The two remaining LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling Line trains out of five that are still operating on the stretch between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya will take turns running to prolong their lifespan. As such, the frequency for this stretch is now 24 minutes, double of the 12 minutes that was announced on Friday.
Rapid KL says that the decision to use the two remaining trains more sparingly is to ensure that they can continue to operate at an optimum level – this will help avoid the full closure of the LRT stations between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya. This pattern starts today.
Here’s the context. Last week, Rapid KL announced that three out of five trains serving the stretch between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya were out of action due to safety reasons, leaving just two operational trains.
The reason is unavoidable. The LRT line was effectively split into two overnight following the structural and track damage that happened on January 27, with trains turning back to where they came from at Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek (the damaged section is between these two stops).
Since then, the five trains that have been “stuck” between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya have not been able to return to the LRT depot in Ampang for maintenance, and three units have been taken out of service because they no longer fulfil the criteria for operations. For safety reasons, basically. If the two remaining trains do the maximum shift, they will soon be out of action too.
To mitigate, Rapid KL introduced a free shuttle bus between Sentul Timur and Bandaraya. The LRT11 route was rolled out last week with 10 buses and will stop at Sentul Timur, Sentul, Titiwangsa, PWTC, Sultan Ismail and Bandaraya stations. The journey from Sentul Timur to Bandaraya is expected to take 30 minutes.
From today, there will be 15 buses serving this route with a frequency of 10 minutes. Rapid KL says that DBKL will support this initiative with a special lane to smoothen flow. Hang on in there, two surviving trains.
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So many frequent breakdown. Failed
Loke & Co is doing worst duty job ever than Wee. Baru 2bulan saje dah breakdown terok!
Unfortunately, current ceo and chairman of prasarana were appointed by wee. Sack both and let loke appoint his men. Current chairman was ex axiata ceo.
This wouldn’t have happened if wee did his job as minister by ensuring the Bandaraya soho tower project abides by the Railway Protection Zone regulations. Nice try to shift the blame here, corrupt cybertrooper.
Current Transport Minister needs to step down. Failure to the country. Shutting down main transport line in the main city is no joke. Previous under him lrt train crashing into each other and now this. Malu apa bossku
Train crash occurred in 2021 when Wee was transport minister. Get your facts right PN.
Anyway, who was the wilayah minister that approved the condo project at LRT Bandaraya that led to the disruption today?
So many cybertroopers busy defending the old wilayah minister. Really odd.
Quote: “this pattern starts today”. Unfortunately, the abysmal pattern of not caring and inadequate maintenance started 20 years ago! The worse part is that commuters pay good money for shoddy service!
Hey gomen, do you care for rakyat? If yes, I dare you to appoint capable and deserving transport minister!
It started since ages ago, more than 20years. Lembu korupsi
yeah really sick and tired of MCA troopers trying to shift the blame away from previous minister.
loke had only been in charge for 3 months. the current piling problems and frequently break downs are a result of mismanagement and lack of maintenance starting years ago.
It started since ages ago, more than 20years. Lembu korupsi