PUTRAJAYA: Train services and railway coverage in Malaysia are set for a facelift with the leasing of 62 new passenger train sets from China by 2027, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said that the leasing is part of the first phase of a government-to-government (G2G) initiative and added that the estimated RM10.7bil cost will be...
TAIPING: The Transport Ministry has opened a request for proposal (RFP) to continue with the Ipoh Railway Integrated Development (iRide) plan based on the transport on demand (TOD) concept. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said RFP is only open to public participation in the short term of between two to three months before it is evaluated should...
PETALING JAYA: All Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) services affected by a crane that collapsed near the Rawang train station have been restored. Services resumed with train no 2303 leaving at 5.35am on Thursday (Dec 14) from Tanjung Malim to the Sungai Buloh station. ALSO READ: Crane that fell, disrupted KTMB services was near Rawang train station, says...
IPOH: At least 2,000 passengers per day are expected to use the KTMB Komuter Utara service between Ipoh and Butterworth. KTMB chief corporate officer Mohamed Suhaimi Yaacob said the number could be higher especially during peak hours. “There will be 20 trips a day with an hour gap in between for peak hours. For normal hours, the...
