Monday, July 18, 2011

Train services resume at KL station

Train services resume at KL station

Monday July 18, 2011

PETALING JAYA: All train services have resumed their normal schedules beginning 2pm yesterday, after a crane toppled on the roof of a platform at Stesen Kuala Lumpur the day before.

The incident had rendered three platforms impassable.


All clear: The Kuala Lumpur station seen cleared of debris from the crane crash Sunday.

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) said in a statement that the bus services to transfer train passengers from Bank Negara station to KL Sentral and from KL Sentral to Bank Negara during the recovery period had been stopped.

“Repair works were completed nine hours ahead of expectation.

“All KTM commuter, KTM Intercity, ETS and Kargo train services have resumed their original schedules,” it said yesterday.

It added that Platforms 1 and 2 of the station had been reopened for the train services.