Ijud
14-09-03, 10:54 AM
New Straits Times: 9/9/2003
In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre, City Hall today announced it is planning to introduce a tram service to connect four popular areas.
Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said the idea had been mooted because the unlinked light rail transits and monorail stations presented a problem to travellers.
"Since the stations are not linked, the public have to take buses from one station to another," said Mohmad Shaid, adding that the tram service might also divert travellers from popular areas to unpopular ones. He said City Hall was conducting a preliminary study on the feasibility of providing the trams which would serve Chow Kit, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Petaling. "The technology we have in mind is the newest one-wheel tram from Germany, and we are studying the routes to avoid disruption to traffic flow," he said.
He said the cost of providing the service would be about RM1 billion.
Ijud's comment:
Building a tram system to connect those unlinked LRTs and monorail stations is a good idea but needs a good planning of the routes as a bad route will even adds to traffic congession. The tram system likely to be used in KL are those Combino series from Siemens. FMO I still prefer having a system that does not fit into existing transportation means such as roads. Having a system that has it's own tracks like LRTs or monorails are better. For the cost of RM1 billion KL could set up another monorail line :confused: isn't it ?!
Siemens' Combino website (http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=po20596fcls2mn20596t4u18&sdc_sid=27613651656&)
In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre, City Hall today announced it is planning to introduce a tram service to connect four popular areas.
Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said the idea had been mooted because the unlinked light rail transits and monorail stations presented a problem to travellers.
"Since the stations are not linked, the public have to take buses from one station to another," said Mohmad Shaid, adding that the tram service might also divert travellers from popular areas to unpopular ones. He said City Hall was conducting a preliminary study on the feasibility of providing the trams which would serve Chow Kit, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Petaling. "The technology we have in mind is the newest one-wheel tram from Germany, and we are studying the routes to avoid disruption to traffic flow," he said.
He said the cost of providing the service would be about RM1 billion.
Ijud's comment:
Building a tram system to connect those unlinked LRTs and monorail stations is a good idea but needs a good planning of the routes as a bad route will even adds to traffic congession. The tram system likely to be used in KL are those Combino series from Siemens. FMO I still prefer having a system that does not fit into existing transportation means such as roads. Having a system that has it's own tracks like LRTs or monorails are better. For the cost of RM1 billion KL could set up another monorail line :confused: isn't it ?!
Siemens' Combino website (http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp?sdc_p=po20596fcls2mn20596t4u18&sdc_sid=27613651656&)