KUALA LUMPUR – The Ampang and Sri Petaling LRT lines’ services have fully recovered at 1.35pm today after a power disruption interrupted their services at 12.48pm.
Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd confirmed that the disruption had affected 11 stations from the Bandar Tun Razak LRT Station to the Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT Station.
“Because of this problem, our trains moved slowly and stopped longer at our platforms. Passengers who were inconvenienced were offered complimentary one-way journey coupons that must be verified at our customer services counters,” said the statement.
Earlier, several locations across the Klang Valley suffered from power outages, including parts of Hulu Langat, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Nilai, as well as KLCC.
Other areas affected include Bukit Jalil, Selayang, Bukit Damansara, Segambut, Sri Hartamas as well as Cheras.
Netizens are in the dark in parts of Petaling Jaya, Sunway, Seri Kembangan and Bangi.
The Vibes is also receiving reports of blackouts in Kota Baru, Ipoh, Penang, Kuantan and Seremban.
According to a Facebook post by the Kedah Road Transport Department, the power outage has forced the department to shut its Alor Star office.
The Federal Territories Information Department tweeted that the affected states include Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan and Pahang.
Meanwhile, Tenaga Nasional Bhd at 1.23pm posted a brief statement on its Facebook page.
The company confirmed the incident and said its technical team is working on identifying the cause of the outages. – The Vibes, July 27, 2022
