Rapid KL On-Demand vans in 6 new zones from May 15 – KTM Rawang, Setia Alam, Sg Way, Batu Caves

Rapid KL On-Demand vans have been doing a good job connecting commuters to and from their homes to train stations, bridging the so-called last mile. So far, the stations are LRT and MRT ones within the Prasarana family, but in a new push, the vans will also be serving KTM Komuter stations.

In addition to the seven announced last month, there will be six new zones starting on May 15, and they are Sg Way – LRT Taman Paramount, KTM Batu Caves – Hab Wira Damai, Bandar Country Homes – KTM Rawang, KTM Rawang – Taman Garing, UiTM Puncak Alam – Puncak Alam and Alam Budiman/Setia Alam – Setia City Mall.

These zones are described by Rapid KL as areas with rather low public transport reach. For instance, many in Rawang depend on the KTM Komuter for their daily commute to KL for work, but there’s no proper parking at the station as a multi-storey Park & Ride building is currently under construction (expected to be completed late this year). Unlike Prasarana’s LRT and MRT, KTM Komuter doesn’t have feeder buses.

A total of 15 vans will be used for these six zones. The sole app for booking a ride in these zones is Mobi. The fare is RM1 per ride and one can pay with My50/MyCity/Pas Famili, Touch n Go cards, MyRapid concession cards and the OKU Smile pass.

Rapid Bus says that since Rapid KL On-Demand was introduced in January 2024, the vans are in 41 zones throughout the Klang Valley, and daily average ridership is 3,792 people.

In January, transport minister Anthony Loke said that DRT (Demand Responsive Transit, the previous name for on-demand vans) is a hit and announced that Prasarana will be introducing 300 more vans for this first-mile, last-mile connectivity solution.

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