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Smart Selangor Bus

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Smart Selangor Bus
A Smart Selangor bus seen at Kuala Kubu Bharu railway station.
Founded1 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-01)
LocaleSelangor, Malaysia
Service area
Service typeFree bus services
Fleet150
OperatorRapid Bus, Wawasan Sutera, Causeway Link, UNIC Leisure Transtour

Smart Selangor Bus (formerly known as Bas Selangorku) is a free bus service funded by the Selangor state government.

History

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The service were launched on 1 July 2015 with first services deployed in areas within Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), Klang Municipal Council (MPK) and Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) in effort to reduce the congestion and promote the use of public transportation in Selangor.[1] As of 2023, the service known as Smart Selangor has operated over 50 bus routes with 150 buses deployed at all Selangor local government areas (including Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) where the service branded as PJ City Bus), with Selangor state government spent over RM30 million for operating this service.

The service is a now a part of Selangor Mobiliti program from September 2023. Selangor Mobility has now also expanded to DRT services, operating on demand in 8 cities, namely Subang Jaya, Puchong, Petaling Jaya (Bandar Utama - North and Ara Damansara - South), Sungai Buloh, Ampang, UPM Serdang and Hulu Kelang with fixed rate at RM2 per trip.[2]

Scan to ride

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From 15 March 2021, all passengers are required to install Citizen E-Payment (CEPat) app from the mobile phone and scan the QR code provided on bus entrance in order to board any Smart Selangor buses (and PJ City Bus services from 1 January 2023) with 90 sen fare applies to non-Malaysian passengers. The service remain free to Malaysians with citizens aged 18 to 59 are required to scan the QR code via CEPat app upon entrance, while the school students and senior citizens are excepted from mandatory QR code scan and instead they have to bring an identify card or passport.[3] This implementation (especially the enforcement of mandatory QR code scan to PJ City Bus services) has caused inconvenience to the passengers, with the fare enforced for foreigners are not considered discrimination according to Menteri Besar of Selangor.[4]

Routes

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The bus service operates from Monday through Sunday, from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm.

The Smart Selangor MBSA bus services began operation from 1 July 2015. There are 10 operating routes mainly serve the Shah Alam city centre and 1 community bus in Setia Alam. Most of the routes are operated by Rapid Bus (they do not operate routes SA03, SA04 and SA06 from June 2022 to September 2024, SA01 from 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2023 and SA07 from June 2024 onwards), while Wawasan Sutera operates routes SA07 and SA09 via compact bus fleets (Wawasan Sutera formerly operates SA03, SA04 and SA06 from 1 June 2024 to 30 September 2024). The bus routes SA01, SA03, SA04 and SA06 were formerly operated by UNIC Leisure Transtour from 1 June 2022 until 30 September 2023, SA04 & SA06 by Transit Link (Johor) from 1 October 2023 until 31 May 2024 and SA10 by Enggang Keramat Automotive via electric buses as proof-of-concept (POC) trial from 1 June 2024 until 31 August 2024.

