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Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-03-29

The construction of ’s first () project will begin by the fourth quarter of this year

The Penang LRT project has been officially taken over by the Federal Government and is estimated to take six years with completion slated for by 2030

The Cabinet has agreed to appoint as the developer and asset owner of the new line

Read more: thestar.com.my/news/nation/202

Transport Minister, Anthony Loke Siew Fook. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-02-13

’s first line will see a cross-channel link in the form of a from the island directly to

The would cross the and end at in , where the and terminals are located, adjacent to the Butterworth

The 29km LRT project, previously spearheaded by state government, was taken over by last year, with taking the lead

Read more: freemalaysiatoday.com/category

Penang chief minister, Chow Kon Yeow. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-30

The process for the 3 () project is expected to be completed in two years

is currently focusing on the land acquisition process involving over 1,000 lots of land, the majority of which are private lots

The MRT3 process will depend on what the government decides

Read more: theedgemalaysia.com/node/699104

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook (centre) and other people unveiling the TTDI-Deloitte MRT Station. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-03

There will be no impact on the Line 3 () project, despite the three-month extension sought by .

This is because contract awards have yet to be finalised, with the Finance Ministry () making the decision.

At the end of last year, it was announced that the budget for had been approved.

The acquisition process for the MRT3 will be started first.

Read more: nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/01

Transport Minister, Anthony Loke. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2024-01-03

The fate of the Line 3 () project remains uncertain as has sought another three-month extension to finalise for the multi-billion-ringgit development.

It is understood that Corp had requested that the tender validity be extended to March 2024.

This marks the fourth extension requested by MRT Corp, adding an air of suspense to the much-anticipated project.

Read more: nst.com.my/business/corporate/

Train control centre. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-12-21

will begin its process in stages from next year for the Line 3 () project, which will take two years to be finalised.

To minimise cost, MRT Corp will cooperate with property developers to integrate the MRT3 .

The process is expected to involve 1,012 lots of covering private land (842), government land (133) & unknown land (37).

The for MRT3 has yet to be finalised.

Read more: theedgemalaysia.com/node/694872

Two people exchanging documents with the others witnessing it. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-12-06

are left frustrated by the lack of options to top up their monthly passses and had to make a beeline at the counters in order to do so with only .

Other pointed out that it could be an isolated case as other commuters are able to using .

has reached out and extended an .

Read more: nst.com.my/news/nst-viral/2023

Train commuters lining up at a station's counter. / Photo from linked article.
Malaysia Public Transportmsiapublictransport
2023-11-07

In support of the Ministry of Economy’s initiative, MRT Corp has now placed a number of IPR vending machines at selected MRT stations offering ready-to-eat meals from as low as RM2.

What is IPR?

People’s Income Initiative (also known as Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat, abbreviated IPR) is one of the Government’s efforts to alleviate hardcore poverty.

(Images from MRT Corp)

A poster in Malay by MRT Corp with a photo of foods in plastic containers.A poster in Malay by MRT Corp with a photo of IPR food vending machine.

Also listed at the bottom of the poster are the MRT stations where the vending machines are located across the two MRT lines under MRT Corp.

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