It appears we might see a revision in fares charged by Prasarana for its Rapid Rail train services if the concessionaire has its way with the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), according to Bernama.
Group managing director Datuk Azmi Abdul Aziz told the national news agency that such a move is necessary, given the rise in both maintenance costs and electricity tariffs. He added that a review on fares was last done in 2002, and that the potential new rates will be dependent on an assessment by SPAD.
“The review on the rates can, among other things, offset the existing costs, besides enabling train services to be improved for the public,” he told reporters after a briefing on the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project at the Awan Besar Station.
Azmi also said that the first four stations in the first phase of the Ampang LRT line extension will begin service as soon as October 31 this year – these include Awan Besar, Muhibbah, Alam Sutera and Kinrara BK 5.
Another seven stations in the second phase of the Ampang line project are expected to be operational by March, while another 12 additional stations are being built along a 17.4 km route on the Kelana Jaya line, with the lights set to go on by June 2016.
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Wah naik lagi. Semua naik except gaji. T.T
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KL’s public transport still have a long way to catch with country like Singapore. It is not developing in tandem with the economy and population (probably they under estimate the millions of migrants). While there is an objective to grow the national car business but the roads just can’t accommodate the number of cars and limited parking space. The result, high cost of car ownership ie more toll roads, exorbitant parking rates, fuel wastage on traffic jam, etc. Raising train fares will discourage certain group of users. The current return fare from Pandan Jaya to KLCC is RM8. It cost RM40 for a family of 5. So, it is more cost effective and comfortable to drive. Raising train fares may trigger a hike in parking rates too.
OMG for a student like me the current fares are already quite high they still want to increase the fares…
I thought you have 5 myvi at home
WTFish~! now consider not convenient and expensive… still wanna raise the fare~! I get Bicycle better =…=
Yes 20km/h on road everyday, better get bike or bicycle
Public transport should be affordable for the public. This is simply another case of poor management by a literally poor government.
I am gonna tell my boss this:
Boss, I arrive late to office bcoz my car broke down every morning. So, please increase my salary so I can buy new car and reach office on time every morning”
Maybe the more attractive one should read like this:
“Boss, I arrive late to office bcoz my Proton car always broke down. So, please increase my salary so I can buy new Toyota (as recommended by Sam Jamban) and reach office on time every morning”
This GMD Datuk obviously is not an entrepreneur. Typical salary man with subsidy mentality. When the surrounding factors are tougher, you ought to make your self more efficient ..
why paying minister of transportation where SPAD is making the call? canned those MCA guy la.
And they are wondering why there are more and more people driving to work
Public transportation in not supposed to be profit making, it’s about providing service to be used by people.
Most public transport worldwide make losses, even Singapore. Very few made profit, and even so through other means eg development on their land, to provide mall-station. Our Prasarana tried to do this too, with Nu Sentral mall at KL Sentral.
It is normal practice for public transport to rely on govt funding to keep in operational. Perhaps our govt really becoming bankrupt they can no longer fund Prasarana. Thanks 1MDB, yuo are of genious!
If the government can’t handle this, let the state take over lah!!! Everything also privatise. When privatized why need SPAD and Ministry of Transportion?
Public transportation and essential public utilities should have never been privatized.