WHILE most people are indulging themselves in the Budget 2024 debate, we found an interesting post on the X platform.
User @slainthayer is talking about a remote MRT station, the 16 Sierra, which he says is so remote that the nearest civilisation to it is some 500 metres away and that it is practically impossible to walk to the station at night.
I don’t even know why this station exist. It’s literally the most desolate station in the entire network.
A thread on 16 Sierra MRT station 🧵 pic.twitter.com/jxoWYsVtRa
— Slainthayer (@slainthayer) October 12, 2023
“In September, only 14,000 people used the MRT. Or just 450/day. It’s so bad, the second least used station literally has 2x the ridership of 16 Sierra. Exit data is estimated by doubling the entry data.”
“In terms of connectivity, there’s just nothing. Nada. No parking, no feeder bus, no Beam scooter, no Kumpool, nothing. The nearest buildings are 500m away. Walking to the station past maghrib (sunset) is not an option at all,” added the user.
The official explanation is that the 16 Sierra MRT Station serves the suburbs of 16 Sierra and Pulau Meranti in Selangor. It is one of the elevated stations on the MRT Putrajaya Line.
The station is located at 16 Sierra, strategically located in the southern part of Puchong better known as Puchong South. 16 Sierra is a well-planned residential township developed by Malaysia’s leading developer, IOI Properties Group.
The 16 Sierra MRT Station started operation on March 16, 2023 under phase two of the line.
Moreover, user @Poleitzz replied to the thread:
I have friends who work within IOI group, can confirm they do in fact plan to build a lot more around the station. Not soon tho
— Justine (@Poleitzz) October 12, 2023
An account called @RakyatAduan stated:
They build the station first before development as the land is cheaper now. Land is a complex issue – falls under state (not Fed Govt) and if they build later when dev. is matured, land acquisition will be more expensive. If you use CBA, the IRR is positive.
— Aduan Rakyat (@RakyatAduan) October 13, 2023
Meanwhile, user @HsuanEric jokingly said: – Oct 14, 2023
Its called white elephant project to extract fund from government account to cronies and get kickbacks.
— Asiatrader71 (@HsuanEric) October 13, 2023
