KUALA LUMPUR: The 8m Bas Mini reappeared for the first time here today along Rapid KL’s T300 route between Ampang Point and Bukit Indah.
“As of noon, a total of 21 trips have been conducted since 5.30am, with three buses in operation, ferrying about 200 commuters,” said Prasarana Malaysia Bhd in a statement.
“The number of passengers is expected to increase on Tuesday when schools reopen and city folk return for work after a long weekend celebrating Merdeka Day and Maal Hijrah.
“It was introduced as part of the data gathering initiative on the suitability of bas mini on connecting routes between the city and the outskirts.
“It is one of the efforts by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and subsidiary Rapid Bus in the company’s public transport system transformation programme to provide a world-class service.”
The project is being carried out for three months to improve the journey for commuters by encouraging more people to use public transport.
“Prior to this, two 12m buses were used for the 11km route with a daily and monthly average of 800 and 24,000 passengers, respectively.
“The daily bus service ends at 11.40pm,” the statement said.