Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has revealed that it plans to extend the utilisation of its 1,655 km rail community that spans 10 states, New Straits Occasions has reported.
Observe utilisation charge by KTMB at the moment stands at 30%, and the rail operator goals to extend this to 80% by 2030 for elevated ridership and cargo quantity. It goals to attain the 80% observe utilisation goal via the upgrading of infrastructure and the procurement of latest prepare units, stated KTMB CEO Datuk Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin.
Completion of initiatives would additionally improve rail observe utilisation, and this consists of the Klang Valley Double Observe 1 and a couple of (KVDT1 and KVDT2), in addition to the Electrified Double Observe, Rani stated. KVDT1 from Rawang to Salak Selatan and KVDT2 from Seremban to Port Klang will probably be accomplished in 2027, and the Electrified Double Observe from Gemas to Johor Baru Sentral will probably be accomplished this 12 months, KTMB instructed NST.
“The prevailing observe has been used for 30 years, so we have to change the observe, renew the ballast, and enhance the signalling system and overhead line,” Rani instructed the information day by day, including that KTMB additionally plans to extend the variety of prepare units.
The rail operator additionally plans to extend the variety of prepare units, from the present 26 units within the Klang Valley and 7 for the northern hall, in addition to the 14 units for the Electrical Prepare Service (ETS), which runs from Gemas to Padang Besar. This will probably be achieved by leasing new trains and by overhauling trains that are reaching the tip of their lifespan, Rani stated.
The infrastructure initiatives and new prepare units would increase service frequency and draw commuters again to the service, the CEO of KTMB added. Tasks for KVDT1 and KVDT2 noticed the frequency of providers drop from quarter-hour to half-hour, after which to 45 minutes, which impacted ridership, Rani stated.
“We used to hold about 130,000 passengers a day, however now we hardly carry about 55,000. So it’s greater than a 50% lower,” Rani stated. The leasing of prepare units for cargo providers and the East Coast Rail Hyperlink (ECRL) – which connects to the KTMB Serendah and Temerloh stations – going operational would additionally improve observe utilisation, he added.
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