Klang Valley Komuter Electric Train Service Hit By Power Outage

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Several Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) train services involving the Klang Valley Komuter and the Electric Train Service (ETS) were disrupted this afternoon due to a power outage.
KTMB, in a tweet this evening, said there was an electricity supply disruption in several areas along the Ipoh-KL-Batu Caves route.
“The disruption has caused a delay to trains on the route,” it tweeted.
Stranded passengers of the KTM trains as well as the ETS train from Ipoh to KL Sentral have since taken to Twitter to blow off some steam.
User @PoliticCocoNut indicated that passengers on the EG9029 ETS train were stranded for over one and a half hours since 5.50pm, before being asked to alight the train at approximately 7.15pm.
“They got us to come down the train and walk about 50 metres, on the track, to the Sg Buloh station,” they said in a response to Malaysiakini on Twitter.
“There was no assigned transport (to ferry us to KL Sentral). We had to find our own transport. I could not get a Grab but managed to get someone to pick me up.”
Meanwhile, another passenger, presumably affected by the train disruption, lamented KTMB’s delayed response.
“Please… It’s been over an hour since the train stopped but you are only issuing a statement now?
“I’m so disappointed,” Twitter user @Self_monoloque said.
‘Break fast with paper’
User @haszreenk also shared the same sentiments, saying in jest “if this happens tomorrow, I’ll just break my fast with paper.”
Another user @aidalina_twt asked how long it would take for the Butterworth-bound ETS train to depart.
“The ETS from KL Sentral to Butterworth was supposed to depart at 8.10pm. May I know how long more to wait?
“Pity my 69-year-old father, he is waiting all by himself at KL Sentral.”
Yesterday, Transport Minister Anthony Loke reportedly said recent delays in KTMB’s Komuter service in the Klang Valley are only temporary.
He said the delays will be resolved once Phase One of the Klang Valley Double Track project is fully completed.
He explained that the service problems were caused by the ongoing construction and upgrading of the twin tracks and this has affected operations, especially the frequency of trains as well as prolonged waiting times at stations. - Mkini

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