Rapid KL is implementing women’s coaches on the MRT Putrajaya Line starting today, April 8. The pink-marked women’s-only coaches was introduced on the MRT Kajang Line last year. Rapid KL says that women’s-only coaches have been successfully implemented in places such as New Delhi, Jakarta, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, among other mega cities.
For those who aren’t already used to women’s coaches, it’s in the middle of the train – part of coaches number two and three with four doors. The platform, platform doors and women’s-only zone in the trains are clearly marked in pink.
With that clear, who is then welcome in the pink coaches? Females of all ages, obviously, but Rapid KL states that boys below 12 years old accompanied by a female guardian are allowed too. As for couples and groups, the lady can ride in the normal coach with her male companion, who is not allowed in the female coach – it’s either this or the couple/group can split up.
However, OKUs and their guardians can are given priority in any coach, women’s or normal. Guys, stay away from the pink zone and ladies, now that you have your own safe space, make the women’s coach your top priority instead of just grabbing any seat available? Let’s all be courteous commuters.
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well hope those females fill up their own coaches before coming into the mixed ones
lovebirds can’t be separated. Spouses must always keep in close proximity
Families can go to the general coach please
i need a male-only coach please
so they don’t believe in equal rights
Lesbians most welcome (especially the shuttlecocks who claim to be religious and shy, but are hungry hantus when the tudungs come off).
I hope they realize that although “koc” is BM “coach”, any EN educated person (eg: tourists) will read it as “cock” first.
Are Malaysian men so uncivilised and incidents of female harassment in the train or public transport so high that we need to implement this kind of rules.
If so, we need pink buses, pink aeroplane, etc…