Published: Tuesday May 19, 2009 MYT 3:40:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday May 20, 2009 MYT 1:01:22 AM
More disabled-friendly Komuter stations by 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: More Komuter stations in the Klang Valley will be equipped with facilities for the disabled by the middle of next year.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) managing director Datuk Abdul Radzak Abdul Malek said, the government had allocated RM10mil under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) to install five KTM stations with facilities for the disabled at the Rawang, Sungai Buloh, Bandar Tasik Selatan, Serdang and Shah Alam stations.
"This fund would be used to build two lifts, ramps at the station entrance and at platforms, creating a passage incorporating tactile indicators, disabled toilets and special parking bays at each station involved," he said at a briefing ceremony for media at the KTMB headquarters here.
Abdul Razak said that, so far, seven stations were already equipped with basic facilities for the disabled which are the Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Midvalley, Kepong Sentral, Bank Negara, Subang Jaya, Seremban and Kajang stations.
He said besides facilities at the station, the disabled were also provided special seats and space in trains.
"We will also make it a requirement for frontliners to learn how to handle emergencies and the disabled in stations and trains," he said.
Abdul Razak added that KTMB also planned to hold a Disabled-Friendly Day to foster closer ties and ensure the group also enjoyed public transportation.
After the briefing session, members of the media and the disabled were shown disabled-friendly facilities at the Subang Jaya Komuter station. - Bernama
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