One ticketing system for trains by year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: An integrated ticketing system for all local train services is expected to be implemented at the end of this year.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said a meeting between the two service operators, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, to implement the system has been held, but several issues regarding KTMB’s system have to be resolved first.

“The operating company for the KTM commuter service is KTMB while the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is managed by Prasarana. The two have different systems.

“I just want to make sure that all of these train services, including the High Speed Rail and East Coast Rail Line (ECRL), are included in one system so that it will be fully interconnected and easier for commuters to go to only one ticket counter at a time,” he told reporters after opening the Ampang Park LRT mural yesterday.

The integrated ticketing system is an initiative by the Land Public Transport Commission that will require public transport service providers to integrate their fare system and the routes across multiple operators.

On the event, Liow said the mural art done by several college students showcased on a wall at the Ampang Park underground LRT station signified the multi-culturalism and multi-ethnicity of Malaysian society. – Bernama