The soon to be introduced monthly unlimited Rapid bus and rail pass will be only for Malaysians, transport minister Anthony Loke said, reported by The Star.
Announced last week in Budget 2019, the scheme will start on January 1, 2019, and will utilise the Touch n Go function in MyKad and MyTentera identification cards.
“Subscription can be made at all LRT and MRT stations or the four bus hubs at Shah Alam, Greenwood, Sri Nilam and Terminal Kajang. It can be topped up at any place with Touch n Go reloading facilities such as Touch n Go kiosks, petrol stations or ATMs,” Loke said in Putrajaya today.
Two versions of the monthly unlimited pass will be available – a RM100 pass for all Rapid rail (MRT, LRT, Monorail, Sunway BRT) and bus services (including MRT feeder buses), and a RM50 pass for all Rapid bus services in the Klang Valley.
“We are hoping to launch the pass in early December, and we want prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to officiate it. Users can start registering for the pass in December, and it can be utilised from 12.01 am on January 1. So if you are out celebrating the New Year countdown, you can already use the pass to travel back home,” explained Loke.
He added that the government has allocated a budget of RM240 million per year for the unlimited pass, which has the aim of boosting public transport usage and reducing the burden of lower income groups.
“For example, those who travel from Kajang to KLCC will have to spend around RM280 a month, by spending RM5.40 on their train ride and RM1 for feeder buses one way. By using the 30-day pass, the user only pays RM100 a month and therefore can save RM180,” Loke explained.
If you noticed that there has been no mention of KTM Komuter, that’s because it has different costs and ticketing systems. “KTM Komuter trips are longer and therefore will cost a lot more. It also has a different ticketing system to the one used by Rapid. However, the government has a plan to reduce the cost of the KTM Komuter service which will be announced later. Of course, the long-term plan is to integrate the KTM Komuter system with Rapid,” the minister said.
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Loki, Malaysians only …but oppo tatap komplen
Oppo dulu kuat komplen… oh wai
Captain Obvious being so obvious again. Previous subsidised Rapid Pass were also limited to Malaysians lar, why are you respinning the wheel and saying the obvious? Be more productive and actually implement something good for once lar!
Not just Captain Obvious but oso Captain Slow.
No, he is not captain slow but the existing past government advisors surrounding him got no good ideas or provide any good solutions in helping him to solve all the short comings. The old advisor heads should roll actually.to get a better ministry of transport.
They only collect GAJi Buta sahaja. Pity the Transport Minister. To do everything and idea himself.
About time!
Now get KTM on the bandwagon as well.
For Klang Valley n nearby people only ye.. other state people dun pay tax please dok diam2…
So true! Us Johorians should contribute out taxes directly to TMJ for the states prosperity instead of giving to KL folks. We have hardly any need for free rail pass here anyways.
Public transports > all
Greedy malaysian will resale monthly pass to foreigners with a higher price…
Aree with that comment. After these will see they open counter to sell to PATI and making extra money.
“the scheme will start on January 1, 2019, and will utilise the Touch n Go function in MyKad and MyTentera identification cards.”
….no thanks.
Best deal for the people so far. Hope more & more deals like this are offerred to Malaysians with IC.
RM5.40 to KLCC? Why so malas? MRT Kajang – MRT Bukit Bintang (RM3.30 for monthly pass), walk 10-15 minutes through the Pavilion walkway. That’s RM8.60 round trip per day. Assuming a 22-day working schedule (which is where the RM280 figure comes from), that’s RM189.20 per month, so you end up saving RM89.20 monthly, not RM180. Still significant, but not as boom boom bombastic as claimed. I would know, because I am actually USING the public transport system, not just sitting behind a desk looking through lifeless statistics, Tony.
So shy for the protesters and anti Gomen commentators. They made big noise about all this during Budget Day.
Now they have to hide their face cause malu. Government knows better la.
Same with fuel subsidy. Make so much of noise about 1.5 luxury cars benefitting. Next day government said only the poor will benefit.
Now that is part of the reason i voted for this CLEAN and EFFICIENT government that care for its ppl. Cheers.
CLEAN? No. Not with their up-pricing of the public transportation works for no reason (in fact, they specced down everything).
EFFICIENT? yes. Efficient at sapu-ing every opportunity they can make money.
addition, should be malaysians working in malaysia only. we pay all the taxes but those malaysians working overseas enjoy.
Malaysian might buy the pass and sell higher to expat to get extra money. Anyway hopefully government can implement the system into Mykad in order for this not to be happened.
Monthly (every month entitled) or one-off unlimited usage for 30 days only? Mana2 still TQ!
Its honestly not fair.. No dought the ktm prices will be lowered but then students who travel o the ktm will be unfair. I wish it would apply for all public transport so v all cn save money.