Sci.Int.(Lahore),31(2),283-287 , 2019 ISSN 1013-5316;CODEN: SINTE 8 283 THE CRITERIA OF RAILWAY STATION IN MALAYSIA: A REVIEW OF ISSUES IN FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT Hasniza M. Yusoff1,,Edie Ezwan M. Safian2, Kamalludin Bilal3, Azlina M. Yassin4 1Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Technology Management and Business, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johore, , Malaysia For correspondence; Tel. + (60) 197924108, E-mail: [email protected] For correspondence; Tel. + (60) 19778005, E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Malaysia flourished with the development of the transformation of urban public transportation such as the railway in the Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley. The rapid development of railway technology in Malaysia has created various rail routes such as Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Express Rail Link (ERL), and KL Monorail in Greater KL / KV. Unfortunately, the lack of facilities at the railway station in Klang Valley such as safety and security, maintenance, comfortability, physical facilities, accessibility, environment and more issues cause the user to choose the private vehicle as transport for daily use. Yet, this situation causes traffic congestion in Klang Valley. The purpose of this paper is to identify the criteria of railway stations in a global and local context through facilities management perspective. Therefore, this paper proposes to identify the criteria of railway stations in a comprehensive manner and rank these criteria by applying the conceptual analysis. The results of this paper show the criteria of the railway from the literature review in the global and local context for railway station improvement in quality and satisfaction, especially through facilities management perspective. It is hoped that this paper can give the idea to stakeholders in improving the quality of railway stations, particularly in Malaysia so that it can compete in the international arena. Keywords: Railway Station, Criteria, Transportation, Economy, Social, Facilities 1. INTRODUCTION 2. LITERATURE REVIEW Public transport is a means of transportation provided by the OVERVIEW ON MALAYSIA RAILWAY government to the public. It includes several modes of DEVELOPMENT transport such as bus, subway, taxi, train, and ferry [1]. KTM Commuter is an operator of heavy-rail public transport Public transport services must follow a fixed, secure and fast that has 53 Stations along 175 km. The network consists of schedule, ensure high service quality, efficient use of two cross-city routes, route Batu Caves-Port Klang-Sg Gadut, resources and meet the needs of consumers [2, 3]. Rail and a shuttle service from Rawang to Tanjung Malim, which transport is the means of transport of passengers and goods started in April 2007 that migration between the two such by wheeled vehicles that run on the rails. In Malaysia, flows can be done at KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur and Putra railway networks have grown rapidly since its inception in Stations [2]. Then, the KL Monorail service is a city monorail the early 19th century. It has grown in balance with national system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The KL Monorail link is development. Currently, city rail transit is the most popular 8.6 km long and has 11 stations. It is one of the components means of urban transport, especially major cities like Kuala of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. Along the Lumpur [4]. The rail service has become an important public journey from KL Sentral station to Titiwangsa station, the KL transport mode in the world when engineers and planners Monorail connects with the KLIA Transit, KLIA Ekspres, cannot reduce traffic congestion in cities [5]. KTM Commuter, Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT, and In Malaysia, there is plenty of public transport such as trains, Kelana Jaya line LRT train services. There are nine Stations buses, taxis and rickshaws, including Commuter Train/ between KL Sentral station and Titiwangsa stations are Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) [2]. Other than that, Light spaced at approximately 800 meters in the central business Rail Transit (LRT), KL Monorail, Express Rail Link (ERL) district of Kuala Lumpur. The KL Monorail System uses that consist two lines which are KLIA Express and KLIA permanently added 2-train, which can accommodate 158 Transit was the rail transportation exist in Klang Valley. The passengers during normal operation. The Kuala Lumpur lack of facilities at the railway station in Klang Valley such monorail system opened on 31 August 2003 [6]. The Light as safety and security, maintenance, comfortability, physical Rapid Transit (LRT) consists of the Kelana Jaya line LRT, facilities, accessibility, environment, and more issues cause Ampang line LRT and Sri Petaling line LRT integrated the user to choose the private vehicle as transport for daily seamlessly into the regular ticket system to form the major use instead to use public transport such as a railway. This is component of Greater KL / Klang Valley Integrated Transit