Horrible Train Ride

I took the opportunity to experience the commuter ride when I had training in KL Sentral. If the experience is good, I may think to take train to work when I move to KL in July. The experience was just horrible which made me to think twice to use public transport. NO-NO.

#1 Waiting experience is terrible – no air-cond or fan. Damn hot and crowded. You would soak in sweat after a long wait.

#2 No queue system – you may see everyone queue-up in lines before the train arrives. When the train arrives, the last one in the queue will suddenly show-up in front and you are likely to be pushed into the train without you realize it.

#3 It is always late without any reasons.

#4 Breaks down occasionally without clear announcement. It would stop for a good hour to fix it. It would speed-off when the repair was done without informing the passengers.

#5 Zero safety – too crowded until people stand in between the door. The alarm is alerted when the door is forced to close. Still, more people are trying to squeeze in. People are rushing beyond the yellow line and barely one inch from the train before the train stops.

#6 Boarding machine is always out of order. You can just go in and out without a ticket.

#7 Too crowded until you feel like sardine in a can or tuna in a can. This is how the usual passengers talk about it. If you are short and unlucky, you’re like to suffer the stink smell until you feel like vomiting.

#8 Confusing queue system. Different destination would require queuing at different colour lines.