Route Number Origin Destination Areas Served
SA01   KD11  Shah Alam Komuter station Section 7, Shah Alam Shah Alam Square
UiTM Shah Alam East Gate
University of Selangor (UNISEL) Shah Alam Campus
Shah Alam Hospital
SA02  Shah Alam City Bus Terminal, Section 14  KD10  Batu Tiga Komuter station PKNS Complex Shah Alam
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque
Section 9 Shah Alam (Plaza Shah Alam)
AEON Mall Shah Alam
Section 13 Shah Alam (Shah Alam Stadium)
Section 22 Shah Alam
Kampung Kebun Bunga
SA03   KD11  Shah Alam Komuter station Section 17, 18 & 24, Shah Alam Section 18 Shah Alam
Section 17 Shah Alam Terminal
UiTM Section 17 Campus
Columbia Asia Extended Care Hospital
Section 24 Shah Alam
Ole-Ole Shopping Centre
SMK Seksyen 19
KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital
Section 20 Shah Alam
SA04  Shah Alam Bus Terminal, Section 17 Section 7, Shah Alam & UiTM Shah Alam Section 17 Shah Alam Terminal
UiTM Section 17 Campus
Section 16 Shah Alam
 KD12  Padang Jawa Komuter station
Section 7 Shah Alam
I-City/Central i-City
University of Selangor (UNISEL) Shah Alam Campus
Shah Alam Hospital
UiTM Shah Alam
SA05  Section 13, Shah Alam Seksyen U8 Shah Alam (Bukit Jelutong)
(shortened from 1 September 2024. Passengers
need to transfer SA10 bus from Bukit Jelutong to Subang town)
Section 13 Shah Alam (Shah Alam Stadium)
Taman TTDI Jaya
Section U2 Shah Alam
SA06  Kota Kemuning  KD11  Shah Alam Komuter station Section 23 Shah Alam
Section 25 Shah Alam (Taman Sri Muda)
Chinese Taipei School Kuala Lumpur
Gamuda Walk Mall
SA07   KD10  Batu Tiga Komuter station Section 19, Shah Alam Section 20 Shah Alam
Kolej Vokasional Shah Alam
Section 22 Shah Alam
SA08   KJ35  Alam Megah LRT Station Meranti Terrace, Kota Kemuning
SA09  Kota Kemuning, Seksyen 31 Kampung Jalan Kebun
SA10  Petronas Bukit Subang D'Bayu Commercial Centre, Bukit Jelutong
SU13A  (BK02) Pangsapuri De Palma, Setia Alam Setia City Mall

The Smart Selangor MBDK bus services began operation from 1 July 2015. There are 4 main routes and 3 branch routes mainly serve the Klang town centre and surrounding areas. Mesra Indah Jaya operates the KLG1 (formerly operated by Rapid Bus in 2021-2023 and Wawasan Sutera until May 2024), while Rapid Bus operates KLG2A, KLG2B, KLG3A, KLG3B and KLG3C routes from 1 October 2024 (they no longer operate routes KLG2A and KLG2B from 2019 where these routes were operated by Wawasan Sutera until September 2024, and KLG3A, KLG3B and KLG3C from 2021 where there routes were operated by Handal Ceria until September 2024) as well Handal Ceria operates route KLG4 route from 1 June 2023 via midi-bus (formerly operated by Wawasan Sutera).

Route Number Origin Destination Areas Served
KLG1  Klang town centre Taman Bayu Perdana, Klang SJK(C) Kong Hoe
 KD14  Klang Komuter station
SMK Istana & SMK La Salle Klang
Taman Bayu Emas
Klang Vocational School
Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital
SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah
SMK Methodist ACS, Klang
KLG2A  Klang town centre Taman Sri Pekan
KLG2B  Klang town centre AEON Big Bukit Raja
KLG3A  Klang town centre Kampung Jawa, Taman Sri Andalas
KLG3B  Lebuh Kebun Nenas Bukit Naga
KLG3C  Bandar Putera Klang town centre
KLG4  Klang Sentral Taman Seri Keroyong

The Smart Selangor MBSJ bus services began operation from 1 July 2015. There are 5 bus routes available serving Subang Jaya city centre, Puchong, Bandar Kinrara and Seri Kembangan. Rapid Bus is a bus operator of all MBSJ bus services.

Route Number Origin Destination Areas Served
SJ01   KJ31   SB7  USJ 7 LRT/BRT station  KJ28   KD9  Subang Jaya KTM/LRT station SK Seafield
SS19
 KJ29  SS15 LRT station
Subang Parade
Empire Subang
SS18
Subang Jaya City Council
 KJ32  Taipan LRT station
SJ02   SP25  Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station  KJ30  SS18 LRT station IOI Mall Puchong ( SP26  IOI Puchong Jaya LRT station)
 SB3  Sunway Lagoon BRT station
Sunway Pyramid
INTI College SS15
Sunway Court/PJS7
SJ03   SP22  Kinrara BK5 LRT station SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya Taman Kinrara 3
Taman Mawar
Taman Bukit Kuchai
SJ04   KB05  Serdang Komuter station Serdang Hospital  PY33  Serdang Jaya MRT station
Taman Serdang Jaya
Taman Sri Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
MARDI
SJ05  Putra Permai, Equine Park Pangsapuri Bayu, Taman Bukit Serdang AEON Mall Equine Park
Taman Universiti
Taman Bukit Serdang
 PY33  Serdang Jaya MRT station
Taman Serdang Jaya

The Smart Selangor MBAJ bus services began operation from 2016. There are 4 bus routes available serving Taman Melawati township, Pandan Indah township and Ampang town centre. Rapid Bus is a bus operator of all MPAJ bus services.

