GOMBAK, Feb. 3 -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will provide a 24-hour train service from February 9 to 12 to accommodate worshippers and visitors during the Thaipusam period.
The service will be available at all KTM Komuter stations in the Klang Valley, with free rides on February 10 and 11. The initiative will run for four days and three nights.
"This initiative is to accommodate Hindu devotees and the general public celebrating Thaipusam this weekend," Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today ahead of the celebration on Tuesday next week.
Currently, KTM Komuter operates 96 trips daily. To meet the surge in demand, KTMB will introduce 44 additional trips per day, bringing the total to 140, particularly on Saturday when worshipp...