Rapid KL On-Demand – new name for DRT vans; now in Old Klang Road, Bangsar, Putrajaya and Setapak

Rapid KL’s Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) service is now called Rapid KL On-Demand, and the vans are being introduced in new areas in the Klang Valley.

Starting from February 1, the On-Demand vans will serve the Taman Desa – Old Klang Road area (T650B, via the Trek Rides app), LRT Bangsar – Taman Bandaraya (T850B, Trek Rides), MRT Putrajaya Sentral – Presint 11 (T512B, Kummute) and Taman Genting Setapak – Setapak (T250B, Kummute). Two vans for each zone, except for Setapak, which gets four.

You will have to use either the Kummute (Kumpool), Trek or Mobi app depending on the location.

Rapid KL says that the Bangsar and Putrajaya routes connect commuters to train stations (LRT and MRT respectively), while the Old Klang Road and Setapak vans will utilise the bus lanes on OKR and Jalan Genting Klang, bringing riders from their homes to the bus route on the main road.

The public transport operator says that since the on-demand vans were trialled in May 2023, it has grown to nine routes and 20 vans. As of August 2024, average ridership has grown to over 2,000 passengers a day. These nine routes, which has 203 stops in total, will be improved on based on the needs of the communities.

Seats on the vans can be booked on the respective apps from 6am to 11.30 pm. The fare is RM1 per journey, and one can pay with My50/MyCity/Pas Famili, Touch n Go cars, MyRapid concession cards and the OKU Smile pass.

Earlier this month, transport minister Anthony Loke said that DRT is a hit and announced that Prasarana will be introducing 300 more vans for this first-mile, last-mile connectivity solution – full story here.

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