Former transport minister and Democratic Action Party secretary-general Anthony Loke said that the frequent breakdowns of the LRT system shows that it is in need of an overhaul.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hundreds of thousands of Klang Valley commuters have been left frustrated after 16 stations of the Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit line had to be shut down due to a malfunction detected since Saturday.
Thus, he added, the best course of action was to temporarily halt the train services until next week, Nov 15, for the safety of passengers. Prasarana said that 73 feeder buses have been deployed to five different routes along the Kelana Jaya line to ferry commuters to their destinations as a temporary solution, and that more will be added later.Commuters in Malaysia's Klang Valley are addicted to their cars. What can be done to encourage use of public transport?
“The remaining stations will operate as usual services will end earlier at 11pm,” Rapid KL said in a brief statement. However, no reasons were given for the closure of the stations. The Democratic Action Party secretary-general also urged the Ministry of Transport to reimburse commuters affected by the service disruption.
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