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.
Now, it’s expanding in Shah Alam and Klang. From today, July 18, there will be 12 new zones in the two high-population Selangor cities. The routes are Persiaran Dato Menteri – KTM Shah Alam, KTM Padang Jawa – Terminal 17, KTM Padang Jawa – Seksyen 7 and U12 Cahaya Alam in and around Shah Alam.
Also included are Bandar Baru Klang, KTM Klang – Batu Belah, Taman Summit, KTM Klang – Teluk Gadong, Sri Andalas, Klang Jaya, Bandar Bukit Tinggi and Bandar Puteri. Each zone above will be allocated two vans except for KTM Klang – Teluk Gadong and Klang Jaya, which gets three.
Elsewhere, the Desa Pinggiran Putra – Dataran Gemilang Putrajaya zone will be combined with the MRT Putrajaya Sentral – PICC zone – the new name is MRT Putrajaya Sentral – PICC & Desa Pinggiran Putra.
The sole app for booking a ride in these new 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. Now, credit and debit cards are also accepted, for ultimate convenience. Operation hours are from 6am to 11.30 pm.
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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