A sum of RM257 million is required for the annual upkeep of railway belongings managed by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), New Straits Occasions has reported.

In keeping with transport minister Anthony Loke, the sum is aimed toward supporting a dependable rail system, and that KTMB is at present upgrading its electrification system for the Klang Valley sector with the intention to guarantee its optimum working situation and to forestall practice failures.

“The electrification system improve undertaking is predicted to be accomplished within the third quarter of 2027. The double-tracking undertaking between Gemas-Johor Bahru can be underway and anticipated to be accomplished within the second quarter of 2025, connecting the Padang Besar station to the Johor Bahru station within the south,” Loke mentioned.

These prices contain railway infrastructure at RM84 million, the electrification system at RM23 million, the signalling and communications system at RM36 million and rolling inventory at RM114 million, the transport minister mentioned.

Along with making certain periodic upkeep is carried out in line with schedule, KTMB can be finishing up practice monitor upgrading initiatives within the Klang Valley, with Part 1 anticipated to be full within the second quarter of this 12 months, whereas Part 2 is about to be accomplished within the first quarter of 2029, Loke mentioned.

Prasarana, because the proprietor of LRT belongings within the Klang Valley, is planning and implementing a number of initiatives to enhance and improve practice reliability to scale back service disruptions throughout working hours, the transport minister continued.

“For the Ampang Line LRT, overhaul works for all parts involving 50 practice items are underway and anticipated to be accomplished within the first quarter of 2028, with an estimated value of RM190.4 million, and the implementation of long-term service help (LTSS) for 10 years with the OEM for the signalling system is scheduled to start in September 2024,” he mentioned.

“For the Kelana Jaya Line LRT, ongoing initiatives embrace the substitute of defective brakes and propulsion tachometers price RM1.5 million for practice 818. This restore is predicted to be accomplished within the fourth quarter of 2024. In the meantime, for the monorail line, the substitute of tires which have reached the allowed tire put on stage or most distance will begin in 2024 with an estimated value of RM2.2 million,” he added.

Moreover, practice wheel substitute work on the MRT Kajang Line price RM36.7 million is predicted to be full in January 2025.

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