Loke orders probe on LRT Kelana Jaya Line’s double disruption day – APAD to investigate, take action

Transport minister Anthony Loke has ordered a probe on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line’s bad day yesterday, where the line suffered two disruptions – one in the morning and another one in the afternoon – frustrating commuters.

“I take seriously the recent service disruptions involving the Kelana Jaya LRT line at the start of Ramadan. The public has every right to expect a more efficient and reliable service,” Loke said, adding that he had instructed Prasarana’s CEO to provide a full explanation at the ministry’s post-cabinet meeting.

The Prasarana head will also have to present “an immediate recovery action plan”. Loke said that the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has been directed to investigate the incidents “and take action against Prasarana if unreasonable operational weaknesses are found”.

This comes after the LRT Kelana Jaya Line suffered from two disruptions yesterday. In the first one, commuters reported delays for the second morning in a row. Rapid Rail said that one train had technical problems and had to be driven manually. At 8.10 am, the faulty train was taken out of service and operations were back to normal at 8.12 am.

At 3.07 pm, Rapid Rail posted up an unfortunate update saying that services are experiencing delays due to a disruption to the train door system and platform door at the KLCC station. The fault was rectified within minutes and normal operations resumed at 3.15 pm, but as with most things, there’s a chain reaction and in a 4.15 pm update, Rapid Rail warned of severe crowding at major stations.

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