LRT woes
News 1: LRT failure wreaks havoc
KUALA LUMPUR: The RapidKL LRT service on the Kelana Jaya line was interrupted for 10 hours from 7.02am yesterday when one of its trains experienced technical problems.
Passengers were evacuated at the Damai Station and alternate service was provided between the Masjid Jamek and Terminal Putra stations.
The disruption caused massive jams throughout the day. Irate commuters complained that not only they were late for work they also had difficulty going home.
RapidKL's corporate communications division senior manager Katherine Chew said in a statement that the service between Kelana Jaya and Masjid Jamek stations was normal. She said all services were restored at about 5pm.
RapidKL provided alternative modes of transport for commuters travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Terminal Putra.
Commuters going to Wangsa Maju were advised to take the Ampang/Sri Petaling line to Titiwangsa station and from there, to take the RapidKL Bus T20 to Wangsa Maju.
Feeder buses and dedicated bus shuttle services were also available to take commuters to other destinations.
News 2: Commuters stranded by break down
IN the last one month, the Putra LRT line has been hit by more than three major disruptions and yesterday's train breakdown seemed to be the tip of the iceberg.
City commuters were stranded at the Taman Melati, Wangsa Maju, Setiawangsa, Jelatek, Datuk Keramat and Damai stations when a train broke down in the middle of the tracks between the Damai and Datuk Keramat stations at about 7am.
Feeder buses were provided by Rapid KL for affected commuters to work and school. The buses travelled from the stations to KLCC.
During the disruption that lasted more than eight hours, services were stalled between the Damai and Datuk Keramat stations while alternate services were provided along the rest of the route.
Long queues were seen at all stations, especially KL Sentral, Masjid Jamek and KLCC, where shutters were partially closed to control the crowd, and coaches moved at a slower pace than usual.
The crowd even spilled over to bus stops near KLCC and commuters complained that taxi drivers were charging triple the normal metered rate.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur student Akla Shafie, 20, said he missed class in the morning because of the train breakdown and the feeder bus did not travel up to the Jalan Raja Abdullah area where his university was located.
“I came out of my house at 8.30am to take the train at the Jelatek station. Then, the service was down and I decided to forego my class and return to my kampung in Muar.
“I have experienced this before and this was the second time I had to skip class. I think the maintenance of the trains should be done more frequently so that incidents like this will not recur,” he said.
G. Sriram, 24, who usually takes a train from Terminal Putra to KL Sentral where his company's transport will pick him up, was stuck between the Terminal Putra and Setiawangsa stations for more than two hours.
“There were no instructions on the service delay when I bought my ticket at Terminal Putra. I waited for 20 to 30 minutes and took a train to Setiawangsa where we were asked to take a feeder bus to Ampang Park and KLCC.
“There have been two or three incidents within the last month and during one of them, I was stuck in a train in the middle of the tracks before it reached Masjid Jamek.
“I need to go to work by public transport but these (breakdowns) have caused a lot of inconvenience,” he said.
Another commuter Idris Daud, 62, said he had no idea what happened to the train and merely followed instructions via announcements made at the stations.
“All I knew was that only one side of the track could be used. This was the first time I experienced such an incident,” he said.
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak student N. Mahalatchmy, 20, who missed the majority of her classes, had to resort to calling her father to send her to university.
“My class commenced at 10am and I was still stuck at Setiawangsa; my assignment marks will all be gone,” she added.
Another commuter, who only wanted to be known as S. C. said commuters should have been advised at the station of origin to avoid chaos at Masjid Jamek as there were no notices.
Firdaus Mat Zain, 29, waited for hours at the Wangsa Maju and Datuk Keramat stations but he insisted not to take the feeder bus to his destination at KLCC.
RTM producer Mohd Fahmi Sarindi, 26, who missed his assignment at Angkasapuri, said: “This was not the first time and there were many such incidents in a year.”
Student Michelle Thomas, 18, wanted to leave early for LCCT in KLIA to take a flight back to Sabah but her plan had to be interrupted for a few hours.
“This was the first time I had to be stuck here (at Setiawangsa) alone heavy luggage,” she said.
In the parliamentary session last month, several MPs such as Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (BN – Bintulu) and Datuk Mohamed Aziz (BN – Sri Gading) questioned the Railways Department and Rapid KL for the breakdown of the Kelana Jaya LRT line in July.
In reply, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said the department had been given two months to investigate the incident and his ministry would submit its findings to Parliament.
In a statement, Rapid KL said service was interrupted at 7.02am due to technical problems. At press time, repairs were still being carried out.
