commuters to address their complaints to TNB directly.
KJ Line Update:15.15hrs Perkhidmatan LRT Laluan Kelana Jaya masih tergendala berpunca dari masalah bekalan kuasa dari @Tenaga_Nasional
— RapidKL 03-78852585 (@MyRapidKL) September 19, 2014
Lets see what TNB has to say, via its corporate communications general manager, Omar Sidek:
“TNB would like to clarify that the stalled LRT services earlier Friday was due to switchgear fault at Rapid KL’s end.”
“We deny news reports that burnt TNB cables caused disruption to the LRT services”
While we cannot find conclusive evidence yet on the occurence, we believe some sort of miscommunication took place. We hope that emergency response team of both agencies will be more prepared for problems like this.
Introducing our new feature, LANDASAN QuickAccess! It enables you to reach LANDASAN’s popular pages faster and also displays schedule and fares.
We believe that our visitors, especially tourists, can make full use of this feature.
We have also updated most of RapidKL service and reduced dependency on external links. We did some cleanup on the articles as well to improve your reading experience.
As for KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit, we will improve the accessibility of the two services in the future. We would also apply this update to LANDASAN [ms] within the next few weeks.
We are travelers too, and we look forward to provide the best information to our customers.
Regards,
LANDASAN
On July 14th 2009, a U80 RapidKL bus from Shah Alam crashed onto Federal Highway’s motorcycle lane in Kuala Lumpur. Nevertheless, the driver only suffered from minor injuries and received outpatient while there are several people in the bus were injured badly.
A recall by one of the victims can be read here.
yes, such accidents do happen. While what happens can be said as parts of God’s plan (Islam and Christian supposedly have the same viewpoint in this), we should also understand that there is a urgent need for us to learn the lesson, albeit in hard way, and take necessary actions.
First of all, as one of RapidKL’s users, I found out that some of the times the bus drivers tend to drive the bus faster than most vehicles on the highway. Sure, most of them will deny this. By the way, RapidKL can obtain more accurate answers for this matter from GPS device attached (if there is any) and also from avid public transport users. Thus, actions can (actually) be taken against bus drivers who drive the bus in an unethical way.
Some of us might put the blame on the troublemaker vehicle (the one that allegedly caused the bus to swerve to the roadside). It might be true also as some of the passengers admit that they saw the vehicle speeding beside the bus just before the crash. Hmmm, that is another option.
Some blame the barriers at roadside are not strong enough to withstand extreme crashing force from the bus. That one I can say its true. Possible causes: Malaysia is not rich enough to purchase extra-strength road barriers, Extre-strength road barriers might harm road users, or Extra-strength road barriers is not practical to install.
The mystery remains unsolved.
http://transitmy.org/2009/07/15/rapidkl-bus-crash-14-july-2009/
http://fayyadz.blogspot.com/2009/07/pemuda-bervisi-terlibat-dalam.html