Rapid KL to extend rail, bus operating hours on New Year’s Eve

Rapid KL to extend rail, bus operating hours on New Year’s Eve

The service extension will involve 12 LRT and MRT lines, three BRT stations, and 21 feeder bus routes.

The rail transit routes involved include the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Rapid KL will extend the operating hours for selected rail transit and bus services until 1.30am on Jan 1 (Monday) to cater to those going out to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd said in a statement that the service extension would involve 12 LRT and MRT lines, Kuala Lumpur’s monorail stations, three BRT stations, as well as 21 Rapid KL and MRT feeder bus routes.

Among the rail transit routes involved are the Kelana Jaya LRT line, involving the KLCC and Masjid Jamek stations; the Ampang LRT line to Sri Petaling (Masjid Jamek, Bandaraya, IOI Puchong Jaya and Maluri); the KL monorail line (Bukit Bintang); the Kajang MRT line (Bukit Bintang, TRX, Cochrane, and Maluri); the Putrajaya MRT line (TRX); and the Sunway BRT line (Sunway Lagoon, SunMed and Sun U-Monash).

“Other stations will end their operations as normal; however, passengers can exit from the stations to continue their journeys,” it added.

Prasarana also urged commuters to use Touch n’ Go cards to enjoy a smoother journey and avoid congestion, or to purchase return tokens to avoid queues during the journey back.

The company said that Rapid KL would increase the number of staff to help facilitate operations, adding that train frequencies for all services would be increased to eight minutes from 1pm and four minutes from 8pm until the end of operating hours.

“For more information, visit MyRapidKL’s X (formerly known as Twitter) or Facebook page, or its website www.myrapid.com.my,” it added.

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