A recent tweet by a frustrated commuter has ignited a heated debate about women-only train coaches in Malaysia.
KTM Komuter, MRT Kajang Line, and MRT Putrajaya Line reserve specific portions of their train coaches exclusively for women, yet some women are choosing shared coaches over these designated spaces during peak hours.
Taking to X on Tuesday (Jan 8), user @ArosliWealth voiced his concerns about women crowding into shared coaches, leaving women-only coaches underutilized.
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In the post, he described the scene of a nearly empty women’s coach while women opted to sit in a packed shared coach.
During peak hours, could you pleeeeeease sit in the women’s coach first, especially when it’s clearly vacant?,” he questioned.
In a follow-up, he observed four empty seats in a women-only coach while a woman sat in the crowded shared section.
Why squeeze into the shared coach when the women’s coach looks so comfortable. And us guys probably smell bad after work,” he added.
Women, for the life of me, during peak hours, could you pleeeeeease sit at the women's coach first especially since when it's obviously vacant.
— ArosliWealth (@ArosliWealth) January 8, 2025
Why nak sempit2 at the shared coach when it looks so comfortable there.
And us guys masam kot time habis kerja.
Gooo goooo
He further added that he tweeted the post while standing next to the women’s coach with 4 obviously empty seat and lone women sitting in the shared coach.
Mixed reactions online
The post gained significant traction, garnering over 900k views at press time and sparking mixed reactions from netizens.
Some supported the sentiment, questioning why women-only coaches are not fully utilized.
“Anyone who uses the LRT knows about this. It doesn’t happen all the time, but when it does, it’s annoying,” one user commented.
“For real, ladies, just take the win and enjoy the vibes in the women’s coach lah. Why squeeze with us tired, masam guys when you all have a whole chill zone?”
Another woman shared that she didn’t actually mind which coach she used, stating she would hop on any coach as long as it was empty at the time.
Others, however, offered a different perspective, noting that women-only coaches are often just as packed as shared ones during rush hours.
“If you ride the train daily, you’ll know the women’s coach fills up first. I don’t know how you missed that unless you haven’t used public transport in a while,” said another user.
