Yesterday evening, I went back Kepong by KTM, as usual. I hook on the train at 6.20pm, depart from Bandaraya station. Train will pass by Putra (Near PWTC), Segambut, then I will go down at Kepong station.
At about 3minutes after all the people get in the train at Putra Station, and the train was heading towards Segambut, suddenly i saw firecrakers outside the window. It was like the train hit something. I was like “Oh My God, what is wrong? Will we all get hurt? Is the train goes out of it track?” So many things run thru my mind, so many questions. Well, this was my first time experienced this kind of broke down. I actually thought the train went out of its track and hit the wall of the flyover (the train passed by a small flyover that moment, went underneath the flyover). Immediately, the train stop and all the air-con & lights went off. I was so scared and felt so helpless. I know no one around me, all of them start calling someone. I also called my mom asked her no need to fetch me anymore as i dont know what will happen next and wont know how long she will have to wait for me at Kepong station. I need to figure out a way to go back home.
So, people in the train started to get a little panic (as i am), no air-con, no light and it seems getting less air in the train. We were stuck in the train for 10mins, and some suggested we all should leave the train by breaking the glass to unlock the door. Some of them seems very experienced as they had the same bad moment last week (Last week, train also force to stop in the middle of the track coz there was a lorry fell down on the track and made the trains stop servicing for hours, all the passengers gotto get out of the train and catch other transportation to went back home.), they break the glass to unlock the door, jump out off the train, and help the ladies to get out off the train.
The gap from the train to the ground was about 4 feet. I was wearing skirt and high heels! Argghhh., got no choice but to jump and high chances of “being exposed” - Run light. Those big guys were really helpful, at least they willing to help. If without his hand, i dont think i can reach the ground safely( Hello, i gotto jump to the rocks). And now the hardest part, walk on the rocks. I was having the most difficult time in my life so far. I wanted to walk back to the Putra Station by following the track. Track full of rocks, and i was wearing high heel. I walked like a snail, there were few times, i always slipped off and fell down. I just couldn’t imagine if i fell down, how hurt i could be! After walking for a while, i saw some flat ground where i can walked to the station, Thank god!
While walking backwards to Putra Station, i finally saw the cause of the whole accident. It was a electrical stand that fell down/ somehow broken, and then when the train passed by, it generate those firecrakers.
It took me about 15mins to reach the station, i saw a lot of people already there to complain about it. I overheard that the service wont be available asap, not till they fixed the problem. Some uncles/aunties wanna claim back the fare. Hehe. I was already tired and dont really wanna care so much. I thought of my sister who work at Jalan Ipoh so i decided to go to her place then went home with her. So i gotto walk further more from Putra station to chow kit there to catch a bus to Jalan Ipoh. Yeap, another 10mins of walking. Tired, scare and worrying around while walking on the street, cause there got a lot of “cheap labour” walking around.
Okay, i knew last week accident was not KTM’s fault, and this week’s one, might not be their fault too. But it seems getting more and more dangerous to take KTM. Who knows what will be next? Do you know how big is the impact of stopping the service and affected us-the passenger? Should really take a deep investigate on this issue.
p/s: when i reached my sister’s place, she said i was smelly, busuk! 
i guess i was being ’sardine’ in the train(so many people, and all different race, different smells) and sweat when walking.
p/s2: My high heels.. after walking on the rocks.. It Hurts.. so bad.. and my foot… like got a bit sprained.
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