Johor Bahru’s Local Bus – The Good, the Bad, and the Shocks

Located in the south of the Peninsula, Johor Bahru is the capital city of southern state of Johor.

With more than 1.7 million people in Johor Bahru and neighbouring cities of Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru is the largest city outside Klang Valley where Kuala Lumpur is located.

What was the experience riding BAS.MY in Johor Bahru?

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REFERENCES

Bakar, M.F.A. et al. (2022). Evaluating on Time Performance of Urban Bus Services in Southern States of Peninsular of Malaysia. In: Awang, M., Ling, L., Emamian, S.S. (eds) Advances in Civil Engineering Materials. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 223. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8667-2_28

Hassan, S. A., Hamzani, I. N. S., Sabli, A. R., & Sukor, N. S. A. (2021). Bus rapid transit system introduction in Johor Bahru: A simulation-based assessment. Sustainability, 13(8), 4437.

Rizzo, A., & Glasson, J. (2011). Conceiving transit space in Singapore/Johor: a research agenda for the Strait Transnational Urban Region (STUR). International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 3(2), 156-167.

Rizzo, A., & Glasson, J. (2012). Iskandar Malaysia. Cities, 29(6), 417-427.

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6 Comments

  1. 31000 ridership for 1.7 million people is pathetic
    That's less than 2% of the population
    And you can't blame the people
    If it takes 3-4 times the journey times for the same distance why wouldn't you drive there

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