Commuters travelling to and from Batu Caves KTM Komuter station can get free rides on Feb 10 and 11 in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival.
Speaking at a press conference held at Batu Caves on Tuesday (Feb 4), Transport Minister Anthony Loke also said KTM Komuter would operate 24 hours daily for four days from Feb 9 to 12.
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00:00Pusam 2025, please sing a song for us.
00:07This year, PTB KTMB will provide additional services to the KTM commuter.
00:18It will operate for 24 hours, 4 days and 3 nights, from 9 to 12 February.
00:29This initiative is taken to meet the needs of the passengers,
00:34especially the Hindus, tourists and the public,
00:39who want to witness the uniqueness of the Pusam celebration in Batu Cave.
00:45To ensure the comfort and ease of use,
00:50the Tanjung Malim Clang Port will operate on a full schedule throughout this celebration.
00:59In short, the additional train operation includes
01:0333 services for Batu Cave, Sebang Island, Batu Cave,
01:0945 services for Batu Cave, Batu Cave Port,
01:1628 services for KL Sentral, Batu Cave, KL Sentral,
01:216 services for Batu Cave, Bangi, Batu Cave,
01:263 services for Batu Cave, Sentul,
01:30and 3 services for Batu Cave, Subang, Jaya.
01:34Usually, only 96 trips a day are provided for commuter passengers.
01:41However, for this year's Pusam celebration,
01:45KTMB will provide 44 additional services a day,
01:51making a total of 140 trips a day,
01:57to meet the high demand,
02:00especially on the day of this celebration.
02:03The additional service will start after the last train every day,
02:08starting at 9.55pm,
02:13for the route from Sebang Island Station to Batu Cave,
02:16and starting at 9.30pm,
02:18for the train from Kelang Island Station to Batu Cave.
02:22For KL Sentral passengers,
02:25the additional service will be extended,
02:28starting at 11am,
02:33making a better increase,
02:35which is every 30 minutes,
02:37compared to one hour on a normal day.
02:40As a government initiative to make the Pusam celebration more meaningful,
02:45especially to the adherents of the Hindu religion,
02:48the Ministry of Transport through KTMB with its subsidiary,
02:53announced a free fare to KL Sentral commuter passengers
03:00for two days.
03:03That is on 10th and 11th February.
03:08The free fare will start at 12.30pm,
03:14from 00.00am to 23.59pm,
03:20starting at 10am on 10th February,
03:26until 11th February.
03:29With a check-out mechanism through an automatic door.
03:34To ensure that the transaction process runs smoothly,
03:38all payment modes have been transferred to the unpaid system
03:42through the KTMB Mobile application,
03:45Kata Computer Link,
03:47Kata Tashenggo,
03:49Kata Debit Credit from the local bank,
03:52as well as a physical QR ticket
03:54that can be obtained at the counter.
03:57The free fare will start on 10th to 11th February.
04:02It is estimated that 500,000 passengers will benefit from this service,
04:06with a 10% increase compared to last year.
04:11With the start of the journey on 11th February,
04:15until the Pusam day and the purchase of the free fare.
04:18I would like to inform you that
04:20the Malaysian-Indonesian Railway,
04:22through Rapid KL and Rapid Penang,
04:24also provides free shuttle services
04:27for 30 buses from Pasar Seni Hub,
04:32LRT Gombak,
04:34and MRT Kampung Batu Cave
04:36with a frequency of 10 minutes
04:38on 10th and 11th February.
04:42For users on Penang Island,
04:44Rapid Penang provides 12 buses with a 20-60 minute delay
04:49from the ferry service station to Adventis.
04:53In addition,
04:55Suranjaya Port, Penang Island,
04:57and Penang Port, Senabahan,
04:59will offer free ferries
05:02for 24 hours
05:04on 10th and 11th February
05:06with continuous service until 2.30am
05:09on 12th February 2025.
05:13On this 11th February,
05:16Bus.my will also provide free additional service
05:22around Johor Bahru, Seremban, and Ipoh
05:25to facilitate Hindu religious visitors
05:28to use Bus.my service
05:31to reach their destination.
05:34I hope that all people
05:36who wish to use public transport
05:38as Muslim
05:40can plan their journey
05:42in a neat and organized manner
05:43and provide cooperation to those in need.
05:52For more information, visit www.fema.gov