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Setback for Klang commuters


A longer wait to board: The Shah Alam Line train leaving the Pasar Jawa station in Klang. Train testing and commissioning is underway. — KK SHAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Prasarana Malaysia’s Shah Alam Line (formerly known as LRT3) that connects Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya with Klang is set to miss its widely expected Sept 30 opening date.

Just last week, it posted a Facebook update announcing that the LRT sets will have to undergo “24-hour train testing and commissioning” until Oct 30.

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