Najib current first electric bus Bus Rapid Transit-Sunway

Najib also launched the first electric bus at the event recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records as the country's first electric buses used for public transportation systems.

KUALA LUMPUR: Public transport using environmentally friendly technology the country's first Bus Rapid Transit system routes Sunway (BRT-path Sunway) opened a new chapter in the country's public transport services.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the BRT-route transportation system developed Sunway Group Sunway Group's infrastructure and the public transport projects that achieve international standards and proud nation.

"This project meets the government's intention to develop a public transport system that is efficient, reliable and comfortable," he said when opening the system-Line BRT BRT Sunway Sunway Complex near here today.

Najib also launched the first electric bus at the event recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records as the country's first electric buses used for public transportation systems.

He said what is today an intelligent technology in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and reduce carbon gas emissions.

He said to increase public interest in using public transportation, no fee is charged from tomorrow for two months.

The prime minister said the BRT system-path Sunway is also in line with the government's aspiration to increase the use of green technologies and new lifestyles in an environmentally friendly public transport services.

He also praised the BRT project is a public-private partnership (PPP) between Infrastructure Group Sunway Group, and hope to do more collaboration in advancing the state of public transport.

He said the implementation of the transport system is an important achievement towards countries encourage people to use public transport more often and reduce the use of private cars such as is done in developed countries.

"Some developed countries whose inhabitants keep the vehicle in 'country side' and use public transport to go anywhere. We can also do this if you have an integrated public transport system and this problem has been identified government," he said.

He said to it, the public transport system, especially in the Klang Valley, to be adjusted, and the BRT should be expanded in other public transport projects.

Najib said the government was, without doubt, has put the development of the public transport system as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) as conscious and aware that it is an important challenge in the country's Transformation Plan.

"We put the NKRA for public transport in so far as we fail to create an integrated public transport. Therefore, we are creating infrastructure of the Group and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to adjust the state of public transport," he said.

Najib said the government has allocated RM23 billion for the construction of a mass rapid transit line (MRT) will connect the new Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya.

At the same time, the government has also announced the construction of light rail transit line (LRT) Third worth RM9 billion to connect Bandar Utama, Shah Alam and Klang, he said.
He then boarded the bus around the area of ​​electricity for 30 minutes.

Present at the ceremony were the Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Group Chairman Tan Sri Ismail Adam infrastructure and Sunway Group chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah.

Sunway-Line BRT system into the first bus using elevated track 'or marginal routes ensuring transit time can be designed to last.

It is also a public bus service incessantly first fully electric buses in the country. The cost of building the infrastructure and the public transport system of RM634 million.

Sunway Line BRT system, which includes a 5.4 kilometer elevated walkway accommodates seven stations from Sunway-up USJ7 Setia Jaya, Subang Jaya, and will be linked to the Malayan Railway commuter train station Setia Jaya LRT system being built in USJ 7 that will open next year.

Meanwhile Ismail in his welcoming remarks said that BRT-Sunway Line will operate from tomorrow at seven stations namely Setia Jaya, Sunway, Mentari, Sunway Lagoon, SunMed, UNU-Monash, South Quay with USJ7 as the last station with a 'park and ride 'are also available.

He said that 15 buses will use environmentally friendly with each bus can accommodate 67 people, including passengers stand, at one time.

He said the BRT-Sunway Line will serve 500,000 residents in Bandar Sunway and Subang Jaya.

Ismail said the expected 2,400 passengers per hour will use the service this year and that number is projected to increase to 5,200 by the year 2035.