Media Statement
For immediate release
RAPIDKL EXTENDS RAIL, BUS SERVICES FOR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Kuala Lumpur, 28 DECEMBER 2013 – Joining city folks in celebrating New Year’s Eve, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana), operator of RapidKL’s rail and bus services, is extending its services in ushering the arrival of 2014 next Wednesday.
With Kuala Lumpur city center expected to be a hive of activities as city folk throngs in droves to join in the fun and excitement until wee hours in the morning, RapidKL aims to facilitate seamless travel for party-goers and all those ushering the New Year.
“Both our Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines as well as our monorail services would be operational up to 2am on December 31.
“Our buses would be working extra hours as well in providing feeder services,” RapidKL spokesman Lim Jin Aun said in a statement.
All LRT and monorail stations would be opened up to 1am with key stations - KL Sentral, KLCC, Masjid Jamek, Hang Tuah, Imbi, Bukit Bintang, Bukit Nanas and Titiwangsa – extending their operations by an extra hour up to 2am.
“Despite these announced schedules, we would monitor the ridership closely. If there is a need for further extension to clear the crowd at our stations, we would definitely look into extending the rail services further and inject more trains into the system.
“RapidKL bus services, on the other hand, will be extended for another half an hour after the rail service extension to provide transport convenience for city dwellers,” added Lim, who is Prasarana’s Executive Vice-President for Group Communications and Strategic Marketing.
The routes to have the extended operations for the New Year’s Eve celebrations are Route U64, Route U66, Route U68, Route U70, Route U22, Route U40, Route U23, Route U224, Route U6 and Route U88.
According to Lim, based on previous experiences, the LRT and monorail services had always been the preferred mode of transportation for city folks with traffic in the city coming to almost a standstill in key areas in view of road closures for the celebrations.
“Hence, our sincere advice to all city folks wishing to usher in the New Year in the city on December 31 will be to use public transport. If you really need to drive, park your cars at the LRT stations and board our trains.
“It would also be best for the commuters to travel with MyRapid Cards to ensure smooth passage at the stations. If necessary, reload your cards at your entry stations. You would not want to spending time queuing for tickets at the stations.
“For those who have yet to own a MyRapid Card, you can easily get them at our counters. Alternatively, we would also have special kiosks selling the cards that night,” Lim said, adding that it would also be beneficial for RapidKL commuters to follow MyRapidKL on twitter and its Facebook to get all the latest updates of its services.
“We would be advising our commuters on all the operation updates through our Twitter and Facebook. So, join us at Twitter and ‘Like’ our Facebook page now and you will get all the service updates on your fingertips,” he adding that commuters with smart phones could also install the RapidKL travel guide apps.
RAPIDKL’S BUS ROUTES FOR EXTENDED SERVICE
Route U64: Taman Sri Muda – Pasar Seni Hub
Route U66: Taman Medan – Pasar Seni Hub
Route U68: Sri Manja / Sentosa - Pasar Seni Hub
Route U70: Puchong Prima - Pasar Seni Hub
Route U88: Kota Damansara – Pasar Seni Hub
Route U22: Sri Nilam - Jalan Hang Lekiu (Lin Ho)
Route U40: Terminal Kajang - Mydin Sinar Kota, Jalan Tun Perak
Route U23: Taman Melawati - Lebuh Ampang via MINDEF
Route U224: Bandar Dato Senu - Kotaraya
Route U6: Taman Jasa Utama - Medan Pasar
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For more details, kindly contact Prasarana Senior Vice President Communications and Media Affairs Azhar Ghazali at 019-3837865 or Haliza Hamid at 019-2220058.
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