KUALA LUMPUR: Current disruptions and delays in the KTM Komuter service are due to the upgrading of systems and infrastructure under the Klang Valley Double Tracking (KDVT) Phase One and Two projects.
KTMB Chief Corporate Officer Mohamed Suhaimi Yaacob said the upgrading works took a long time because train services are still running.
"...when it (upgrading works and train services) is done simultaneously, it definitely impacts the scheduling, even forcing the cancellation of some services, but we always reschedule another one.
"For now, we are running Komuter trains at an interval of 30 minutes during peak hours and hope to increase it to 15-minute intervals once the upgrading works are completed," he told reporters after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between KTMB and AirAsia Ride, here on Wednesday (Sept 13). It was signed by Mohamed Suhaimi and Air Asia Ride Regional Chief Executive Officer Lim Chiew Shan.
Phase One of KDVT, which started in 2016, involves system upgrades from Rawang to Seremban and Sentul to Port Klang. It covered an estimated 150km and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Phase Two of KDVT started early this year and covers the repair and upgrading of 265km of KTMB tracks from Salak Selatan to Seremban and Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang. It is expected to be completed in 2027.
In conjunction with the MOU, Air Asia Ride offered a discount of RM3 per trip to and from 80 KTM stations in Klang Valley and the Northern region from Sept 13 to August 2024. The promotion code is KTMRIDE.- Bernama
