KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB), the asset operator for the LRT-STAR and LRT-PUTRA, plans to procure an additional 32 train sets to increase ridership capacity to about 500,000 passengers daily, Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat said Thursday.In a statement, he said the new trains would arrive in stages early next year with full delivery completed by 2011.
"In order to fulfill the increasing demand, or usage of both LRT-STAR and LRT-PUTRA which totals about 300,000 passenger daily, I am given to understand that SPNB has planned to procure the additional train sets," added Ong.
In a surprise move Thursday morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who took rides on the KTM Komuter and LRT rail service from Serdang to the city centre, expressed dissatisfaction over the services provided and wanted immediate improvements.
He said the existing services were not systematic and there were not enough coaches, adding that coverage was not comprehensive, leaving many areas not serviced.
Ong said the Government had allocated RM200 million to procure 10 sets of Electric Multiple Units (EMU) to meet the increasing demand or usage of KTMB Komuter services in Klang Valley, which totalled to about 100,000 passenger per day.He said the new sets of EMU were expected to arrive in stages in 2010 and on top of that, five sets of Electric Train Sets would be procured to facilitate the KL-Sentral-Ipoh Fast Train services which were expected to arrive in 2010.
Meanwhile, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) in a statement Thursday, said the critical shortage of train sets was the main cause of overcrowding in commuter trains.
It said the shortage was due to a major overhaul programme pertaining to 50 KTM Komuter train sets which had been operating since 1995.
Thus, KTMB was forced to operate only 27 train sets per day although they needed between 36 and 40 sets to operate efficiently.
The statement added that KTMB would also change the seating arrangement and increase the hand-grips in the coaches in line with the increase in passengers.
tunku : pak lah surprised visit gave some benefits to the passengers.they will have more coaches now. his surprised visit too bring much benefits to scomi, they will supply all the coaches. 2 in 1 surprise visit.
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yeah...!! yeah...!!
This one of the things the he need to do before the "so called" handing over plan.
Make tons og money for his anak cucu cicit piut and siut!!
Bukan apa, tapi saya rasa cemas dan heran juga ramai orang, kalau sebut nama SCOMI langsung tak boleh bagi apa2 projek, dan kalau dapat, salah.
Apakah SCOMI itu syarikat non-Malay? Memang dia dibursa sahamkan tapi yang saya lihat, CEO dia dan pengarah2 dia lebih ramai Melayu. Malah pekerja2 dia pun persen Melayu ramai.
Kalau tak bagi pada SCOMI nak bagi pada siapa? Cina? Orang putih? Pasal pada hemat saya, kurang benar syarikat yang boleh dikatakan dijalani oleh orang Melayu yang ada infrastruktur, keupayaan dan backing yang boleh memajukan projek seperti ini. Kalau ada yang comes to mind immediately, silakan beri nama dia kerana saya betul tak tahu, dan bukan pura2.
Ini macam zaman TDM dulu lah. Bila dia bagi projek, kroni. Pasal anak dia ada dalam lembaga pengarah, sah tak boleh, salah. Tapi pada masa itu, kalau nak bagi, pada syarikat mana yang boleh buat? Pasti syarikat gergasi Cina dan dari luar negara. Kan best in the world tu.
Sorry kalau terkasar atau menyakitkan hati.
biasalah,
dah jadi anak pm ada lah set back dia. mana boleh bg business direct dr kerajaan.
i think there's nothing wrong if scomi gonna supply the coaches as long as the people can benefit from it.at least Pak Lah dares to have his own share of using public transportation.
Now he could feel why people are not satisfied with the public transport efficiency and services. It might be good for him to do like this often; I mean a suprise visits so that these lazy ministers will get their ass working fast to do the jobs.
it will only come to a problem when other company can supply a better train with better services and after sales services with less expensive price.
MONOPOLY is a board game by Hasbro.
Lawatan secara mengejut ni patut diberi perhatian oleh semua menteri yang ada dalam kabinet.
jangan nak dok dalam "comfort zone" semata-mata.Sekali-sekala tu rasalah jugak sendiri menjadi "rakyat biasa".
Lawatan secara mengejut memang kena "on-your-face" kat menteri-menteri yang ada sekarang ni.
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