PHASE Two of the Putrajaya Mass Rail Transit (MRT2) line will start operating on March 16, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

He said this was decided after today’s post-cabinet meeting with the agencies involved, and briefing on the tests carried out for the MRT2 showed positive development.

“This evening, I received the latest briefing from MRT Corp, Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and the Land Public Transport Agency, and we are satisfied with all the tests carried out.

“I can announce tonight that the MRT2 service will begin at 3pm on March 16. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will launch it in the morning,” he said when met at Wisma Bernama tonight.

In addition, he is also confident the government’s initiative would be able to encourage more Malaysians to use public transport.

On the suspension of the aerotrain service at Kuala Lumpur International Airport due to security reasons yesterday, Loke apologised to passengers affected by the incident.

“This is something I truly regret and I apologise to all passengers who are affected. We already had the aerotrain upgrading programme as decided by the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB),” he said.

Yesterday, the MAHB announced the aerotrain service would be temporarily suspended for train replacement works after the service experienced technical problems, resulting in passengers walking on the track to the main terminal. – Bernama, March 3, 2023.