Bas Selangorku is a free bus service implemented by the Selangor government. Bukit Beruntung town Bukit Sentosa will be one of the townships which will have this service. Yes, this service is free, no charge at all.
The routes are as below :
KBB (Kuala Kubu Baru) bus terminal -> KKB KTM Komuter station -> Rasa Town -> Bukit Sentosa bus terminal
The Bukit Sentosa bus terminal is just in front of KFC Bukit Sentosa. The bus comes at each hour from 6AM to 9PM night making a total of 14 trips daily.
Although free, what I read is that in the fishing town of Sekinchan where Bas Selangorku is being introduced also, taxi drivers are protesting against this free bus service because they are claiming it reduces the demand for taxi services. These taxi drivers capitalize on poor public transport in rural areas to provide instant on demand transport to surrounding areas. The theory is a free bus service with an predictable schedule will damper the demand for taxi services. Personally I do not think the ‘free’ feature is a threat to taxis, it is the ‘predictability’ in bus service that will probably be a threat to our local taxis.
The service will start operating from 16 June 2016 onwards. This development is not expected to have any noticeable impact on the development of Bukit Beruntung. However, it could be a first positive step forward for better transportation in Bukit Beruntung.
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Bukit Sentosa Bus Station |
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Bus SelangorKu Route Bukit Beruntung |
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Plenty of seating space |
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Can pay assessment via kiosk |
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Bus SelangorKu |
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Bus SelangorKu |
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Bus SelangorKu |
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Bus SelangorKu |