KUALA LUMPUR: The government has extended the 30-year concession contract of Express Rail Link (ERL) for another 30 years, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Aziz said the extension was given as the government had turned down the request to review the rail fare on three occasions. "Under the initial 30-year contract which expires in 2029 (from 1999), ERL is entitled to a fare review every five years. On the number of passengers, he said ERL has an average of 5.46 million passengers a year. "In 2015, it recorded an increase of 20 per cent or 11.03 million passengers compared to 2014.

Source: New Strait Times November 15, 2017 07:52 UTC