By MOHAMED KHAIDIR MOHAMED ZARAAI
THE road in front of First Subang in SS15 is dusty with dirt and sand. Greyish-brown coloured concretes are firmly erected on the road divider.
Major traffic jam at SS15 during peak hours is usual because of the Line Rapid Transit (LRT) Line Extension Project construction. Car horns can be heard while stepping down from the Taylor’s shuttle bus in front of the tall, glassy First Subang tower.
Although the construction site is an eyesore to many, it won’t be so for long. Next year, there will be a brand new LRT station that connects SS15 to LRT stations in KL. Thus, the SS15 LRT station will be convenient for Taylor’s University (TU) students to travel to the capital city of Malaysia.
Food Science with Nutrition major Izyan Hanani Ahmad Zamri, 21, said, “Having an LRT station in SS15 will benefit me a lot because I can straightaway take the Taylor’s shuttle bus to SS15 and take the LRT from there to anywhere in KL.”
Currently, Izyan Hanani lives in Mutiara Perdana, the apartment near TU Lakeside Campus. She uses the bus from Pudu Sentral, KL to go to her hometown in Jitra, Kedah. Right now, she takes the Taylor's shuttle bus to Setia Jaya KTM Komuter station to go to KL Sentral.
In KL Sentral, she changes to Kelana Jaya Line LRT to go to Masjid Jamek. At Masjid Jamek, she changes train again to Ampang Line LRT before travelling to the Plaza Rakyat LRT station, which is near Pudu Sentral.
With the new LRT extension, Izyan will travel from SS15 straight to Masjid Jamek to change train to Ampang Line without stopping in KL Sentral to change train.
At the moment, the Kelana Jaya Line is from Gombak to Kelana Jaya. The route passes prominent places in KL such as KLCC and Bangsar.
Once the extension’s construction will be done in the first quarter of 2016, the Kelana Jaya Line will be extended from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights Integrated Station. There will be 13 new stations and SS15 is one of the stations. As Izyan will graduate from Taylor’s in 2017, she will have the chance to utilise the new extension.
By next year, when the SS15 LRT station is in full operation, it is time for Taylorians to consider using public transport to go to campus. This could solve the parking problems at TU.
The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal said, “Where you live and where you go to school, if they are connected by rail, LRT is the most efficient way for you to travel so you will not be contributing to congestion and pollution.”
Veritas Architects Senior Principal Lillian Tay said, “Campuses are normally situated in low density places. The new MRT will not go to your campus (TU) but educational institution provides a shuttle that will travel to the public transport stations.”
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is another different project besides the LRT extension. It has two lines – Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line. It will not pass through TU, but there are shuttle buses that go to the upcoming new SS15 LRT station from Lakeside Campus.
Both Mohd Nur Ismal and Tay spoke in the Rail Challenge: Taking a City from Good to Great forum alongside Prasarana Group Managing Director Azmi Abdul Aziz and Think City Executive Director Hamdan Abdul Majeed. It was held on 29 April and moderated by BFM host Umapagan Ampikaipakan.
The LRT extension will also benefit Electrical and Electronic Engineering major Jayden Koh Chong Fung. The 23-year-old, who lives in Ara Damansara, said, “My brother drops me off to Kelana Jaya LRT station along the way to his work. At the LRT station, I take the Rapid KL bus U623 to Taylor's.”
There will be a new LRT station at Ara Damansara and it will be advantageous to Koh. He will take the LRT from Ara Damansara to SS15 and then take the Taylor’s shuttle bus to go to campus. Ara Damansara LRT station is nearer to his house compared to Kelana Jaya.
Koh added, “I will graduate in November next year and I don’t think I’m getting a car soon, so the new stations might benefit me somehow.”
THE road in front of First Subang in SS15 is dusty with dirt and sand. Greyish-brown coloured concretes are firmly erected on the road divider.
Major traffic jam at SS15 during peak hours is usual because of the Line Rapid Transit (LRT) Line Extension Project construction. Car horns can be heard while stepping down from the Taylor’s shuttle bus in front of the tall, glassy First Subang tower.
Although the construction site is an eyesore to many, it won’t be so for long. Next year, there will be a brand new LRT station that connects SS15 to LRT stations in KL. Thus, the SS15 LRT station will be convenient for Taylor’s University (TU) students to travel to the capital city of Malaysia.
Food Science with Nutrition major Izyan Hanani Ahmad Zamri, 21, said, “Having an LRT station in SS15 will benefit me a lot because I can straightaway take the Taylor’s shuttle bus to SS15 and take the LRT from there to anywhere in KL.”
Currently, Izyan Hanani lives in Mutiara Perdana, the apartment near TU Lakeside Campus. She uses the bus from Pudu Sentral, KL to go to her hometown in Jitra, Kedah. Right now, she takes the Taylor's shuttle bus to Setia Jaya KTM Komuter station to go to KL Sentral.
In KL Sentral, she changes to Kelana Jaya Line LRT to go to Masjid Jamek. At Masjid Jamek, she changes train again to Ampang Line LRT before travelling to the Plaza Rakyat LRT station, which is near Pudu Sentral.
With the new LRT extension, Izyan will travel from SS15 straight to Masjid Jamek to change train to Ampang Line without stopping in KL Sentral to change train.
At the moment, the Kelana Jaya Line is from Gombak to Kelana Jaya. The route passes prominent places in KL such as KLCC and Bangsar.
Once the extension’s construction will be done in the first quarter of 2016, the Kelana Jaya Line will be extended from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights Integrated Station. There will be 13 new stations and SS15 is one of the stations. As Izyan will graduate from Taylor’s in 2017, she will have the chance to utilise the new extension.
By next year, when the SS15 LRT station is in full operation, it is time for Taylorians to consider using public transport to go to campus. This could solve the parking problems at TU.
The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal said, “Where you live and where you go to school, if they are connected by rail, LRT is the most efficient way for you to travel so you will not be contributing to congestion and pollution.”
Veritas Architects Senior Principal Lillian Tay said, “Campuses are normally situated in low density places. The new MRT will not go to your campus (TU) but educational institution provides a shuttle that will travel to the public transport stations.”
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is another different project besides the LRT extension. It has two lines – Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line. It will not pass through TU, but there are shuttle buses that go to the upcoming new SS15 LRT station from Lakeside Campus.
Both Mohd Nur Ismal and Tay spoke in the Rail Challenge: Taking a City from Good to Great forum alongside Prasarana Group Managing Director Azmi Abdul Aziz and Think City Executive Director Hamdan Abdul Majeed. It was held on 29 April and moderated by BFM host Umapagan Ampikaipakan.
The LRT extension will also benefit Electrical and Electronic Engineering major Jayden Koh Chong Fung. The 23-year-old, who lives in Ara Damansara, said, “My brother drops me off to Kelana Jaya LRT station along the way to his work. At the LRT station, I take the Rapid KL bus U623 to Taylor's.”
There will be a new LRT station at Ara Damansara and it will be advantageous to Koh. He will take the LRT from Ara Damansara to SS15 and then take the Taylor’s shuttle bus to go to campus. Ara Damansara LRT station is nearer to his house compared to Kelana Jaya.
Koh added, “I will graduate in November next year and I don’t think I’m getting a car soon, so the new stations might benefit me somehow.”