Operating hours extended

KUALA LUMPUR: The operating hours of light rail transit (LRT), the monorail, mass rapid transit (MRT), Rapid Transit Bus (BRT) and Rapid KL Bus services to some stations will be extended until 2am tomorrow to accommodate users welcoming the new year.

The Kelana Jaya LRT services at the KLCC and Masjid Jamek stations will be extended until 2am, while the Pasar Seni, Ampang Park and USJ7 stations will close at 1am.

“The Masjid Jamek and Bandaraya stations for the Seri Petaling LRT route will end its services at 2am,” said Prasarana in a statement.

The Monorail operations at Bukit Bintang station will end at 1am; The Bukit Bintang, Mutiara Damansara and Pasar Seni MRT services will also end at the same time. The BRT service for Mentari, SunMed, SunU-Monash, South Quay-USJ 1 and USJ 7 stations will cease operations at 1am, while Sunway Lagoon and Sunway-Setia Jaya stations will close at 2am.

The last Rapid KL bus will depart at 2am for routes 751 (Pasar Seni-Taman Sri Muda), 772 (Pasar Seni-Subang Suria), 780 (Pasar Seni-Kota Damansara), 300 (Munshi Abdullah-Pandan Mewah), 640 (Pasar Seni-Taman Sentosa), 450 (Lebuh Pudu-Terminal Kajang), 220 (Munshi Abdullah-Taman Melawati), 180 (Pasar Seni-Taman Dato Senu), 173 (Medan Pasar-Taman Jasa Utama) and 600 (Pasar Seni-Puchong Utama).

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will be extending the operations for its Komuter service to 2am on Jan 1. KTMB said they would provide additional train services covering the KL SentralBatu Caves, KL Sentral-Seremban, KL Sentral-Port Klang and KL Sentral-Rawang/Tanjung Malim routes.

“The additional train services are for the convenience of the public celebrating New Year’s eve in the city such as Dataran Merdeka, KLCC and Bukit Bintang,” it said.

The last train from KL Sentral to Batu Caves is scheduled at 1.30am, Seremban (1.35am), Port Klang (1.40am) and Rawang/Tanjung Malim (1.50am).