Malaysia is planning to roll out more women-only coaches on its trains after having implemented them on two Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, in efforts to curb sexual harassment and ensure a safer ride for women passengers.
The move is welcomed by riders of both genders.
Housewife Ee Lee Lee, 55, said she was all for women-only coaches as her daughter attends a local university and uses public transport daily.
"As mothers, we worry, so I told my daughter she must sit in the women-only coach if possible, for peace of mind," she told The Straits Times.
She said she would also do so, especially after a man once followed her on the train.
General manager Bahrudin A.Rahman, who was travelling on the MRT with his family, said: "I can see that it is well-organised on Malaysian trains... When women are separated from the men, they won't have to jostle with each other for seats."
MRT operator Rapid KL first introduced its women-only coach on the Kajang line in September 2023, and then on the Putrajaya line on April 8.
There have been women-only coaches on KTM Komuter suburban trains, operated by commuter rail company KTM, since April 2010.
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