At present, Klang Valley rail commuters can alight at any MRT, LRT or Monorail station under a single payment system. However, KTM Bhd’s KTM Komuter service is not integrated with the three lines, which are operated by Prasarana’s RapidKL arm. This will change soon if the government has its way.
By the end of the year, according to transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, reported by The Star. “This is already in our plans, but KTM Komuter is operated by a different company We need to have in-depth discussions with the two parties to ensure that they can be integrated into a single system,” he told reporters in KL today.
“The systems they use are different. We hope the integration can be done as soon as possible, hopefully by the end of the year,” Liow said, adding that KTM’s system had room for improvement.
The KTM Komuter is increasingly looking like a laggard in the Klang Valley’s modern rail network, now boosted by the full opening of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line, officially launched by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday. Rides on the MRT, LRT and Monorail will be 50% off from now till August 31.
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Better late than never I suppose….
Better late & overbudget than never we suppose….
We’ll wait for Penang’s proposed LRT line (1 line from KOMTAR to Bayan Baru) to materialize, then we’ll see which one is over budget.
Fed Gov should to quickly approve the project so we all can see how they “fail”
Fuuh lembah klang, johor bila lagi
I believe if all Klang Valley Rail operation is operated by One Single Metro Company away from Prasarana which has spread its wings to wide. eg. Klang Valley Metro Rail Company Sdn. Bhd. that will cover KL and entire Selangor operations only.
So all Assets, Operation and Maintenance can be merged and expertise can be shared, except Kommuter will lease track under agreement as Control and Signaling will still remain under KTM.
Another eg. Way to cut further Maintenance cost is to have Maintenance Workshop and Yard in one location for all 5 systems. Build a Multi storey Workshop headed by one single Works General Manager, ground floor: Kommuter, 1st floor: both L.R.T’s, 2nd floor: M.R.T’s, 3rd floor: Monorail and 4th floor: Maintenance Office and single Depot Control Center.
SPAD should come clean. The discussion with KTM has dragged on for at least 4 years because they do not have the dough to cough out RM300m to upgrade their systems to match with the 21st century ones used by MRT and latter-day LRTs.
SPAD too wouldn’t have the dough. But really, this should have been done concurrent with the MRT and the new LRT3 lines.
should be able d so, look at our neighbor , singapore. I dont know how they set it but when you use their MRT (which operate by 2 different company, SMRT and SBS Transit). they can do it, i am sure we can
Because both SMRT & SBS are owned by government but managed by private companies.
Put in there ERL Transit as well.
Didn’t kTm just upgrade their ticketing system? Whats that for?
Rather than integrating the payment system which is an important component of the value chain, the more immediate and significant aspect the “seamless integration and connectivity” bewteen KTM stations and the other rail links. Pitty the old folks and children having to disembark, then walk up and down and navigating dangerous traffic just for an interchange. Know your prorities dear clueless Minister!!
Why everytime talks about KTM Paultan will use that picture? However, I like this…
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It shouldn’t be difficult, learn how Japan did their integrated rail systems which are operated by different companies.
After years of ticketing system upgrade, KTM can’t even integrate Touch n Go into their newly launched Komuter Link card and entry/exit gates and I wonder how many years needed for them to get it integrated with other rail operators. RapidKL able to integrate their RapidCard with Touch N Go so seamlessly.
KTM management useless as usual
KTMB technically owned by Malaysian Gov
RapidKL ultimatedly owned by Malaysian Gov thru some Ministry
Like that still cannot settle?