KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) today pledged to repair faulty escalators and lifts at its stations, after a public transport advocate called these out in an informal audit.

The rail operator said maintenance work to rectify some faults highlighted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was already underway.

“Specifically, the lifts at Platform 1 and 4 at KL Sentral Station will be operational by July 17 and August 4, respectively. Additionally, the escalators at Platform 1 and 7 will be completed by July 19 and July 17, respectively.

“As for both Kajang and Kajang 2 escalators and lifts, major repair work by Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) is ongoing and scheduled to be ready by July 5, 2024,” KTMB said on X today.

Almost half of the escalators (18 out of 38) he checked were not working.

The transit advocate also said only 20 stations had toilets accessible to PwDs while another 20 stations did not have any such facilities at all.