KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- The feasibility study for the proposed Kuala Lumpur Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system will be completed next month, Land Public Transport Commission (LTC) Chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said Tuesday.
"Once the three-month study is complete, LTC will look at it and submit it to the government to make the decision," he told reporters here.
According to reports, independent consultants Minconsult Sdn Bhd and Andercon Technologies Ltd embarked on the feasibility study a month ago after they were engaged by the Finance Ministry in consultation with LTC.
The RM36 billion MRT system is said to be about 156km long, covering a radius of 20km from the city centre and will have a capacity of two million pasengers per day.
"We hope it can come as soon as possible, but we need to make sure that there is a proper study conducted because there will be implications when we want to introduce the MRT," Syed Hamid said after launching Visa payWave on KLIA Ekspres.
Visa payWave on KLIA Ekspres is a partnership between Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) and Visa to enable travelers taking the KLIA Ekspres to experience convenience and contactless payments.
"It will reduce the dependency on cash. Small purchases which are usually paid in cash are now available with Visa payWave," ERL Chief Executive Officer Noormah Mohd Noor said.
During the promotion period which ends on Oct 31, passengers using the new service at the dedicated gate in KL Sentral will enjoy a 10 per cent discount off the standard KLIA Ekspres fare.
Meanwhile, Normah said ERL expected to see a five per cent growth in passenger volume with about 12,000 passengers daily on both KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit this year.
Last year, about two million passengers used ERL services.
-- BERNAMA
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