Rehabilitation works for the Klang Valley Electrified Double Track Phase 2 (KVDT2) project, for the stretch from Subang Jaya to Klang in particular, are expected to be completed by the end of March, said transport minister Anthony Loke, reported Bernama.
This section of the rail line is currently under construction and is slated for completion in the first quarter of this year, though the entire second phase of the rail line, which stretches to Seremban, will take a few more years to complete, Loke said.
“Currently, trains only operate in one direction from Klang to KL Sentral during morning peak hours because data shows that 90% of passengers during these hours travel from Klang to Kuala Lumpur for work, not the other way around. Previously, train frequency exceed one hour because services had to run in both directions. Based on data collected, we found that passenger numbers in the opposite direction were very low, so we implemented a one-direction operation during peak hours,” he said.
Under the current arrangement, the KTM Komuter service from Klang to KL Sentral currently operates at 30-minute intervals during morning peak hours, running six trips until around 9am, after which the service is suspended until 4pm to allow construction works to continue, the transport minister said.
The service operates in the opposite direction in the evenings from KL Sentral to Klang as passenger movement in this direction is higher after office hours, he added. “The whole idea is to expedite the construction process so that the project can be completed sooner,” Loke said.
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