MRT2 Government Takes Notice of Maintenance System Problems On LRT 8211 Anthony Loke

SUNGAI BULOH: The government takes lessons from every incident and problem that happened before involving the light rail transit (LRT) service so that it does not happen to the rapid rail service (MRT) Phase Two system Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the government will put more emphasis on the MRT2 system and other public transport to minimize the expected problems involving maintenance aspects.

"That's because from day one, the government emphasized on maintenance being changed and discussions will be held with Prasarana to further discuss how to cultivate a more transparent maintenance," he said at a press conference during the ministry's work visit to Sungai MRT Depot Buloh today.

This morning, he made a working visit to the MRT Putrajaya Line starting from Putrajaya Sentral station to Titiwangsa station, before heading to Kwasa Damansara station In the meantime, Siew Fook said the government plans to make Titiwangsa in the northern part of the city center as the main public transport hub for the Putrajaya Line MRT2 project because the station will be an interchange station for the monorail, Ampang Line LRT and MRT3 to be built.

"This area is a public transport hub and there are plans to develop this area Initially this (station expansion) was planned together with the MRT3 construction, but I told the MRT Corp that maybe we need to look at this and do it earlier, before the (MRT3) construction," he said.

In addition, he said, the number of daily passengers for the Putrajaya Line MRT service which will start operating fully in mid-March is expected to reach approximately 200,000 within the next two years He said the MRT2 Putrajaya Line, which cost RM30.

53 billion for construction costs and system costs, is now 99 9 percent complete and hopes to attract more public transport users to use the service.

"For a period of one to two years, we hope it can reach 200,000 daily passengers, that is indeed our hope, but like any MRT or LRT service it will take time to reach that target "Like MRT1 Kajang Line, we started with a low number but then it has reached about 200,000 now.

It took about two years to reach that amount," he said The full operation of MRT Putrajaya Phase 2 will also make it easier for the public and Kuala Lumpur Hospital patients to get treatment through the opening of a station at the hospital which is also equipped with a 400-meter-long walking path.

A total of 107 intermediary buses are prepared to support the MRT2 service in encouraging the public to use the facility The ministry will also examine various approaches to improve the first and last rock system including the proposal to introduce vehicle sharing in collaboration with e-hailing companies, to optimize the service with cheaper fares.

Asked about the latest status of MRT3, he said that the parties are waiting for the approval of the project and the awarding of the tender from the Ministry of Finance A total of 107 intermediary buses are prepared to support the MRT2 service in encouraging the public to use the facility.

The ministry will also examine various approaches to improve the first and last rock system including the proposal to introduce vehicle sharing in collaboration with e-hailing companies, to optimize the service with cheaper fares Asked about the latest status of MRT3, he said that the parties are waiting for the approval of the project and the awarding of the tender from the Ministry of Finance.

A total of 107 intermediary buses are prepared to support the MRT2 service in encouraging the public to use the facility The ministry will also examine various approaches to improve the first and last rock system including the proposal to introduce vehicle sharing in collaboration with e-hailing companies, to optimize the service with cheaper fares.

Asked about the latest status of MRT3, he said that the parties are waiting for the approval of the project and the awarding of the tender from the Ministry of Finance .