Repairs for the LRT Ampang Line track section between Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations, specifically structural repairs, will take seven months to complete. As such, commuters will have to wait till September 2023 for the train line to run normally again, according to TheVibes in a tweet attached below.
To recap, on January 27, Rapid KL blocked access to the LRT Ampang Line between Masjid Jamek and Bandaraya stations, and trains from both directions will turn back to where they came from. The train operator said that the issue stems from a ‘kinked’ track near the Bandaraya station and structural damage of an overpass in the area was found, believed to be caused by nearby ongoing construction.
To fill the gap, so to speak, Rapid KL has extended peak hours for the LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling Line and KL Monorail, and deployed a fleet of buses to shuttle riders around. The fix can’t come soon enough for daily commuters relying on KL’s longest serving LRT line, but safety first.
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Ampang LRT users will have to put up with disruption between its Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations until September as structural repairs will take up to seven months to complete.
— TheVibes.com (@thevibesnews) February 22, 2023
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MACC should look into this cause might be due to poor workmanship that causes defect in the structure as always the case.
Some people failed at reading skill “According to Prasarana, investigations show that the damage to three structures of the viaduct and pier was caused by ground movement, believed to be from a nearby construction side.”
Blaming the authorities and whining are the best skills many people have… they don’t build anything but are just happy with their skills to do so.
if the responsible parties had been more diligent in maintaining the infrastructure, the damage wouldn’t be this bad i would say. when you always think your inactions don’t have consequences, this is what happens
Some people failed at reading skill “According to Prasarana, investigations show that the damage to three structures of the viaduct and pier was caused by ground movement, believed to be from a nearby construction side.”
This is just absolutely disappointing, knowing that it’s one of the oldest and busiest train routes, there should have been a constant checking of tracks to ensure smooth operations.
I live right next to the Bandaraya station and frequently use it to travel long distances, this disruption has really caused chaos in everyone’s daily commute.
Years ago I watched a Discovery channel documentary about the Washington DC metro – the thing that struck me was every night after service ends until start of service the next day, the track maintenance team goes over as much of the route as possible to identify and correct any faults. Every single night. This LRT track fault was picked up after a train driver noticed it (kudos to him, but should have been picked up earlier). Until and unless this country adopts the whole concept of running a rail transit system – maintenance/ticketing/last mile connections/passenger flow/rolling stock – we can build LRT 4,5,6,7 and beyond and we still won’t have a functional public transport system. Instead everything is parcelled out to whichever crony has the biggest pockets so they all just take the easy money earners and ignore the nuts and bolts because it costs them more.
Finding a scapegoat to cover up oneselve responsibilities is always the fine culture in the boleh land
Can they give a better explanation on how they going to repair it and why it takes 7 months?
If this was happened in Singapore, it would have been fixed a long time ago. This shows how slow Malaysia is in handling our public transportation issues. Why need 7 months if only one little section is involved? We are not being told the inside story. Everything is always just fabricated and covered-up while some fat pigs become rich and the poor rakyat suffers.
Go live in India if you dont like. Use your OCI card.