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KTMB Komuter free rides to Batu Caves, Jan 31-Feb 1

KTMB Komuter free rides to Batu Caves, Jan 31-Feb 1

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) shall be providing free rides on its Klang Valley Commuter service for 2 days, on January 31 and February 1 in conjuction with Thaipusam this yr, reported The Star.

The quantity of passengers on the Komuter service on the free-to-ride days of January 31 and February 1 is anticipated to succeed in 450,000 passengers. As well as, the Komuter service will function across the clock from January 30 till February 2, when the service is anticipated to see as much as 700,000 passengers, stated transport minister Anthony Loke.

“Our precedence is to make sure that the motion of the general public throughout Thaipusam is easy, orderly and protected. That is a part of the federal government’s effort to make Thaipusam extra accessible and significant particularly for Hindu devotees,” he stated.

A complete of 609 Komuter journeys are deliberate for this era, comprising 302 companies on the Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang line, 165 on the Batu Caves-Port Klang line and 142 on the Tanjong Malim-KL Sentral line, which symbolize a rise of 23% in comparison with final yr, Loke stated.

KTMB Komuter free rides to Batu Caves, Jan 31-Feb 1

An extra 216 journeys particularly for Batu Caves shall be out there in comparison with the common scheduling of 98 journeys each day, and the additional prepare companies will run past the common last service every night time. The road from KL Sentral to Batu Caves shall be improved to each half-hour, stated the transport minister.

Moreover, 28 prepare stations will function 24 hours each day to be able to help aged passengers, individuals with disabilities, pregnant girls and households with younger youngsters, he stated. Loke reminded customers that every one transactions shall be cashless with choices to make use of the KITS Fashion utility, Komuter Hyperlink card, Contact ’n Go, debit or bank cards, ticket kiosks and counters.

To ease congestion at Batu Caves, members of the general public are inspired to make use of the LRT and MRT companies earlier than taking transfers with the KTM Komuter at 9 key interchange stations, Loke stated. These are KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, Putra, Financial institution Negara, Subang Jaya, Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kajang, Kampung Batu and Sungai Buloh.

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