because private vehicles are easy to access from one System. This train network serves a large part of Kuala destination to another. Consequently, this situation causes Lumpur [6]. In addition, Express Rail Link (ERL) provides traffic congestion in the Klang Valley. Hence, this paper will two rail services, the KLIA Express and KLIA Transit show a variety of criteria that have been studied by previous servicing the Multimedia Super Corridor. In the 10th researchers on public transportation especially the railway Malaysia Plan, Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit proposed, stations. The quality and satisfaction level of the railway equipped with 3 line system Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in a global and local context will also be discussed which measures 141 km in the Klang Valley. The Klang from the facilities management perspective. Valley MRT will be integrated with existing rail networks such as light rail transit (LRT), Monorail, KTM commuter, March-April 284 ISSN 1013-5316;CODEN: SINTE 8 Sci.Int.(Lahore),31(2),283-287 , 2019 and bus services to form effective and efficient public and International Airport (Kuala Lumpur 2 (KLIA2) to KL transport systems [7]. In conclusion, the railway development Sentral; 33 minutes) [10]. KLIA Transit is a commuter in Malaysia change time to time for improving the quality of service from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and public transportation in urban areas, especially in GL/KV for KL Sentral routes through three quick stops - at Salak Tinggi, public users from the government. The facilities management Putrajaya & Cyberjaya and Bandar Tasik Selatan. Passengers criteria are one of the factors that influence the quality of the can ride the train at the peak of every 20 minutes and every station through user satisfaction. In the next topic will be to 30 minutes during the busy hours [10]. Free porter service discuss facilities features in the railway station at Klang will assist passengers by loading and unloading luggage Valley and the facilities management criteria in a global and (KLIA and KL Sentral stations), overhead racks for all local context to improve the railway station quality from the luggage (all trains) and floor-elevated shelves for big luggage previous researcher. (KLIA Express), 4G WIFI, and information screen display featuring news, weather, entertainment, and travel MALAYSIA: FACILITIES FEATURES IN RAILWAY information for anyone using the KLIA Express [11]. Next, STATION AT KLANG VALLEY there is a convenient route to connect Kuala Lumpur city In this part will review some of the facilities that provide in center and two major airports, the KLIA Transit train the railway station in Klang Valley as mention below in this equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi. The train also has plenty of research and based on literature. comfortable seating and a retail bar, as well as a spacious KTM Commuter is a commuter train services brand in luggage storage space. Malaysia operated by the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). It The Light Rail Transit (LRT) operated by rapidKL was first introduced in 1995 by providing local rail services consists of Kelana Jaya LRT, Ampang Line LRT, and LRT around the city of Kuala Lumpur and suburban areas around Sri Petaling. The Ampang LRT Station has five-story the Klang Valley. The KTM commuter is able to move at the complex facilities and provides 1,140 parking spaces, highest speed of 175 km (109 mi) with the route connected to including 144 rooms exclusively for women and 20 for 45 stations altogether. It consists of two projections, namely disabled persons as well as 200 motorcycles on the ground the Sentul-Port Klang and Rawang-Seremban routes, as well floor. The Ampang parking complex is also equipped with art as the shuttle service from Rawang to Rasa. The train used is amenities such as parking lane terminal, parking center a type of double electric unit and is air-conditioned. The 'Park monitoring system, equipment monitoring system, parking & Ride' facilities are also available at the station for nominal guidance system, error detection system, security camera, payments to all passengers. KTM commuter is designed for panic button for emergency cases and control center for work, the comfort and safety of Lady Passengers, the designated management and etc. The multilevel parking system, women's seating area. It is available at KL Sentral KL Sentral MyRapid card, is only for the entry and exit with stored value on Platforms 3 & 4 and 5 & 6. Labeled for "Coach for ladies charged [6]. The stations along the Kelana Jaya line LRT is only", the area is affixed with an iconic pink sticker. Coaches aligned with the north-south direction, mainly from high are equipped with 3-pin power under the passenger seat. stops and several underground and grade stations. All stations There is also a trend above with infrastructures designed for are equipped with closed-circuit security cameras for security people with disabilities, as well as having special seating purposes and are built to support disabled passengers, with available to parents and people with disabilities.