KUALA LUMPUR – The Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) line is operating from 6 am this morning using a single track and supported by a free shuttle bus service.
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana), in a statement today, said that the service will operate with a train frequency of 10 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes at other times, as well as a 50 per cent capacity reduction, following the government’s announcement on stricter measures in the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO ) 3.0.
“Following that, passengers are expected to have to wait a little longer than usual. However, the train frequency may be modified according to needs during the operation,” the statement read.
To facilitate the movement of passengers during peak hours, five double-decker shuttle buses are provided, free of charge, with a frequency of between 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours, to ferry passengers to any station between Pasar Seni and Ampang Park.
The line’s LRT service is expected to be fully restored within three days after the clean-up and repair work is completed, including sanitation at KLCC Station and the surrounding area to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Prasarana deeply regrets the incident and will continue to monitor the progress of passengers involved in yesterday’s incident and will give full cooperation to the authorities regarding the incident.
“Rapid KL service users can now plan their journey more easily using the PULSE application which can be downloaded through the Google Play Store or Apple Store,” the statement said.
In the 8.45 pm incident yesterday, a total of 213 passengers were injured, 47 of them seriously, following the collision of two LRT trains on the Kelana Jaya line, which occurred in a tunnel between KLCC LRT Station and Kampung Baru LRT Station, involving one train carrying passengers and another train, which was said to have been test-driven following a fault, and carried only a driver.
Harrowing experience
Passengers on a Kelana Jaya line Light Rail Transit (LRT) train yesterday faced a harrowing moment when it suddenly stopped before they were flung by the impact of its collision with another train.
Passenger Afiq Luqman Mohd Baharudin, 27, said the impact of the collision saw everyone being flung and falling to the floor.
“The accident, which happened in the tunnel near KLCC, resulted in many passengers, both seated and standing, to suffer injuries,” he said when contacted.
Aliq Luqman said that before the accident, the train had stopped for 15 minutes before moving again.
“We had only moved for a few seconds when the crash happened and the impact was so strong that I suffered injuries to my head, left leg and chest,” he said.
Afiq Luqman said he and the other passengers were helped out by the security team and rushed to the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital for further treatment.
Meanwhile, some victims took to social media to share their personal experiences of the crash.
Twitter user Lim Mahfudz was one of those who shared videos and photos of the incident, which he had recorded.
Describing the incident as a tragedy, he tweeted that he was all right and thanked God for saving his life, adding that the whole thing felt like a nightmare.
He said some passengers were also injured by the train’s broken glass panels while some were tossed around as the train stopped suddenly (when it hit the emergency brakes).
Felt uneasy
“The moment Raiyan told me that the train he was riding on was involved in an accident, I felt uneasy, I was worried for his safety,” said a mother to one of the victims of an accident involving two LRT trains last night.
Mazuin Bahari, 51, said her son Tengku Ahmad Raiyan Tengku Naha, 27, was on his way home in Cheras when the collision occurred.
“When he (Raiyan) called, he said he could not move his right leg and he also felt pain in his shoulder.
“My husband and I rushed to the scene, but were informed that all the victims had been taken to the hospital,” she said, adding she only read about such incidents happening abroad and did not expect it to occur in this country.
Syafiza Abd Hashib, 45, said she received a phone call from her daughter Adzleen Syzarenna, 24, informing her that she was involved in the accident.
Syafiza said her daughter, who works at a bank in Ampang, regularly used public transport to commute from her rented house in Subang to work.
“My daughter told me that she suffered an ankle injury and could not get up.
“I immediately rushed to the scene and managed to meet her who was still in shock,” she said.
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