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Founded | 31 August 2012 |
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Locale | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Service type | Free bus services |
Destinations | Bukit Bintang MRT Pasar Seni Titiwangsa MINDEF Universiti PPR Seri Pantai KLCC KL Sentral Flat Kelumpuk Bambu PPR Kampung Batu Muda Sentul Sri Rampai Stadium Cheras Bandar Sri Permaisuri Cochrane MRT Maluri Taman Fadason MATRADE Jinjang MRT Sri Delima MRT PPR Pinggiran Bukit Jalil Kompleks Komuniti Muhibbah PR1MA Alam Damai HUKM |
Fleet | 80 |
Operator | Causeway Link (Handal Ceria), SKSBus |
Go KL City Bus (styled as GOKL CityBus) is a free bus service in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Previously managed by Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), the services were taken over by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) by 1 January 2019. [1] [2] [3]
The free service were introduced by Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to help users save money by allowing them to move around Kuala Lumpur at no cost. Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Bukit Bintang and Chinatown areas are the first places to enjoy the service since it was launched on 31 August 2012 with 2 routes, namely the Purple and Green Lines. [4]
On 1 May 2014, the free service has added new routes, namely Red and Blue Lines, covering Chow Kit, Kampung Baru, KL Sentral and Bukit Bintang, thus making four different circular city routes that can be identified by the colour of the routes.
By 1 January 2019, the service was taken over by Kuala Lumpur City Hall due to the termination of SPAD in 2018. Since then, the service now focuses on the feeder routes to help low-income users commute easily between residential areas and business centres or stations. The Orange Line was the first feeder route to be introduced on 28 February 2019, [5] followed by the Pink Line in April 2019 and the Turquoise line in October 2019, [6] all launched by Khalid Abdul Samad. The Maroon Line was introduced in August 2020, [7] followed by the Chocolate Line in February 2021, [8] both launched by Annuar Musa.
On 27 October 2021, it was announced by Shahidan Kassim that electric buses would be deployed in the bus services as a carbon reduction initiative and two new routes will be introduced, namely the Parrot Green and Grey lines. Both routes started operations in November 2021. [9]
Open to residents and tourists, these services can be used at the GoKL City Bus official bus stop. Most bus stops are in close proximity to tourist attractions, major shopping centers, residential areas and easy way to connect through rail transit services such as KTM Komuter, Rapid KL and ERL.[ citation needed ]
On 1 January 2024, the city hall announced the implementation of payments for foreign passengers for RM1 per ride for last-mile city routes. The payment can be made by using Touch n Go, credit and debit cards, however Malaysians are still able to get a free ride by using Malaysian National Registration Identity Card (NRIC). [10]
All buses make a circular one-way route clockwise based on Go KL route map. These routes are not parallel with the bus route with a fare such as Rapid KL buses to avoid competition on passenger load. Therefore, GoKL City Bus passengers are intended for travelling within the Central Business District (CBD) and residential areas, saving money and looking for a free ride. [11]
To avoid complicated and confusion of using color names on the route, the City all changes the name of lines from the color name to route numbers starting 1 August 2023. [12] [13] The route number, however were currently combined with the color name to help regular passengers familiarize with the new implementation.
