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BATU GAJAH: Rail commuters can look forward to enjoying improved services in the first quarter of this year when KTM Berhad introduces the first set of Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) six-car trains, to its Komuter service.

Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said more EMU trains would be added to the Komuter’s service fleet in batches by middle of the year.

He said the new additions are expected to improve the ridership and use of public transport.

The new trains will operate on the Seremban-Rawang-Seremban, Batu Caves-Port Klang-Batu Caves, Rawang-Tanjung Malim-Rawang and Seremban-Sungai Gadut-Seremban routes.

Ticket prices are expected to rise slightly.

Syed Hamid said the decision on the increased fair was in consideration of the refurbishment and maintenance cost of the new trains.

He also said the ticket prices would reflect the improved services, which would include shorter waiting duration from 30-minute intervals to 15 minutes during peak hours.

KTMB president Dr Aminuddin Adnan said the new EMU trains would have additional features such as onboard closed-circuit television cameras, two dedicated female-only coaches, trained captains to assist commuters and three doors on each coach for transitional ease of passengers.

He added that there would also be designated areas for the disabled on each coach of the trains.

Each train could accommodate up to 1,000 passengers on a single trip compared to the 300 on the current trains.

Aminuddin said once the entire fleet of new trains was fully operational, KTMB would overhaul the old trains to improve their conditions for better services in the future.

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