KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 LRT commuters need usually buy one type of sheet to ride both a Ampang as well as RapidKL Kelana Jaya lines from Nov 28, its operator Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) announced today.
Group handling director Datuk Shahril Mokhtar pronounced a association motionless to move up a fully integrated ticketing complement two days ahead to take advantage of a Maal Hijrah public legal holiday for a full test run.
"So, during 0600hrs on Monday, a aged ticketing complement will be switched off in sum to have approach for a brand brand brand new Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) integrated system," Shahril pronounced in a statement today.
The integrated ticketing complement uses a brand brand brand new MyRapid Pass as well as tokens for singular journeys, which equates to LRT users do not have to exit during a Masjid Jamek rotate though only head straight to a alternative line to go on their journey.
"Under a AFC system, commuters will be since a token for singular journeys instead of a captivating ticket. The commuters would need to touch a token during a gates on entry; as well as drop a token on exit," Shahril explained.
"In cases of over-ride, a machine will reject a tokens as well as commuters would need to go to a counter to supplement more value to cover their actual journey," he added.
Commuters can additionally buy tickets during a Ticket Vending Machines (TVM) or make use of their Touch & Go cards underneath a brand brand brand new AFC integrated ticketing system.
RapidKL is offering a special graduation MyRapid Card of RM10 each, which carries a stored value of RM8.
Commuters with a current Stored Value Card can additionally shift them to a brand brand brand new MyRapid Ticket (SVT) but any charges.
Prasanana will go on joining up a AFC complement with a RapidKL Monorail in a initial entertain of 2012 as well as expects to cover a RapidKL train services by a initial half of subsequent year.
! The bran d brand brand new complement will additionally allow business to squeeze as well as reload tickets online in a future via a website; eliminating a inconvenience of queuing during sheet vending machines as well as counters to squeeze or reload their tickets.
The complement is installed by a joint try Malaysian-Spanish association INDRA-IRIS AFC Consortium (IIAC).
Shahril pronounced a current passenger volume for a two LRT lines as well as a monorail amounted to 420,000 every day as well as is expected to rise to half a million people every day by subsequent year.
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