Phase | Line | Colour | Terminus | Introduced | Distance | Total stops | Connections | Ref. [14] | District | ||
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1 (last mile) | ![]() | GREEN | KLCC | ↺ | Bukit Bintang | 31 August 2012 | 7 km | 15 | 5 KLCC 8 9 Bukit Bintang MRT/Monorail 8 Raja Chulan | [15] |
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![]() | PURPLE | Hab Pasar Seni | ↺ | Bukit Bintang | 31 August 2012 | 6.3 km | 15 | 5 9 Pasar Seni 8 9 Bukit Bintang MRT/Monorail 8 Raja Chulan | [16] |
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![]() | RED | Hab Titiwangsa | ↺ | KL Sentral | 1 May 2014 | 13 km | 23 | 3 4 8 12 Titiwangsa 8 Chow Kit 1 2 Kuala Lumpur 9 Muzium Negara 1 2 5 6 7 KL Sentral | [17] |
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![]() | BLUE | Hab Tititwangsa | ↺ | Bukit Bintang | 1 May 2014 | 12 km | 23 | 3 4 8 12 Titiwangsa 8 Chow Kit 5 Dang Wangi 8 Bukit Nanas 8 Raja Chulan 8 9 Bukit Bintang MRT/Monorail | [18] |
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2 (first mile) | ![]() | ORANGE | Hab Titiwangsa | ↺ | MINDEF | 28 February 2019 | 10.4 km | 24 | 3 4 8 12 Titiwangsa 8 Chow Kit | [19] |
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![]() | PINK | LRT Universiti | ↺ | PPR Seri Pantai | 1 April 2019 | 7.3 km | 13 | 5 Universiti 2 Angkasapuri | [20] |
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![]() | TURQUOISE | LRT Dato' Keramat | ↺ | Kelumpuk Bambu (Setiawangsa) | 22 October 2019 | 10 km | 20 | 5 Dato' Keramat 5 Setiawangsa | [21] |
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![]() | MAROON | KTM / MRT Kampung Batu | ↺ | Chow Kit | 28 August 2020 | 20.3 km | 49 | 3 4 Sentul 1 12 Kampung Batu 3 4 8 12 Titiwangsa 8 Chow Kit | [22] |
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![]() | CHOCOLATE | LRT Sri Rampai | ↺ | Seksyen 10 Wangsa Maju | 16 February 2021 | 13.0 km | 32 | 5 Sri Rampai | [23] |
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![]() | PARROT GREEN | Terminal Maluri | ↺ | Bandar Sri Permaisuri | 1 November 2021 | 13.8 km | 35 | 3 9 Maluri 4 Cheras | [24] |
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![]() | GREY | MRT Cochrane | ↺ | Bandar Tun Razak | 1 November 2021 | 16.7 km | 34 | 9 Cochrane 3 9 Maluri | [25] |
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![]() | CREAM | Taman Fadason | ↺ | MRT Sri Delima | 15 November 2022 | 15.7km | 25 | 12 Jinjang 12 Sri Delima | [26] |
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![]() | MAGENTA | MRT Jinjang | ↺ | MATRADE | 15 November 2022 | 16 km | 24 | 12 Jinjang 2 Segambut | [27] |
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![]() | N/A | Kompleks Komuniti Muhibbah | ↺ | PPR Pinggiran Bukit Jalil | 1 August 2023 | 18.9 km | 30 | 4 Awan Besar 4 Muhibbah | [28] |
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![]() | N/A | Alam Damai | ↺ | H.U.K.M | 25 January 2024 | 20.6 km | 56 | 4 Bandar Tun Razak (Walking distance from Flat Sri Kota bus stop) | [29] |
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Currently, the fleet consist of 80 SKS ELC-229EV electric bus, managed by SKSBus. The buses were painted with green and turquoise colour in line with the new DBKL initiative for a greener mode of transportation. The SKS ELC-229EV Electric Bus entered service on 1 November 2021 on the Chocolate Line.
Previously, the fleet consisted of King Long XMQ6121G buses from Rapid KL for the Green and Purple Lines, and Daewoo BV120MA NGV buses from Konsortium Transnasional for the Red and Blue Lines, painted in purple and pink livery. These buses were replaced on 1 August 2015 with Scania K-series and Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses. [30] Usually, the Enviro200 buses served the Blue and Red Lines, the Scania K270 buses served the Maroon and Chocolate Lines, and the Scania K250 buses served the rest, though the Scania K250 buses would also serve the other lines during rush hours. The buses were used until 31 October 2021, where all GoKL operations were transferred to Causeway Link and SKSBus. All the buses were returned to the respective operators and repainted to be redeployed on normal services.
Monday to Sunday: 6.00am - 11.00pm
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