Urban Mobility
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 MARCH 2018: The expansion of the Land Public Transport network both in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley and across Malaysia is on track and continues to make positive impact for Malaysians. Overall average daily ridership of public transport in Greater Kuala Lumput (Klang Valley) (combination of rail and bus) rose from 1,162,717 trips in 2016 to 1,206,111 in
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The total ridership for the Klang Valley’s public rail transportation system between January and August this year has increased by 12 percent year-on-year, according to the Malaysian Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD). In terms of numbers, the January-August ridership for 2017 to-date stood at 638,605 compared to 570,021 for the corresponding period in 2016. This number does not include ridership
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MRT Malaysia facebook posted a video taken during a test run from Muzium Negara Station to Cochrane Station. The 9.5 km long underground line is part of SBK Line Phase 2 is scheduled to complete by July 2017. Mass transit urban public transport services operator Prasarana launched the phase 1 of the much anticipated brand new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang also known
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Incentives for electric vehicles and subsidies for green technology companies define many countries’ pursuit of reduced urban traffic congestion and lower greenhouse gas emissions. But Malaysia is taking a different tack — it wants urban commuters to live closer to the land public transport (LPT) network instead. The agenda is to get 80% of the nation’s urban population to dwell
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27 days after its launch of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Phase 1 line from Sungai Buloh to Semantan (SBK Line), Mass Transit Operator Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia) celebrated its landmark one millionth ridership 2 days ago. Launched by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak on December 15, the first phase of the SBK Line
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KUALA LUMPUR – Mass transit urban public transport services operator Prasarana will roll out the phase 1 of the much awaited brand new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang also known as SBK Line this coming Friday 16 Dec 2016 (161216). The phase 1 of the SBK Line involves 12 MRT stations from Sungai Buloh to Semantan covering a distance
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The Malaysian government is providing a swathe of incentives to encourage more people to drive for ride-sharing services, effectively backing what remains, technically, an illegal activity by law. As the Malaysian prime minister tabled Budget 2017 in end-October, one thing became clear: ride-sharing is here to stay in the nation. The question now is whether big local corporates will take the government’s
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