{
  "id": 17350947,
  "title": "Anthony Loke: New trains expected to arrive over the next six months to two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anthony-loke-new-trains-expected-to-arrive-over-the-next-six-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/129021/anthony-loke-new-trains-expected-to-arrive-over-the-next-six-months-to-two-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Transport Minister Anthony Loke has directed PRASARANA Malaysia Berhad to expedite train maintenance in order to increase the number of operational trains and alleviate passenger congestion on the Kelana Jaya LRT line. The technical problems and maintenance requirements have reduced the number of trains in service, leading to overcrowding at stations, particularly during peak hours. Loke emphasized that the short-term solution is to accelerate maintenance work to get more trains on the line. In the medium and long term, new trains are expected to arrive in stages over the next six months to two years. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has also directed Loke to urgently tackle the congestion issue, warning that it could disrupt Malaysians' daily routines. Anwar urged Rapid KL to take immediate action and implement solutions to address the frequent overcrowding complaints on the platform.",
  "summary": "PRASARANA Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) has been directed to expedite train maintenance to increase the number of operational trains and ease passenger congestion, particularly on the Kelana Jaya LRT line. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said technical...",
  "key_points": [
    "Transport Minister Anthony Loke orders PRASARANA Malaysia to speed up train maintenance.",
    "Short-term fix: More trains arriving in stages within six months to two years.",
    "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urges tackling congestion to avoid disrupting daily routines."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Accelerating maintenance and introducing new rolling stock aims to resolve the persistent overcrowding issues that currently disrupt the daily routines of Kelana Jaya LRT commuters.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}