Train and bus services operated by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd under the Rapid branding have recorded an average of 1.18 million journeys completed on its network on any given day in 2024, another all-time high for the operator.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced a 24% increase in daily journeys compared to the previous year, which recorded an average of 955,000 journeys.
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Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced a 24% increase in daily journeys compared to the previous year, which recorded an average of 955,000 journeys.
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00:00We found that in 2024, the total ridership of passengers has increased by 24% compared to 2023.
00:17And the average ridership or average number of passengers using public transportation under the Rapid
00:27has increased to 1.18 million people per day compared to 955,000 in 2023 and 681,000 in 2022.
00:45So this is a relatively healthy increase and we are almost back to the pre-COVID level or the number before COVID in 2019.
00:58But the most important thing is what we want to see is from the perspective of MKBF.
01:05MKBF is a system where we have introduced since two years ago,
01:10Min Kilometre Before Failure,
01:12to see the amount of technical disturbances that are faced.
01:18We know that one of the problems that plagued Prasarana several years ago
01:24is the increase in train crashes in Lemba Klang.
01:30At the end of 2022, when I returned to be the Minister of Transport,
01:36the first place I went to was the LRT station before I returned to the Ministry of Transport.
01:42Because at that time, there were a lot of traffic accidents.
01:47It was almost two or three times a week.
01:50And many passengers complained at that time.
01:53It was at that time that we found that there were quite a lot of disturbances.
01:57Our hope is that by 2026, our MKBF is 1 million.
02:03What does 1 million mean?
02:05It means that we don't want any disturbances within 1 million kilometres.
02:14It means that when the train is running,
02:17up to 1 million kilometres, there is only one time of disturbance.
02:22Now, maybe there is a line of 200,000, there is a line of 400,000,
02:27on average, there is one time of disturbance.
02:31If our MKBF is higher,
02:33it means that within 1 million kilometres, there is only one time of disturbance.
02:37It means that the frequency of disturbances is very, very low.
02:40Maybe once or twice a year.
02:43It is a common thing in all rail operators around the world.
02:47So this is our goal, to reduce disturbances.
02:51And if we ask the experience of LRT and MRT passengers in Kuala Lumpur,
02:57I think most of them can feel that the disturbances have been reduced in a good way.
03:04This is what we hope.
03:06And indeed, this has been the focus of the Ministry of Transport together with Prasarana
03:11since two years ago.
03:28For example, Singapore and Thailand, or maybe Japan.
03:32And the second question is about the expansion of KLM line.
03:37Right now, the high ridership, is there any plan to expand the KLM line in the future?
03:44Our target for MKBF is 1 million.
03:47As mentioned, 1 million by next year, by 2026.
03:51Of course, Singapore took about 5 to 6 years to achieve that.
03:56Of course, previously.
03:57Right now, they are at 2 million, right?
04:00Singapore MKBF is 2 million right now.
04:04So of course, it is a big gap with us.
04:08But we are hoping that we can achieve 1 million by next year, by 2026.
04:14We started off, as you know, I mentioned, in terms of disruption in 2022,
04:19255 times disruption in 2022.
04:25But right now, we have managed to reduce it to only 71 last year.
04:30So in terms of MKBF, definitely we hope that we can achieve 1 million by 2026.
04:36And that is actually a very, very ambitious goal.
04:39Because in just a matter of 2 to 3 years, we turned around the situation.
04:47For KLM line, currently there is no plan yet in terms of expansion.
04:52Because it was already expanded previously.
04:55KJ line expanded previously.
04:58So far, right now, as far as I am concerned, there is no expansion plan.
05:02The only outstanding project right now for LRT is LRT Shah Alam to KLM.
05:10And that will be opening 3rd quarter this year.
05:133rd quarter.