KTM Offers 125 Free Tickets Daily To Mark 125th Anniversary-plus other deals!

TRANSIT noted the following announcements in relation to KTM’s celebration of the 125th anniversary of rail in what is now Malaysia. KTM Offers 125 Free Tickets Daily To Mark 125th Anniversary (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will from Tuesday offer 125 free train tickets daily for one week to [...]

RapidKL launches Rapidpass “Flexi” on 1 June 2010 (Update#2)

Updated with additional Q & A! See comments section below! Updated with additional information! TRANSIT notes that public transport operator RapidKL has launched the Rapidpass “Flexi” on 1 June 2010. Rapidpass Flexi allows unlimited travel on all RapidKL buses, LRT services, and the KL Monorail over a flexible period of time, determined by the user. [...]

London Calling (Part 2): London introduces new version of iconic Routemaster bus

On 17 May 2010 the City of London unveiled the ‘Routemaster 2.0′ a new version of the iconic ‘Routemaster’ double-decker bus. Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who is the Chair of Transport for London (the quasi-government organizing & ownership authority for transport in London), proposed a new ‘Routemaster’ design as part of his election campaign, [...]

KTM Tg Pagar station (in Singapore) to move to Woodlands by 1 July 2011 (Update#1)

In a move that will come as a surprise to many following public transport, the Malaysian media are reporting that the KTM station in Tanjung Pagar, Singapore, will be relocated to the Woodlands Checkpoint on 1 July 2011. This is part of the Points of Agreement (POA) signed in 1990 on the status of the [...]

Subsidy Issues – Your feedback needed (Update#1)

TRANSIT notes that the Malaysian government is now seeking to reform the current system of subsidies (including subsidies on petrol, energy, water, sugar, and various other commodities) as the collective subsidy bill has become “unsustainable”. An advertisement printed in the news media recently states that the bill for subsidies cost the “government” RM74billion in 2009: [...]

Celebrating Updates #50!

Updates #50 TRANSIT thought we would celebrate our 50th posting of “Updates” of stories related to public transport in Malaysia with an “all-photos” update. We hope that you find this update to be unique and interesting. 1. Article: Dangerous passage for bridge users (Streets-NST) – complaints about the pedestrian bridge at Maharajalela Monorail station 2. [...]

Hang Tuah terminal to open for short-distance buses on 15 May

TRANSIT notes this article, which states that the temporary bus terminal at Jalan Galloway (Hang Tuah bus terminal) will be opened up to short-distance intracity buses on Saturday, 15 May 2010. Terminal open for short-distance buses (Streets-NST) 14 May 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: The bus terminal in Jalan Hang Tuah will start operating tomorrow to cater [...]

KTM Updates: KTM service overhaul, ‘New’ KL railway station and KTMB headquarters

TRANSIT took note of two interesting articles with information about the Kuala Lumpur railway station. ‘New’ KL railway station will merge history with modern technology (Malay Mail) Azreen Hani 12 May 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: The KL railway station at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin will be given a new lease of life soon. Come July, the historic [...]

Updates #49

Updates #49 1. Article: Taxi and bus drivers slapped with fines (The Star) – Another Ops Halang, in the Kota Raya and KLCC areas, saw 200 summonses being issued. [TRANSIT: Kudos to the various government agencies involved in Ops Halang. However, we wonder if anyone keeps a record of how many of those summonses are [...]

KTM Update: Rawang-Seremban line to have women-only coach from 15 May 2010

TRANSIT noted this article updating the public on KTM’s plans for introducing the women-only coach to the Rawang-Seremban line from this Saturday, 15 May 2010. Rawang-Seremban Komuter service to have women-only coach, too (The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is to introduce the women-only coach on its Rawang-Seremban Komuter Service on Saturday. [...]

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