Selayang SMART Selangor Bus at Gombak LRT Station.
On 06th February 2017, I tried another free bus service in Klang Valley, which is Selayang SMART Selangor Bus that has been operated in Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS - Selayang Municipal Council) administative area. SMART Selangor Bus programme is an initiative by Selangor State Government to give transportation service especially to local people and generally to all people to main places like government offices and tourism attractions. Beside Selayang, this initiatives also being operated in all 11 local authorities in Selangor (except Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ - Petaling Jaya City Council) which it has own inistiave, PJ City Bus, the pioneer of this initiative and from where is SMART Selangor Bus been modeled).
Before this, I have already tried five of it (please click on the city name, to read related posting in this blog) which are Klang, Ampang Jaya, Kajang, Shah Alam dan Subang Jaya. Insya Allah, I will try the rest after this. Selayang SMART Selangor Bus Official Launch twas been lauched at 13th May 2016.
Before this, I have already tried five of it (please click on the city name, to read related posting in this blog) which are Klang, Ampang Jaya, Kajang, Shah Alam dan Subang Jaya. Insya Allah, I will try the rest after this. Selayang SMART Selangor Bus Official Launch twas been lauched at 13th May 2016.
Selayang SMART Selangor Bus right side view.
This bus is using MPS1 route number, begin the operation from Selayang Mutiara via Pusat Bandar Selayang area which Selayang Stadium and MPS headquarters located. Also, it will passing Gombak Land and District Office and Gombak District Police Headquarters, then will go to Selayang Jaya that include two shopping complexes which are Selayang Mall and Selayang Capital, also Selayang Hospital near by. This bus then will go through Selayang Baru area and after that will go along Jalan Sungai Tua to go to Batu Caves, which some government agencies office situated, Gombak district mosque (Amaniah Mosque) and main tourist attraction, God Murugan Temple, Batu Caves.
Then, this bus will going to commercial area of Taman Sri Gombak (SG1) and also Taman Greenwood. After that, this bus will go along Jalan Gombak from Ash-Sharif Mosque, 6th Mile Gombak. The bus will go to Sungai Pusu and will go in front of International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), then will go along Middle Ring Road south bound heading to Taman Melati to final destination, Gombak LRT Station. This complete journey will take about an hour if no traffic jams. After that, this bus will heading back same route to Selayang Mutiara. The operation hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm every day and the frequency will be every half an hour.
The buses have being used for this service are from RapidKL (Rapid Bus) bus armada, because Selangor State Government through MPS lease the buses from Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana). As my observation, there are four buses been allocated, all of that are from Alexender Dennis (ADL) Enviro 200 model. The interior of the buses have two location information screens and also have voice announcement. There are also have free WiFi in the buses.
Then, this bus will going to commercial area of Taman Sri Gombak (SG1) and also Taman Greenwood. After that, this bus will go along Jalan Gombak from Ash-Sharif Mosque, 6th Mile Gombak. The bus will go to Sungai Pusu and will go in front of International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), then will go along Middle Ring Road south bound heading to Taman Melati to final destination, Gombak LRT Station. This complete journey will take about an hour if no traffic jams. After that, this bus will heading back same route to Selayang Mutiara. The operation hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm every day and the frequency will be every half an hour.
The buses have being used for this service are from RapidKL (Rapid Bus) bus armada, because Selangor State Government through MPS lease the buses from Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana). As my observation, there are four buses been allocated, all of that are from Alexender Dennis (ADL) Enviro 200 model. The interior of the buses have two location information screens and also have voice announcement. There are also have free WiFi in the buses.
Gombak LRT Station view from MRR2.
Selayang SMART Selangor Bus interior.
On my trial day, I rode the bus from Gombak LRT Station at 10:00 am and arrived at Selayang Stadium at 11:00 am. After was having some business in a government office about 20 minutes, I went back to Selayang Stadium bus stop to catch next Selayang SMART Selangor Bus at 11:30 am and arrived at Gombak LRT Station at 12:40 because of some traffic jam in front of God Murugan Temple (because three after this trial was Thaipusam holiday).
Video: A Minute While Riding In Selayang SMART Selangor Free Bus.
Met with other Selayang SMART Selangor Bus at Selayang Baru.
Selayang Mall enterence.
Gombak District Police Headquarters bus stop.
Gombak Land and District Office view from Persiaran (Avanue) 1 Selayang.
Among Selayang bus stop example for SMART Selangor Bus.
Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) main enterence.
Selayang Stadium from Persiaran 1.
Masjid Amaniah (Gombak district mosque), Batu Caves.
God Murugan Tample, Batu Caves main enterence.
Taman Greenwood, Gombak bus station.
Masjid Ash-Sharif, 6th Miles Gombak.
Selayang SMART Selangor Bus and I at Gombak LRT Station.
From my observation, this bus service is very suitable because of this MPS administrative area have mixture of urban and rural settlements. Unlike other urban SMART Selangor Bus operation which only stop at certain bus stops, this service will stop every bus stops along its route, as long the bus stops have the pole. Unfortunately, majority of the bus stops do not have overhead cover and waiting seats. Also, some of these bus stops do not have special alley, and will disturb current traffic.
The main thing, only countable bus stops have SMART Selangor Bus logo and all of the bus stop do not have information board or Selayang SMART Selangor Bus route map. This matter should be taken action by MPS or related parties to solve it.
This service is very crucial need especially among students, because it covers a lot of schools and education institution, a long its route. It also ease Selayang and Gombak people to go to government offices and also to shop. This will ease the financial burden especially to lower income people.
Beside that, this service can be used by tourist to go to Batu Caves and also to see rural area that not far from Kuala Lumpur city centre.
Selayang SMART Selangor Bus is welcome agenda and it will enhanced local people to commute and to transport, also it will help local socio economic agenda.
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