Dear readers, I am back with more critisism, or well, suggestions for improvements as some would say. Either way its for the benefit of the country. My journeys out of the nation has taught me lots about efficient public transport. However, ours is an eyesore, busses, trains and taxis all part of this so called "community".
Well enough about taxis, I am here to highlight the issues concerning our public transport system that involves public busses and trains, more on busses later. Not too long ago, I bumped into a caucasion that was travelling for the first time to Kuala Lumpur, he was on the KTM Commuter train bound for Port Klang where he was supposed to alight at Subang Jaya. Buying tickets were not an issue as the self-service machines are easy to use (this is about the only plus point). I saw this guy at the plat form trying to search for the train he was supposed to board. There is where the long list of prblems began. Since the Kuala Lumpur station is in the intersection of 2 different Commuter lines, 4 different trains past by there. All 4 lines share the same platform and passengers have to keep an eye out for the right train to board. Eventhough there were indication boards, the destination and timing were all out of sorts, furthermore announcement were too soft to be deemed audible. This person approached me and enquired about his journey. As I was due the same direction as him, I told him to follow me. We exchanged words throughout the journey and there was when I started to feel embaressed. He was describing public transportation back in his homeland and that caused me feel that we were back to the stone age. This experience enlightened me about how poor was our train system.
The following are just some problems that I encountered, there are more to be exploited:
-Announcement onboard were only made in Malay and are not clear.
-Staff at the station were not people friendly in their field and are OUGHT TO BE SACKED.
-trains were too full at peak hours, there is no place even to stand.
-20 minutes interval for train is just simply unacceptable.
-Lightings are not good at stations and could be described as worse than a nightclub.
-Shelters does not cover over the trains.
-Security issues where there were cases of robbery in stations.
-AND all these problems applies to KTM Commuter only, imagine what will the rest be like.
Well enough about taxis, I am here to highlight the issues concerning our public transport system that involves public busses and trains, more on busses later. Not too long ago, I bumped into a caucasion that was travelling for the first time to Kuala Lumpur, he was on the KTM Commuter train bound for Port Klang where he was supposed to alight at Subang Jaya. Buying tickets were not an issue as the self-service machines are easy to use (this is about the only plus point). I saw this guy at the plat form trying to search for the train he was supposed to board. There is where the long list of prblems began. Since the Kuala Lumpur station is in the intersection of 2 different Commuter lines, 4 different trains past by there. All 4 lines share the same platform and passengers have to keep an eye out for the right train to board. Eventhough there were indication boards, the destination and timing were all out of sorts, furthermore announcement were too soft to be deemed audible. This person approached me and enquired about his journey. As I was due the same direction as him, I told him to follow me. We exchanged words throughout the journey and there was when I started to feel embaressed. He was describing public transportation back in his homeland and that caused me feel that we were back to the stone age. This experience enlightened me about how poor was our train system.
The following are just some problems that I encountered, there are more to be exploited:
-Announcement onboard were only made in Malay and are not clear.
-Staff at the station were not people friendly in their field and are OUGHT TO BE SACKED.
-trains were too full at peak hours, there is no place even to stand.
-20 minutes interval for train is just simply unacceptable.
-Lightings are not good at stations and could be described as worse than a nightclub.
-Shelters does not cover over the trains.
-Security issues where there were cases of robbery in stations.
-AND all these problems applies to KTM Commuter only, imagine what will the rest be like.
We greet our foreign friends with such "hospitality" and expect them to return with more friends. Come on wake up, how much time more do we need before are aware of such shame that we are putting oursleves in We are living in the 21st century with a public transport system of the 18th where cows and elephants roam the streets. I feel sad and utterly disgusted being a Malaysian.
1 comments:
haihz... it's such a SHAME!!!!
BUT... wut to do?
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