Improve public transport

Improve public transport

(Part of the speech by Dr Tan Seng Giaw at the DAP FT Convention on 3.10.10)

The Government is constructing a RM570 million KL Tasek Selatan Terminal for buses, connecting with Light Rail Transit, Commuter trains and other modes of transport. It has promulgated Public Land Transport Commission Act and appointed Tan Sri Syed Hamid as the commissioner.

Now, only 10% of commuters use public transport to enter KL. The figure should be 60 or 70% or more to ease the congestion. But, public transport services are abysmal. For example, KTM Berhad has 22-24 old 3-coach trains while it needs at least 26. The order of 35 new 6-coach trains from China will take at least one year to arrive. Meanwhile, passengers wait for 30 to 90 minutes, the coaches are congested and the service is poor.

We continue to follow up the situation of the public transport which should be improved. Dr Tan Seng Giaw