Nearly one million commuters stand to benefit from an unlimited monthly pass for RapidKL rail and bus services, set to be introduced early next year, said public transport operator Prasarana.
According to Bernama, the company said in a statement that the move would encourage urban residents to use its services, reducing traffic congestion in the process. A reduction in the number of vehicles on the road would aid the government’s plan of turning Kuala Lumpur into a carbon-free city, the report added.
Prasarana also mentioned that it was committed to improving its bus network, and it plans to do so by utilising all of its assets – 1,131 RapidKL buses, 408 Rapid Penang buses, 69 Rapid Kuantan buses and 300 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) buses. It added that it was ready to work with private bus companies to manage routes and services along with controlling costs, in order to maximise efficiency and quality of service.
During the tabling of Budget 2019 in the Dewan Rakyat, finance minister Lim Guan Eng said that the government had put aside RM240 million for the introduction of the new monthly pass, adding that an unlimited travel pass for RapidKL buses will also be made available at RM50 per month.
Prasarana also praised a RM20 million allocation to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to expand the free GoKL bus service, as well as the continuation of the LRT3 project. The latter has seen a large reduction in cost from RM31.6 billion to RM16.6 billion, and the company said it was confident that the project would complement the public transport network for the Bandar Utama corridor from Shah Alam to Klang.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
Will this free pass cost comes from the Government or does it comes from the allocation for public transports? If the former then kudos, but if it’s the latter than this is a very-very bad idea.
Public transports should be made cheaply as possible for all to afford but not to the extend of crippling its operation and expansion. The previous systems failed and lost money due to them having to bear the brunt of freeriders while not having the money for CAPEX on expanding their connectivity. Sustainability is important for the public transport systems to work.
Prasarana’s previous direction was aimed for sustainability as long the projected ridership is achievable. Free passes should only be given to those who are OKU, senior citizen, or hardcore poor, otherwise RAPIDKL & MRT will fail much like the previous LRTs operators.
Fully agreed. I’m no fan of current administration. BUT this time bajet, Housing education & people Welfare got highest in Msia moden history. So forza Malaysia ku !
Best la Malaysia Baru & forever
This is good .
But unfortunately ,all the public buses are no where efficient, time keeping and connecting to our working places
So RM 100 is like going down the drain and no benefit at all because our public buses networks does not linked properly and we still need our cars to get there.
Pakatan minister of transport please look into the connectivity and efficiency of our public transport before implementing RM 100 to be beneficial .
Bring back dedicated bus lane….then your busses will be on time & fine those driving on the bus lane heavily to deter them. If there are only 2 lane, make 1 lane a bus lane…lets those cager suffer, then they will start using public transports. Knowing msian attitude, it must be paksa rela
Please include the expensive fare for poor service on KTM.
Unbridled usage of free pass in the PutraLine & STAR LRTs which caused them to bleed money and having to be ‘saved’ by the Govt thru Prasarana (the previous Govt having to absorb both their accumulated debts). This sounds much like another round of Rapid will be bleeding and having the Govt bailing it out, but this time on mega scale (LRT 1,2,3, MRT 1&2, Monorel, RapidKL, RapidKuantan, RapidPenang buses, RapidFerry).
Shortterm thinking by this One Term Govt.
Don’t say words you’re gonna regret
Don’t let the fire rush to your head
I’ve heard the accusation before
And I ain’t gonna take any more
Don’t leave false illusions behind
Don’t cry cause I ain’t changing my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain’t gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving
-Leo Sayer, Eye in the Sky
million of users….exclude Sabah and Sarawak
Haaaa…. tepuk….. even now, the fare box collection is not enough to even pay for the electricity cost, how are they going to pay for the maintenance?
When public transports are run down and broken, thats when the rakyat are forced to get P3 cars. See the wicked schemes of that Man?