Route Number Origin Destination Areas Served
AJ01  Taman Melawati, Ulu Klang Taman Ukay Perdana
AJ2A  Bandar Baru Ampang Taman Dagang Jaya Giant Hypermarket Bandar Baru Ampang

Taman Cahaya Galaxy Ampang LRT Ampang (Opposite) Ampang Water Front Sri Nilam

AJ2B  Bandar Baru Ampang Taman Dagang Jaya Ampang Water Front 2

AeonBiG Ampang Puteri Park Plaza (Opp) Hospital Ampang Sri Nilam

AJ03   AG16  Cempaka LRT station Taman Bukit Teratai The Store Pandan Indah

Menara MPAJ Lembah Maju SK & SMK Pandan Indah Pasar Taman Muda Taman Seraya

AJ04  Pandan Height Hospital Ampang SK & SMK Pandan Indah

Lembah Maju Taman Muda Pandan Mewah

Smart Selangor MPKj bus route KJ01

The Smart Selangor MPKj bus services began operation from 1 February 2016. There are 4 bus routes available serving Kajang town centre, Bandar Baru Bangi and Cheras. Rapid Bus is a bus operator of all MPKj bus services.

Smart Selangor MPKj also used to have two additional routes launched on 1 March 2019, KJ04 from Terminal Reko Kajang to Presint 4 Putrajaya via Bandar Baru Bangi and KJ05 from Terminal Reko Kajang to Kompleks PKNS Bangi. However, the KJ05 bus route have ceased operations due to pandemic lockdown, while KJ04 bus route were amended starting 1 January 2022 to only serve between Kajang and Bandar Baru Bangi (resembling another version of former KJ05 bus route) due to low ridership and high service costs from the Putrajaya side.

Route Number Origin Destination Areas Served
KJ01  Terminal Reko, Kajang  KG34  Stadium Kajang MRT station
KJ02  Bandar Bukit Mahkota  KB08  Bangi Komuter station
KJ03   KG29  Bandar Tun Hussein Onn MRT station Taman Tun Perak
KJ04  Terminal Reko, Kajang Bandar Baru Bangi (Section 3,4,8,9,16)
Smart Selangor MPS bus route MPS1

The Smart Selangor MPS bus services began operation from 13 May 2016. There are 4 bus routes available serving Selayang, Rawang and areas in Gombak District. Rapid Bus is a bus operator of all MPS bus services (formerly operated by SKS-Bus during 2018-2021 period).

The Smart Selangor MPSp bus services began operation from 2017. There are 4 bus routes available serving Tanjung Sepat, Sepang town, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Cyberjaya and IOI City Mall. Causeway Link is a bus operator of all MPSp bus services (formerly operated by Rapid Bus during 2017-2020 period).

The Smart Selangor MPKL bus services began operation from 2017. There are 2 bus routes available serving Banting town and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Rapid Bus is a bus operator of all MPKL bus services.

The Smart Selangor MPKS bus services began operation from 2018. There are 2 bus routes: KS01 (operated by Wawasan Sutera) serving Kuala Selangor and Tanjung Karang, and KS02 (operated by Handal Indah) serving Puncak Alam township and Sungai Buloh.

The Smart Selangor MDSB bus services began operation from 18 May 2016.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Astro Awani. "Free 'Selangorku' bus service for Shah Alam, Klang and Subang Jaya commuters". astroawani.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Selangor launching Demand-Responsive Transit zones for better public transport connectivity". The Star. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ Selangor Journal. "Selangor Smart Bus to charge 90 sen fare for foreigners from March 15". selangorjournal.my. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ The Vibes. "Convenience over cost: foreign PJ City Bus users content with 90 sen fare". Retrieved 21 January 2023.