JUST a day after the New Straits Times highlighted the lack of public transport for patients to travel to the Kuala Lumpur Health Clinic (KKKL), Rapid KL has promptly swung into action.
Rapid KL bus services chief operating officer Mohd Azam Omar said patients would have better access to KKKL by taking its Route 402 bus service.
Route 402, he said, also served commuters from the Titiwangsa light rail transit (LRT) station.
“The bus will stop near the Shell station in Jalan Tun Razak, which is just 70m away from the rear entrance of the outpatient clinic at KKKL, which is located in Jalan Fletcher.
“The service starts tomorrow (today) with a frequency of every 30 minutes involving five buses for starters. We will increase the number of buses if there is high demand,” he said in a statement.
Actionline received a complaint yesterday from pensioner Sulaiman who claimed he faced difficulties to get public transport to get to KKKL.
Azam said Kuala Lumpur City Hall had agreed to construct a bus shelter and a covered walkway for the convenience of pedestrians.
“Members of the public can take advantage of the full-fledged public transport service by taking the LRT service from any part of the city as the LRT Titiwangsa station is connected to both the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines as well as the Titiwangsa Monorail station.
“Alternatively, commuters can also take the Route 402 Rapid KL service from our bus stop at KLCC LRT station or at the Ampang line’s Taman Maluri station as the bus travels from Titiwangsa station to Maluri LRT station via KLCC and Jalan Tun Razak,” he said.
Azam thanked Rapid KL customers for the feedback, especially regarding the bus services to KKKL.
The RM50 million KKKL was opened on April 3, and is the biggest government health clinic in the country. It caters up to 3,000 patients a day. KKKL replaces the Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s Outpatient Department.