Wheelchair Access in Star LRT Station, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur was honored to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games, the second largest game after the Olympics. Inline with this event, the Malaysian Government decided to upgrade public transportation in the city to be more accessible to all including the disabled. The rate and level of new investment will ensure that improvements in the accessibility of public transport are brought forward more rapidly. Building in accessibility for disabled persons in all new investment is a condition of public money being well spent. Local authorities and transport operators should ensure that the transport needs of disabled persons are factored into their plans and that the full benefits of improved public transport are accessible to all. In order to improve the public transportation facilities, the government had planned a new system of transportation in the city by using Light Rail Transportation (LRT), which was officially launched by former Prime Minister of Malaysia. An initial study was carried out by the Accessibility and Safety Research Center (ACCESS) in the Faculty of Built Environment, University Malaya to investigate and identify the issue of accessible design on selected Light Rail Transits (LRT) stations in the city of Kuala Lumpur, mainly focusing for the wheelchair users. The objectives are to ensure that the design of accessibility is comply with the law, regulations, standard requirements and guidelines; to understand the recent condition and their needs in LRT stations and to allow their secure equal rights and opportunities as others. The research began by obtaining reliable information from literature review. A checklist of building audit was prepared to ensure the design of accessibility. A building access survey was carried out on selected stations which covered three main stages to indicate the pattern of passengers’ path in using the system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • Ali, Zuraini
  • Ali, Hazreena Hussein
  • Halim, Imaduddin Abdul
• Conference:
  • 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Hamamatsu , Japan
  • Date: 2004-5-23 to 2004-5-26
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 11p
• Monograph Title: Transed 2004. Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies for Success

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Light rail transit; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Railroad stations; Transit operating agencies; Wheelchairs
• Identifier Terms: Commonwealth Games; Transed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wheelchair users
• Geographic Terms: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01130472
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2009 9:29AM