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CAUSEWAY LINK PROVIDES BETTER CONNECTIVITY FOR COMMUTERS BETWEEN MEDINI ISKANDAR PUTERI AND TUAS LINK MRT STATION, SINGAPORE CW7 BUS FARE (GO CASHLESS AND SAVE) Passengers can enjoy a special rebate when they pay their bus fares with their travel cards. The fares for these routes are as follow: Destination Bus fare ManjaLink EZ Link Cash Card Payment From Mall of Medini (JB) RM4.30 - RM4.50 From Tuas Link MRT Station, Singapore SGD3.50 SGD3.80 SGD4.00 Remarks: Commuters can view the bus schedule of CW7 on the Causeway Link website. CONVENIENCE OF CW7 BUS SERVICE COMPARED TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS Here is a comparative analysis why commuting by bus is more economical compared to other modes of transportation between Mall of Medini and Tuas Link, Singapore. This will be a good alternative travelling options to motorcyclists, car-pooling commuters and for private car owners to save cost on transportation. Mode of Fuel Toll Charges/ Rate per Bus fare per Parking Total Transportation RRC/ VEP working day Fee per Per day day day Car-pooling - - SGD22.72 - - RM68.16 (RM68.16) Private car RM30.00 SGD 46.40 - - SGD15.00 RM214.20 (RM139.20) (RM45) Motorcycle RM10.00 SGD4.80 - - SGD11.04 RM57.52 (RM14.40) (RM33.12) CW7 Bus - - - RM4.00 RM16.00 (going in) + SGD4.00 (going out) Remarks: * Car-pooling is based on SGD500 per month * Fuel amount is based on estimated distance between Mall of Medini to Tuas Link, MRT Station Singapore) * Calculation is based on exchange rate of 1SGD: RM3 1 BENEFITS OF CW7 TO ALL EXISTING CROSS-BORDER COMMUTERS Commuters from Jurong East and Boon Lay may expect a more comfortable rides with the new Tuas Link Service. Commuters can travel from Tuas Link MRT to other parts of Singapore especially to the CBD area with the MRT circle line. Tourists are able to travel direct to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort, Sanrio Hello Kitty Town and Thomas Town and other places of interests in Johor Bahru such as Johor Premium Outlets, Senai International Airport, and other popular Shopping Centres in Johor Bahru. More safety as commuters no longer need to walk illegally into the Tuas Checkpoint. Motorcyclist and private car drivers can have a more economical and faster option to get to Singapore. CONVENIENT SMART CITY LUGO APP TO ASSIST COMMUTERS: LUGO mobile application enables commuters to view Causeway Link bus information, such as fares, arrival times and real-time buses tracking. Commuters can also top-up their ManjaLink cards easily using LUGO. The app is created by Manjalabs from Singapore and available for download on Google Play and App Store. Bus Topping up Bus ManjaLink Card Tracking Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) PARK AND RIDE FOR COMMUTERS FROM JB AT MALL OF MEDINI: Car owners can enjoy a special parking fee of RM28 per month at the Mall of Medini. This monthly pass can be applied through the information counter inside Mall of Medini. With this monthly pass, car owners can save up RM152 per month on their parking expenses on a monthly basis based on Mondays to Fridays parking (RM180 per month) at the area. Secured Parking area at Mall of Medini. 2 WHAT IS MANJALINK CARD? ManjaLink card is a smart card with travel credits (TCr) as a means of payment on Causeway Link cross-border buses. This is ideal for daily and frequent Causeway Link commuters between Johor Bahru and Singapore. Using ManjaLink card to save more for Causeway Link Cross-border bus services. ManjaLink card is a very good option for daily commuters as a means of payment. It helps card holders to save up to 12% on their bus fares. For this route, commuters from Tuas Link MRT Station, Singapore to Mall of Medini will enjoy SGD 0.50 discount whenever they use their ManjaLink Card to pay their bus fares. For one year traveling with an estimation of 251 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Singapore Public Holidays), ManjaLink card holders can save up to RM376.50 (based on the conversion rate of SGD1 to RM3). Topping up ManjaLink card is available in ManjaLink website, Causeway Link Counters in Malaysia and Singapore, and to LUGO app. Other means of topping up ManjaLink card is through retailers such as Pointshops at Larkin Bus Terminal, CIQ 2nd Link, or BSI Mart at CIQ 1st Link. Commuters can also top-up their cards at Taman Daya Caltex Petrol Stations in Johor Bahru. 3 .