Prasarana Malaysia (Prasarana) Group chief operating officer Norlia Noah said the company had obtained permission from the transport ministry to offset the frequency of trains based on demand following the huge drop in passenger flow due to the CMCO.

“The LRT, MRT and Monorail services, however, will continue to operate from 6am to midnight. The change is only in frequency, according to the time and demand,” she said in a statement today.

She said the frequency of trains during peak hours (from 7am to 9am and 5pm to 7pm) for the Ampang/Sri Petaling LRT Line is 2.8 minutes, Kelana Jaya LRT Line 3.5 minutes, Monorail Line 6.2 minutes and MRT Kajang Line four minutes.

The service for off-peak hours (from 9am to 5pm and 7pm to 10pm) for the Ampang/Sri Petaling LRT Line is 5.8 minutes, Kelana Jaya LRT Line 9.3 minutes, Monorail Line 8.2 minutes and MRT Kajang Line 9.9 minutes.

“The frequency that is set, however, is just a guide. The operation of trains on all routes will be closely monitored by the Operations Control Centre, which is authorised to add trains if required when there is an increase in demand at certain times,” she said.

Norlia said the frequency of the Rapid KL bus service and the Jom Naik MRT shuttle bus will also be reduced from tomorrow, also for the same reason.

“Rapid Bus, however, will continue to monitor the situation closely. We also encourage commuters to use the Google Maps/moovit app or use the location of the bus at myrapidbus.prasarana.com.my/kiosk to enable them to plan their trip better, “ she added.