KUALA LUMPUR – Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) will be temporarily suspending all its rail services from Friday until further notice due to the enforcement of the 14-day total nationwide lockdown.
ERL said in a statement here yesterday that the decision was made following consultations with the Transport Ministry and Land Public Transport Agency, taking into account the government’s latest directive on working from home and stricter movement restrictions from Monday.
“In order to ensure that ERL can continue to provide services to all its customers once the MCO is lifted and remain financially sustainable, the company regrettably has to temporarily suspend its services until further notice,” the statement said.
It said that more than a year after the first outbreak of Covid-19, there are now limited commuters and virtually no air travellers using train services.
This has resulted in ERL’s average daily ridership dropping by 69% in 2020 compared with pre-Covid-19 levels in 2019. With the start of the total lockdown on Tuesday, the average daily ridership plunged a further 89% compared with 2020 levels.
Information on transport options from each ERL station and the latest service updates can be found on www.KLIAekspres.com, KLIA Ekspres’s Facebook and Twitter, as well as at the stations.
Anyone who needs further assistance can contact customer enquiries at 03-22678000 from Mondays to Fridays, 8.30 am to 6.00 pm. – Bernama, June 3, 2021
