KoSong: Progress at the expense of convenience?

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Progress at the expense of convenience?

According to this old map of Batu Gajah: notice the proximity of Majlis Daerah Kinta Barat next to the yellow sign A108, Stesen KTM Batu Gajah above road sign A15 and Jalan Pejabat Pos where the new Post Office remained where it was. The other two moved to grand buildings away from the town centre, and I am pretty sure not because of the lack of space but because of the glamour of big and modern buildings.

The new railway station is now further south (not in the map) off A15, in Kg. Pisang (shown inset).

In comparison, the old Kuala Lumpur railway station remained as a schedule stop despite the move to the new integrated KL Sentral. In fact, there are 12 scheduled stops within KL: Sungei Buloh, Kepong Sentral, Kepong, Segambut, Putra, Bank Negara, Kuala Lumpur, KL Sentral, Mid Valley, Seputih, Salak Selatan and Bandar Tasik Selatan.

Logically, the move to the new station to be near the new KTM Complex in Batu Gajah should provide a stop for the old station since the new is inconvenient compared to the old. Similarly, where the old Railway Workshop used to be in Sentul, there was no need for KL main station to be anywhere near it. Why our new station has to be near the workshop seems illogical to me.

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