RAIL TRANSIT Thread - General News on anything LRT, Monorail, KTM & other rail works

[PlanetNova]

Originally Posted by hazman16

last Saturday I saw a banner at Imbi monorail station where it promotes the intergrated monthly pass which combines rapidkl buses,both LRTs and monorai.it says that the system will commence on 1st December.

finally we get an intergrated payment service that combines all Prasarana's public transport in Klang valley.

Cool, and when will the 4-car trains start to take passengers?

[mrtfreak]

Originally Posted by PlanetNova

Cool, and when will the 4-car trains start to take passengers?

Been mentioned 6 such trains will enter service next month. That's all that's been said. Could be 011209 or could be 311209.

[allurban]

Originally Posted by hazman16

last Saturday I saw a banner at Imbi monorail station where it promotes the intergrated monthly pass which combines rapidkl buses,both LRTs and monorai.it says that the system will commence on 1st December.

finally we get an intergrated payment service that combines all Prasarana's public transport in Klang valley.

Now that's what we've been talking about.

er...let's hope they dont use it as an excuse to increase the price of the monthly pass.

Cheers, m

[rizalhakim]

good news!!!

Unlimited travel on RapidKL bus, LRT and KL Monorail for RM150 a month



RANGKAIAN Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL), the largest public transport operator in the Klang Valley, has announced that the RapidPass Integrated RM150 monthly travel card has been extended to cover the KL Monorail service starting next month.
The RapidPass Integrated offers unlimited rides for RapidKL buses, LRT and now the KL Monorail service, for an entire month.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) group managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said with the inclusion of the KL Monorail service, the RapidPass Integrated now allows its users to travel seamlessly on Prasarana-operated public transport services in Klang Valley.

“This is our way of rewarding our regular commuters using our transport services in Klang Valley,” Idrose said in a statement.

RapidPass Integrated can be bought at all LRT and KL Monorail stations, as well as selected bus hubs. Users of RapidPass also enjoy savings of up to 50%.

For further information, customers can call our Helpline: 03-78852585 which operates from 7am to 8.30pm (Mon-Fri), 8.30am to 5.30pm (Sat-Sun) or surf our website www.rapidkl.com.my or provide feedback to suggest@rapidkl.com.my

Currently, RapidPass comes in five different categories, namely:

[rizalhakim]

[hafidz jon]

has anyone spotted the new handstrap on Kelana Jaya Line train? it's red... like the one in Komuter train (but Komuter use yellow)

[allurban]

Originally Posted by hafidz jon

has anyone spotted the new handstrap on Kelana Jaya Line train? it's red... like the one in Komuter train (but Komuter use yellow)

I saw it yesterday. Blue clamp and red strap. It is in RapidKL's corporate colours.

I didnt have the chance to take a photo but you can see it here as someone sent me a photo.



Quality is a bit poor.

Yesterday I mentioned it to the RapidKL comm staff, they didnt even know about it.

Cheers, m

[allurban]

Curious about RapidKL's new logo?

We will post it on TRANSIT tomorrow...

http://transitmy.org/2009/11/25/new-rapidkl-logo/

but if you dont want to wait, just go to www.rapidkl.com.my

It's not that different.

Cheers, m

[TWK90]

Construction of disabled-user friendly facilities (lifts) in Sungai Buloh station

[rizalhakim]

Idrose said Prasarana will be introducing a longer, four-car train for the Kelana Jaya LRT line, a key metro system in Kuala Lumpur.

He said the first batch of the four-car train which is currently undergoing testing, will be operational by the year end.

He said a total of 35 trains will be delivered in one and a half years, with four being delivered quarterly. - Bernama

now already year end....hmm maybe next month

[prophecus1]

Well done RapidKL!!! Next step should be RapidPass Integration with Komuter or other public bus companies in KL. I don't know if this works though, but in Germany various operators in a city are able to share the profit from the integrated tickets.

[dengilo]

How many years it took them????

[allurban]

Originally Posted by dengilo

How many years it took them????

depends on how you look at it...Prasarana took over the KL Monorail at the end of 2007 so I suppose it is 2 years.

On the other hand, TRANSIT suggested this to Prasarana in August...so if you look at it that way, it is 3 months.

TRANSIT's posting: RapidPass Integrated (RM150) now includes KL Monorail

Yesterday at the UITP Conference the Rapid staff were saying that the media wasnt highlighting the new pass...but today when I look on their website (after I got the press release) I cannot even find the info.

Cheers, m

[jee2ice]

Bravo to the Prasarana - Rapid Bus, LRT & Monorel !! It is smart to hear that Prasarana had introduce " seamless journey" on their services.

Some more I noticed the price introduced by Prasarana is quite affordable for the daily commuters, undepending on how many transfer they have to made to reach to their destination in Klang Valley and where they origin from.

RM150 per month for any type of public transport is equally to :
~RM150 / 25 working day = RM6 per day for 6-day working commuter; or
~RM150 / 21 working day = RM 7 per day for 5-day working commuter.


In Singapore, I was told by my relative that the Singapore Gov also had introduced people-centered fare to the public transport users. The commuter fare for their mrt / urban rail is not depending on number of transfer that the commuter need to make but more to the relative distance from origin to destination by geography.
Another points to share is, the Singapore gov have control the fare price such that it is affordable by the low income earner .
The average fare to the CBD is at SGD 1.10 - SGD 3 per trip.
(mean RM 2.70 - RM 7) Considering that the average household income in Singapore for 2008 is SGD 7090 per month.

Therefore, Prasarana RM150 per month for any transfer of Public transport in Klang Valley is considerable fair and very effective way to boost up usage of Public transport in Klang Valley. Thumb up to Datuk Idrose and his team for the brilliant idea.

[allurban]

Originally Posted by jee2ice

RM150 per month for any type of public transport is equally to :
~RM150 / 25 working day = RM6 per day for 6-day working commuter; or
~RM150 / 21 working day = RM 7 per day for 5-day working commuter.

and if the person makes more than 2 trips per day, or uses the pass on their weekend or non-working days, the cost per day drops even more.

Cheers, m

[londonbased]

Very good to hear abt integrated ticketing system. I do hope sooner or later, they will have 'one day travel card' simillar to the one in London, unlimited use for all public transport-tube/train/busses/overground/DLR. save alots of money

[hazman16]

I saw the gangway of the 4-car train is similar to the STAR LRT's gangway.

[sparrow1]

The testing really taking very long time...

Just cannot understand why dont they bought it much earlier.

[arief_malaysia96]

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[allurban]

they said October...then they said November...then they said December....

6 trains by year end, they said.....

Cheers, m