By Sharen Kaur
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 5 2011
sharen@nstp.com.my
Published in NST on December 5 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: RAIL services at the KL Sentral transport hub in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, are set to improve as connectivity widens in the Klang Valley, said Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERLSB) chief.
ERLSB, controlled by YTL Corp Bhd, holds a 30-year concession to operate the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit rail services from KL Sentral to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Currently, both the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit carry between 14,000 and 15,000 passengers a day.
ERLSB chief executive officer Normah Mohd Noor expects this to grow by 3,000 passengers a day per year as YTL extends the line from KLIA to the new low-cost carrier terminal, KLIA2.
YTL is spending some RM100 million for the extension work, which commenced in July.
The new line is expected to operate by the fourth quarter of next year.
"We currently operate 12 trains which are running at 30 per cent capacity, so we do not need more trains at the moment to accommodate the growth in passenger volume," Normah told Business Times.
ERLSB has 12 electric high-speed train sets for the KLIA Ekspres, which runs from KL Sentral to KLIA in 28 minutes, and KLIA Transit, which stops at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya and Salak Tinggi before heading to the airport in 35 minutes.
Normah said the light rail transit (LRT) extension and mass rapid transit (MRT) projects will also boost traffic flow at KL Sentral by double digits.
She lauded the move by Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd to build a railway line from the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) station in Subang Jaya to Skypark Terminal at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Business Times recently reported that Subang Skypark is believed to have received an offer from the government to build the railway line.
Under the second phase of development, Subang Skypark will link the line to the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT system, where it will integrate with the MRT and KTMB stations in Sungai Buloh.
The project has been approved under the Economic Transformation Programme to improve public transportation and the government is expecting the service from KL Sentral to Skypark Terminal to commence in two years.
"If the plan works out, it will be good for the industry," Normah said.
Subang Skypark is the developer for SkyPark Terminal, formerly known as Terminal 3 and is controlled by rail tycoon Tan Sri Ravindran Menon.
ERLSB, controlled by YTL Corp Bhd, holds a 30-year concession to operate the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit rail services from KL Sentral to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Currently, both the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit carry between 14,000 and 15,000 passengers a day.
ERLSB chief executive officer Normah Mohd Noor expects this to grow by 3,000 passengers a day per year as YTL extends the line from KLIA to the new low-cost carrier terminal, KLIA2.
YTL is spending some RM100 million for the extension work, which commenced in July.
The new line is expected to operate by the fourth quarter of next year.
"We currently operate 12 trains which are running at 30 per cent capacity, so we do not need more trains at the moment to accommodate the growth in passenger volume," Normah told Business Times.
ERLSB has 12 electric high-speed train sets for the KLIA Ekspres, which runs from KL Sentral to KLIA in 28 minutes, and KLIA Transit, which stops at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya and Salak Tinggi before heading to the airport in 35 minutes.
Normah said the light rail transit (LRT) extension and mass rapid transit (MRT) projects will also boost traffic flow at KL Sentral by double digits.
She lauded the move by Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd to build a railway line from the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) station in Subang Jaya to Skypark Terminal at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Business Times recently reported that Subang Skypark is believed to have received an offer from the government to build the railway line.
Under the second phase of development, Subang Skypark will link the line to the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT system, where it will integrate with the MRT and KTMB stations in Sungai Buloh.
The project has been approved under the Economic Transformation Programme to improve public transportation and the government is expecting the service from KL Sentral to Skypark Terminal to commence in two years.
"If the plan works out, it will be good for the industry," Normah said.
Subang Skypark is the developer for SkyPark Terminal, formerly known as Terminal 3 and is controlled by rail tycoon Tan Sri Ravindran Menon.
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