KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Dec 2017:
The operating hours of Light Rail Transit (LRT), the Monorail, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Rapid Transit Bus (BRT) and Rapid KL Bus services to some stations will be extended until 2am – early on Monday – to accommodate users welcoming New Year 2018.
The Kelana Jaya LRT services for the KLCC and Masjid Jamek stations will be extended until 2am while the Pasar Seni, Ampang Park and USJ7 stations will end at 1am.
“The Masjid Jamek and Bandaraya stations for the Seri Petaling LRT route will end its service at 2am,” rail services operator Prasarana said a statement.
For the Monorail, operations at Bukit Bintang station will end at 1am while the Bukit Bintang, Mutiara Damansara and Pasar Seni MRT services will also end at the same time.
The BRT service for Mentari, SunMed, SunU-Monash, South Quay-USJ 1 and USJ 7 stations will cease operation at 1am while Sunway Lagoon and Sunway-Setia Jaya stations will end at 2am.
The last Rapid KL bus will depart at 2am for routes 751 ((Pasar Seni-Taman Sri Muda), 772 (Pasar Seni-Subang Suria), 780 (Pasar Seni-Kota Damansara), 300 (Mushi Abdullah-Pandan Mewah), 640 (Pasar Seni-Taman Sentosa), 450 (Lebuh Pudu-Terminal Kajang), 220 (Munshi Abdullah-Taman Melawati), 180 (Pasar Seni-Taman Dato Senu), 173 (Medan Pasar-Taman Jasa Utama) dan 600 (Pasar Seni-Puchong Utama).
Prasarana advised city residents attending new year’s eve events to use My Rapid or Touch ‘n Go cards for travel, car park facilities at Park & Ride, and to comply with the authorities’ instructions.
KTM Bhd too will be extending the operation time for its commuter service to 2am on Jan 1 in conjunction with the New Year’s eve celebration.
In a statement, KTMB said it would provide additional train services covering the KL Sentral-Batu Caves, KL Sentral-Seremban, KL Sentral-Port Klang and KL Sentral-Rawang/Tanjung Malim routes.
“The additional train service is for the convenience of the public celebrating New Year’s eve in the city such as Dataran Merdeka, KLCC and Bukit Bintang.”
KTMB said the last train from KL Sentral to Batu Caves is scheduled at 1.30am, Seremban (1.35am), Port Klang (1.40am) and Rawang/Tanjung Malim (1.50am).
However, the additional train service from Rawang to Tanjung Malim will not stop at the Serendah, Batang Kali, Rasa and Kuala Kubu Bharu stations.
The last train to KL Sentral from Batu Caves is at 10.55pm, Seremban (10.06pm), Port Klang (10.00pm) and Rawang (10.45pm).
The three stations to have their operation hours extended are Bank Negara, Kuala Lumpur and KL Sentral.
– Bernama