November 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Commuters in Kuala Lumpur, take heart. There are efforts afoot to reduce your woes as plans to implement alternative transportation is on the way. Two sets of the six-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are being tested at the KTMB academy here. A local newspaper recently reported the Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha as saying that a total of 38 EMU trains will be fully operational by June next year.
Once all 38 sets are on track, KTMB will be able to serve between 150,000 and 200,000 passengers a day compared to the present 95,000 and also improve frequency from 30 minutes to only 10 minutes.
More Komuter trains are coming our way, good news to both locals and tourists alike
This should cut down waiting and travelling time, good news indeed to both locals and tourists, whom we are sure, would appreciate being able to get to their destinations and see more of the capital, rather than waiting for their transportation, or worse, get caught in the city’s traffic snarl at peak hours.
Ever been caught in one of Kuala Lumpur’s peak hour jams? Definitely not fun!
Read the full article below:
Two sets of the six-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are being tested at the KTMB academy here.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the first EMU set arrived from China on Sept 22, while the second unit arrived on Oct 19.
Four more sets will be arriving by month-end.
Kong said all six sets would be tested before hitting the tracks to ensure the technical specifications and safety features had been adhered to.
“The remaining 32 sets will be shipped in stages. KTMB expects to get all the sets by May next year.
“This means the 38 EMU trains will be fully operational by June next year,” he said after being briefed on the testing and commissioning process at the academy here yesterday.
Once all 38 sets are on track, KTMB will be able to serve between 150,000 and 200,000 passengers a day compared to the present 95,000.
It will also improve frequency from 30 minutes to only 10 minutes.
Kong said the design speed for the EMU was 140kph, but the operational speed would be 120kph. The 38 sets cost RM1.894bil.
Source: The Star
Love malaysia sooo much