CMCO: Prasarana Will Reduce The Frequency Of Its Trains And Buses Starting Today

Prasarana will reduce the frequency of its public trains which include the LRT, MRT, and monorails starting Monday (26 October) until the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya has been lifted.

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According to BERNAMA, Prasarana Malaysia (Prasarana) Group chief operating officer Datin Norlia Noah said that the company had obtained permission from the Transport Ministry to reduce the frequency of trains based on demands following the huge drop in passenger flow.

In a statement on Sunday (25 October), Norlia said: “The LRT, MRT and Monorail services, however, will operate at the same time from 6 am to midnight. The change is only in frequency according to time and demand.”

The trains frequency during peak hours will be from 7 am to 9 am and 5 pm to 7 pm for the Ampang / Sri Petaling LRT Line (2.8 minutes), Kelana Jaya LRT Line (3.5 minutes), Monorail Line (6.2 minutes) and MRT Kajang Line (4 minutes).

Meanwhile the service for off-peak hours is between 9 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 10 pm, for the Ampang / Sri Petaling LRT Line (5.8 minutes), Kelana Jaya LRT Line (9.3 minutes and 5.6 minutes), Monorail Line (8.2 minutes) and MRT Kajang Line (9.9 minutes).

She added that the frequency has been set, however it is only as a guideline for passengers, “The operation of trains on all routes is closely monitored by the Operations Control Centre which is authorised to add trains if required when there is an increase in demand at certain times.”

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The frequency for RapidKL bus services and the Jom Naik MRT shuttle buses will also be reduced, due to the same reason, “Rapid Bus will continue to monitor closely through the operation of the Bus Control Center. We also encourage commuters to use the Google Maps/Moovit app and check for themselves.”

Travel safe! 

By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat