Fixing the rail for better commute

The express Komuter service took commuters from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur in under an hour 25 years ago. But the service has not been reinstated. — Filepic

For Arjan Singh, the 4.30am alarm was a daily ultimatum.

Within an hour, he would be navigating the North-South Highway, knowing that a mere minutes’ delay could double his hour-long commute into a two-hour ordeal, trapping him in a rhythmic crawl of brake lights and exhaust fumes.