No news on free MRT rides yet


PUTRAJAYA: Public transport users hoping for free train rides in conjunction with the opening of Phase 2 of the Putrajaya MRT line on Thursday will have to wait until that morning to know whether their wish will be fulfilled as the gesture may cost more than RM160mil.

“This matter is under the purview of the Prime Minister, you’ll have to wait,” said Datuk Mohd Zarif Mohd Hashim, CEO of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp), the MRT asset owner, in a media preview of the line at the Putrajaya Sentral MRT station here.

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