Daily ridership of Putrajaya MRT Line increased 305% since Phase 2 opened in March, from 23k to 93k now – Loke

grand opening Phase 2 of Putrajaya MRT Line (MRT2) saw a 305% increase in average daily commuters for the week on rail service. According to transport minister Anthony Loke, the number of passengers per day is up from 23,000 in Phase 1. start operation in June 2022to 93,000 per day in Phase 2.

Loke said this during a Q&A session at Dewan Negara earlier today, Bernama reported. He was answering a question from Senator Datuk Mohd Hisamudin Yahaya, who asked about the ministry’s plan to encourage more people to use MRT2, which was built at a cost of RM30.53 billion.

Loke said RapidKL will provide shuttle buses around Putrajaya to promote the use of MRT2, including five lines, such as the one from Putrajaya Sentral MRT station to Area 10, Zone 16, Zone 4, Zone 11 and Ayer 8. He added that he expects passenger volume on the route to increase further based on current trends.

For the average number of passengers using Rapid Rail service (MRT Sg Buloh-Kajang . LineMRT2, LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling and Kelana Jaya, KL Monorail) on weekdays, he said the number has increased 21% since the start of the year, from 613,000 in January to 746,000 in June.

In addition, he said that passenger numbers on Rapid Rail services will increase further in Q4 2023 when new trains deployed on the Kelana Jaya LRT line and when repair cracked structure of the completed Ampang/SP LRT series.

“The Department of Transport, through Prasarana, will continue to improve public transport services and invest in rail and bus infrastructure to accelerate the transition to a more inclusive system,” he said. public transport is more comfortable, safer and lower carbon”. Unlimited travel pass MY50 for rail and bus services will continue as part of the government’s plan to promote the use of public transport.