Rapid KL On-Demand vans have been doing a good job connecting commuters to and from their homes to train stations, bridging the so-called first and last mile. So far, the stations are LRT and MRT ones within the Prasarana family, but lately, the vans have also been serving train stations outside of its network.
From June 16, there will be five new zones that are described by Rapid KL as areas with high population density and rapid urbanisation. The routes are MRT Kwasa Sentral – Subang Bestari/Subang Skypark Terminal, MRT Semantan – Menara DBKL, MRT Metro Prima – Taman Beringin, MRT Putrajaya Sentral – Presint 1 and MRT Cyberjaya City Centre – Cyberjaya.
A total of 17 vans will be used for these five zones. The sole app for booking a ride in these zones is Rapid On-Demand. The fare is RM1 per ride and one can pay with My50/MyCity/Pas Famili, Touch n Go cards, MyRapid concession cards and the OKU Smile pass.
Rapid Bus says that with the addition of these five zones, there are now 16 zones of Rapid KL On-Demand connections to MRT Kajang and Putrajaya lines, with 46 vans used. Since the service was introduced in January 2024, there are now 162 vans serving 60 zones throughout the Klang Valley.
In January, transport minister Anthony Loke said that DRT (Demand Responsive Transit, the previous name for on-demand vans) is a hit and announced that Prasarana will be introducing 300 more vans for this first-mile, last-mile connectivity solution.
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I’m living 2km away from the train station but no feeder bus. When DRT was announced in the area I was happy until I discovered they did not serve my residential area lol back to square one.
Anthony Loke and Madani the best.