RapidKL extends service on Ambang 2020
In conjunction with the new year's eve Ambang 2020 celebration tomorrow, the operations of the Rapid KL rail transit and bus networks will be extended to meet the need of the public attending the event.
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, in a statement today, said the move involved 13 Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Kuala Lumpur (KL) Monorail, BRT (Rapid Transit Bus) stations and 14 Rapid KL routes and MRT feeder bus routes.
The stations whose services will be extended until 1.30am are LRT Kelana Jaya route involving the USJ 7, Pasar Seni, Masjid Jamek, KLCC and Ampang Park stations, and the Ampang/Sri Petaling route involving the Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations.
For the MRT Sungai Buloh route, the stations involved are Kajang, Pasar Seni, Bukit Bintang, Maluri, Mutiara Damansara while the KL Monorail route involved the Bukit Bintang station, and the BRT Sunway route involving Sunway Lagoon.
‘’Other stations will end their operations as normal but passengers can exit from the stations to continue their journey,’’ said the statement.
Meanwhile, Rapid KL bus services which will be extended until 1.30am are the Taman Sri Muda-Pasar Seni (route number 751), Subang Suria-Pasar Seni (772), Pandan Mewah-Mushi Abdullah (300), Taman Sentosa-Pasar Seni (640), Kajang Terminal-Lebuh Pudu (450), Taman Melawati-Munshi Abdullah (220), Taman Dato' Senu-Pasar Seni (180), Taman Jasa Utama-Medan Pasar (173) and Puchong Utama-Pasar Seni (600) routes.
The MRT feeder bus services will involve the destinations to Kwasa Sentral (routes T802 and T803 (merged), Sungai Buloh route T101 and T105 (merged), T102/T103 and Kajang Stadium (T460) other than the BRT-Sunway route involving the Sunway Lagoon station.
There will be six stations for the Sunway-BRT route which will be extended until 1am, namely, USJ 7, South Quay, SunU-Monash, Sun Med, Mentari and Sunway Setia Jaya.
RapidKL also urged the public to use public transportations to reduce congestions especially in areas organising events and performances to fete Ambang 2020.
Any inquiry can be made via Twitter and MYRapidKL Facebook or at its website.
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