Rapid KL’s Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) service is now called Rapid KL On-Demand, and the vans are being introduced in new areas in the Klang Valley.
Starting from February 1, the On-Demand vans will serve the Taman Desa – Old Klang Road area (T650B, via the Trek Rides app), LRT Bangsar – Taman Bandaraya (T850B, Trek Rides), MRT Putrajaya Sentral – Presint 11 (T512B, Kummute) and Taman Genting Setapak – Setapak (T250B, Kummute). Two vans for each zone, except for Setapak, which gets four.
You will have to use either the Kummute (Kumpool), Trek or Mobi app depending on the location.
Rapid KL says that the Bangsar and Putrajaya routes connect commuters to train stations (LRT and MRT respectively), while the Old Klang Road and Setapak vans will utilise the bus lanes on OKR and Jalan Genting Klang, bringing riders from their homes to the bus route on the main road.
The public transport operator says that since the on-demand vans were trialled in May 2023, it has grown to nine routes and 20 vans. As of August 2024, average ridership has grown to over 2,000 passengers a day. These nine routes, which has 203 stops in total, will be improved on based on the needs of the communities.
Seats on the vans can be booked on the respective apps from 6am to 11.30 pm. The fare is RM1 per journey, and one can pay with My50/MyCity/Pas Famili, Touch n Go cars, MyRapid concession cards and the OKU Smile pass.
Earlier this month, transport minister Anthony Loke said that DRT is a hit and announced that Prasarana will be introducing 300 more vans for this first-mile, last-mile connectivity solution – full story here.
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Still how to book the seats are not revealed and have to search more or how to do about it.
It is worse than having a planned bus route. It doesn’t address why more Malaysians don’t use public buses – they don’t follow a published schedule so if you want to get to work on time, you almost can never rely on it. People are more than happy to use the LRT/MRT. Frequency of trains are excellent. But getting to and from the station without a personal transport option is always what lets the whole thing down. I’ve tried the DRT nonsense and compared it to when the stations first opened in 1998 with feeder buses. An on time bus was simply better. The bus routes then covered more area and meant more people had access to LRT. This new DRT means a significant walk because the route is so limited in reach. Might as well take Grab and add another car to the road.
Can book via the mentri’s husband who owns it. Just need to find out which mentri is it.
too many apps to get a ride… might as well i ride my bike or just walk
Could you furnish me a contact number to call for this on demand van rides