Malaysian Budget 2008-2009

摘要

The Malaysian Budget announced in August included many transport measures were included. A summary of these is listed below. RapidKL and RapidPenang are to improve public transport in the Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur area) and Pulau Pinang (Penang). Currently, RapidKL provides bus services along 166 routes, covering more than 980 housing areas. Of these, 14% are unprofitable social routes not plied by other public transport companies. On average, 400,000 passengers use bus services daily, while 350,000 use RapidKL rail services. Overall, RapidKL provides 44% of total public transport services in the Klang Valley. RapidPenang provides bus services on 33 routes in 106 housing areas with ridership of 46,000 passengers daily, constituting 60% of total bus services in Pulau Pinang. To widen the service network, 200 additional buses will be provided, bringing the total to 350. With this, RapidPenang services will be extended to cover 14 new routes and ridership is estimated to increase to 120,000 passengers daily by the end of 2009.