Expansion of Trams Services Connecting Dataran Merdeka to Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park & KL Tourism Official Website & Mobile App Launch

August 27, 2013

Expansion of Trams Services Connecting Dataran Merdeka to Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park & KL Tourism Official Website & Mobile App Launch

Kuala Lumpur, 22 Razak Heritage Park (nature zone) and the Dataran Merdeka (heritage zone) was recently launched by the Minister of Federal Territories, YB Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor.

The current tram route only shuttles tourists within the Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park with stops at 14 separate attractions within the park. The new route will now take tourists to the attractions around the Dataran Merdeka area as well.

The tram operates daily within the Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park between the hours of 9.30am and 4pm and this will include the new route to Dataran Merdeka between the hours of 9.30am and 11.30am, and 2.00pm and 4.00pm in weekdays. This timing schedule for the new route is to avoid the peak traffic hours.

On Saturdays and Sundays the new route will be plied straight between 9.30am and 4.00pm. the full day ticket for the tram ride is just RM2.00 and this allows tourists to hop on and hop off as many times as they like within a day.

The YB Minister of Federal Territory at the same occasion launched the official tourism website for Kuala Lumpur – website www.visitkl.gov.my and the mobile app. This new, user friendly website offers tourists an abundance of information on everything a visitor to the city may need to know – where to stay, where to eat, what to see and do, how to get about, as well as tips on how to make the most of a visit to Kuala Lumpur.

The website also has a number of useful features to keep visitors updated of what the city has to offer. The events page offers up-to-date information on the many happenings in the city and there are over 2500 links to other useful sites that offer visitors more specific information. Other features include video on KL, social media Facebook and Twitter.

Along with the website, DBKL have also developed a mobile app that will make it convenient for tourists to access information on the city when out and about in KL and can be downloaded, even before they arrive in KL. Compatible with both IOS and Android devices, the mobile app has a number of useful features such as directory information and a location finder using Google Maps.

So, now with the VisitKL mobile apps, tourists will always know what is happening in KL, where the best places to visit, what are the exciting things to do and how to easily find their way around.August 2013 – The new tram route that will shuttle tourists between the Tun Abdul