Minding The Gaps In Our Train Systems

Professor Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Professor of Transport Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia | Bernard Chong, Transport Activist, TransitMalaysia

11-May-22 18:00

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Yesterday's disruption on the Kelana Jaya LRT line frustrated many stranded users who had to seek alternative transport to get to their destination. First, we dissect what really happened, as well as RapidKL's response to this incident. Next, we compare our train system to the best around the world, and how we can get there.

Image source: Abdul Razak Latif, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Erin Kok, Lee Chwi Lynn

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: travel

Tags: evening edition, inside story, train, lrt, delay, transport, rapidkl,

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