Usable 2009, commisioned by April 2011

SLOW RIDE HERE: One of the trains ordered for the Kelana Jaya LRT line being assembled at the Bombardier plan in Mexico. The first trains for the fleet are expected to arrive in November but they will only be ready for use in September next year. " border="0" height="286" width="340">

THE first of the 35 LRT trains ordered for the Kelana Jaya line will arrive in Malaysia by November this year to meet increasing demands. However, commuters will have to wait until September next year before the first of these trains will be usable. The entire fleet will only be commisioned by April 2011.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad chief executive officer Shaipudin Shah Harun said today that the reason for the 11-month wait was because the company needed to complete assembly of the trains, upgrade the power capability of the line, as well as do safety testing. - Star