King Long XMQ6121G in-front of KLCC
Founded	31 August 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-31)
Locale	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Service area	Bukit Bintang Titiwangsa Lembah Pantai Batu Wangsa Maju Setiawangsa Bandar Tun Razak Cheras Kepong Segambut Seputeh
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]}

History

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]

Bus routes

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
1 (last mile)	GOKL 01	GREEN	KLCC	↺	Bukit Bintang	31 August 2012	7 km	15	5 KLCC 8 9 Bukit Bintang MRT/ Monorail 8 Raja Chulan	[15]	Bukit Bintang Titiwangsa
	GOKL 02	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]	Bukit Bintang
	GOKL 03	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]	Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang
	GOKL 04	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]	Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang
2 (first mile)	GOKL 05	ORANGE	Hab Titiwangsa	↺	MINDEF	28 February 2019	10.4 km	24	3 4 8 12 Titiwangsa 8 Chow Kit	[19]	Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang
	GOKL 06	PINK	LRT Universiti	↺	PPR Seri Pantai	1 April 2019	7.3 km	13	5 Universiti 2 Angkasapuri	[20]	Lembah Pantai
	GOKL 07	TURQUOISE	LRT Dato' Keramat	↺	Kelumpuk Bambu ( Setiawangsa)	22 October 2019	10 km	20	5 Dato' Keramat 5 Setiawangsa	[21]	Setiawangsa Titiwangsa
	GOKL 08	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]	Batu Bukit Bintang
	GOKL 09	CHOCOLATE	LRT Sri Rampai	↺	Seksyen 10 Wangsa Maju	16 February 2021	13.0 km	32	5 Sri Rampai	[23]	Wangsa Maju Setiawangsa
	GOKL 10	PARROT GREEN	Terminal Maluri	↺	Bandar Sri Permaisuri	1 November 2021	13.8 km	35	3 9 Maluri 4 Cheras	[24]	Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
	GOKL 11	GREY	MRT Cochrane	↺	Bandar Tun Razak	1 November 2021	16.7 km	34	9 Cochrane 3 9 Maluri	[25]	Titiwangsa Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
	GOKL 12	CREAM	Taman Fadason	↺	MRT Sri Delima	15 November 2022	15.7km	25	12 Jinjang 12 Sri Delima	[26]	Kepong
	GOKL 13	MAGENTA	MRT Jinjang	↺	MATRADE	15 November 2022	16 km	24	12 Jinjang 2 Segambut	[27]	Kepong Segambut
	GOKL 14	N/A	Kompleks Komuniti Muhibbah	↺	PPR Pinggiran Bukit Jalil	1 August 2023	18.9 km	30	4 Awan Besar 4 Muhibbah	[28]	Seputeh
	GOKL 15	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]	Bandar Tun Razak

Fleet

Current

• SKSBus LEC-300H (SKSBus) - 6 buses (1 November 2021 - )
• SKS Electric Bus ELC-229EV (SKSBus) - 80 buses (1 November 2021 - )

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.

Former

• King Long XMQ6121G (Rapid KL) - 20 buses (31 August 2012 - 31 July 2015)
• Daewoo BV120MA (CityLiner) - 20 buses (1 May 2014 - 31 July 2015)
• Scania K250UB (Rapid KL) - 40 buses (1 August 2015 - 31 October 2021)
• Alexander Dennis Enviro200 (Rapid KL) - 20 buses (1 August 2015 - 1 May 2021)
• Scania K270UB (Rapid KL) - 20 buses (28 August 2020 - 31 October 2021)
• Yutong ZK6126HG (Handal Indah) - 40 buses (1 November 2021 - 15 January 2022)
• Higer KLQ6128 (UNICLeisure TransTour) - 20 buses (1 February 2022 - 30 April 2022)

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.

Operation hours and bus frequency

Monday to Sunday: 6.00am - 11.00pm

Frequency of bus:-

• Last mile (city route)
  • Peak hour (working day only) - 5 minutes
  • Off-peak hour - 15 minutes
• First mile (feeder route)
  • Peak hour (working day only) - 15 minutes
  • Off-peak hour - 30 minutes ^[30]

See also

• List of free public transport routes (Worldwide)
• Free public transport
• Free travel pass

References