Go-KL bus service to serve new 9km route.

Date: 17 December 2012

Go-KL bus service to serve new 9km route.

KUALA LUMPUR: A revised route has been introduced for the green line (KLCC-Bukit Bintang) of the Go-KL free city bus service.

The new 9km route starts at KLCC and passes through Concorde Hotel, KL Life Centre and Wisma Genting in Jalan Sultan Ismail.

The revision, announced by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), will also cover routes such as Jalan Raja Chulan, near Pavillion KL, Jalan Imbi, and Jalan 1/77B Changkat Thambi Dollah, near SMK (P) Bandaraya.

The revised route is part of the Urban Public Transport NKRA efforts to expand the Go-KL bus route for the benefit of public transport passengers in the city centre. The new route has 18 stops, five more than the previous route.

The purple route for Go-KL city bus service remains unchanged.

Over 14,000 passengers use the free Go-KL bus service daily. The buses are equipped with free Wi-Fi, disabled-friendly facilities and have CCTVs installed both on board and facing outwards.

The service has a frequency of five minutes during peak hours and 15 minutes during off-peak hours. It is part of an added service for locals and tourists as a seamless connectivity around the city centre and will set new standards for the bus industry.

For more information on the Go-KL City Bus, visit www.facebook.com/goklcitybus or call 1-800-88-7723.

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