Source : www.thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: The RapidKL LRT service on the Kelana Jaya line was interrupted for 10 hours from 7.02am yesterday when one of its trains experienced technical problems.
Passengers were evacuated at the Damai Station and alternate service was provided between the Masjid Jamek and Terminal Putra stations.
The disruption caused massive jams throughout the day. Irate commuters complained that not only they were late for work they also had difficulty going home.
RapidKL's corporate communications division senior manager Katherine Chew said in a statement that the service between Kelana Jaya and Masjid Jamek stations was normal. She said all services were restored at about 5pm.
RapidKL provided alternative modes of transport for commuters travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Terminal Putra.
Commuters going to Wangsa Maju were advised to take the Ampang/Sri Petaling line to Titiwangsa station and from there, to take the RapidKL Bus T20 to Wangsa Maju.
Feeder buses and dedicated bus shuttle services were also available to take commuters to other destinations.
News 2: Commuters stranded by break down
IN the last one month, the Putra LRT line has been hit by more than three major disruptions and yesterday's train breakdown seemed to be the tip of the iceberg.
City commuters were stranded at the Taman Melati, Wangsa Maju, Setiawangsa, Jelatek, Datuk Keramat and Damai stations when a train broke down in the middle of the tracks between the Damai and Datuk Keramat stations at about 7am.
Feeder buses were provided by Rapid KL for affected commuters to work and school. The buses travelled from the stations to KLCC.
During the disruption that lasted more than eight hours, services were stalled between the Damai and Datuk Keramat stations while alternate services were provided along the rest of the route.
Long queues were seen at all stations, especially KL Sentral, Masjid Jamek and KLCC, where shutters were partially closed to control the crowd, and coaches moved at a slower pace than usual.
The crowd even spilled over to bus stops near KLCC and commuters complained that taxi drivers were charging triple the normal metered rate.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur student Akla Shafie, 20, said he missed class in the morning because of the train breakdown and the feeder bus did not travel up to the Jalan Raja Abdullah area where his university was located.
“I came out of my house at 8.30am to take the train at the Jelatek station. Then, the service was down and I decided to forego my class and return to my kampung in Muar.
“I have experienced this before and this was the second time I had to skip class. I think the maintenance of the trains should be done more frequently so that incidents like this will not recur,” he said.
G. Sriram, 24, who usually takes a train from Terminal Putra to KL Sentral where his company's transport will pick him up, was stuck between the Terminal Putra and Setiawangsa stations for more than two hours.
“There were no instructions on the service delay when I bought my ticket at Terminal Putra. I waited for 20 to 30 minutes and took a train to Setiawangsa where we were asked to take a feeder bus to Ampang Park and KLCC.
“There have been two or three incidents within the last month and during one of them, I was stuck in a train in the middle of the tracks before it reached Masjid Jamek.
“I need to go to work by public transport but these (breakdowns) have caused a lot of inconvenience,” he said.
Another commuter Idris Daud, 62, said he had no idea what happened to the train and merely followed instructions via announcements made at the stations.
“All I knew was that only one side of the track could be used. This was the first time I experienced such an incident,” he said.
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak student N. Mahalatchmy, 20, who missed the majority of her classes, had to resort to calling her father to send her to university.
“My class commenced at 10am and I was still stuck at Setiawangsa; my assignment marks will all be gone,” she added.
Another commuter, who only wanted to be known as S. C. said commuters should have been advised at the station of origin to avoid chaos at Masjid Jamek as there were no notices.
Firdaus Mat Zain, 29, waited for hours at the Wangsa Maju and Datuk Keramat stations but he insisted not to take the feeder bus to his destination at KLCC.
RTM producer Mohd Fahmi Sarindi, 26, who missed his assignment at Angkasapuri, said: “This was not the first time and there were many such incidents in a year.”
Student Michelle Thomas, 18, wanted to leave early for LCCT in KLIA to take a flight back to Sabah but her plan had to be interrupted for a few hours.
“This was the first time I had to be stuck here (at Setiawangsa) alone heavy luggage,” she said.
In the parliamentary session last month, several MPs such as Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (BN – Bintulu) and Datuk Mohamed Aziz (BN – Sri Gading) questioned the Railways Department and Rapid KL for the breakdown of the Kelana Jaya LRT line in July.
In reply, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said the department had been given two months to investigate the incident and his ministry would submit its findings to Parliament.
In a statement, Rapid KL said service was interrupted at 7.02am due to technical problems. At press time, repairs were still being carried out.
Source : www.thestar.com.my
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