Commuters say new shuttle service is more efficient for travel
02 Jul 2015|3,154 views
A new shuttle train service launched yesterday between Singapore and Johor Baru (JB) proved to be popular with Malaysians, who took advantage of the quicker border crossing to get to work and school here, reported The Straits Times.
The Shuttle Tebrau, run by Malaysian rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), ferries commuters between the Woodlands Train Checkpoint and JB Sentral in five minutes. Tickets for the first two train services leaving JB Sentral yesterday - at 5:30am and 7:00am - were sold out. There are a total of seven trips from Johor and another seven from Woodlands every day. Each trip carries about 320 passengers.
Commuters said the shuttle - which costs RM5 (S$1.80) from JB and S$5 from Woodlands - was more efficient than taking the bus, which could take between 45 minutes and over two hours, including queuing for the bus, Customs clearance and traffic jams.
Shuttle trains leaving from Singapore yesterday morning, however, were relatively empty. On the 6:30am train which The Straits Times took from Woodlands, there were fewer than 10 passengers on board. The departure times from Woodlands station are 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 6:30pm, 8:00pm and 11:00pm. From JB Sentral, the trains leave at 5:30am, 7:00am, 8:30am, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm and 10:00pm.
With the new shuttle service, trains to and from KL Sentral, Butterworth and Gemas - which previously terminated at Woodlands stations - will now end at JB Sentral. Commuters will have to use the Shuttle Tebrau to travel between JB and Singapore.
A new shuttle train service launched yesterday between Singapore and Johor Baru (JB) proved to be popular with Malaysians, who took advantage of the quicker border crossing to get to work and school here, reported The Straits Times.
The Shuttle Tebrau, run by Malaysian rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), ferries commuters between the Woodlands Train Checkpoint and JB Sentral in five minutes. Tickets for the first two train services leaving JB Sentral yesterday - at 5:30am and 7:00am - were sold out. There are a total of seven trips from Johor and another seven from Woodlands every day. Each trip carries about 320 passengers.
Commuters said the shuttle - which costs RM5 (S$1.80) from JB and S$5 from Woodlands - was more efficient than taking the bus, which could take between 45 minutes and over two hours, including queuing for the bus, Customs clearance and traffic jams.
Shuttle trains leaving from Singapore yesterday morning, however, were relatively empty. On the 6:30am train which The Straits Times took from Woodlands, there were fewer than 10 passengers on board. The departure times from Woodlands station are 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 5:00pm, 6:30pm, 8:00pm and 11:00pm. From JB Sentral, the trains leave at 5:30am, 7:00am, 8:30am, 4:00pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm and 10:00pm.
With the new shuttle service, trains to and from KL Sentral, Butterworth and Gemas - which previously terminated at Woodlands stations - will now end at JB Sentral. Commuters will have to use the Shuttle Tebrau to travel between JB and Singapore.
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