Causeway Link CW7L is a bus service operated by Malaysian bus operator Handal Indah, plying between Hotel Ramada Meridin JB and CIQ Second Link.
The route primarily serves cross-border passengers to and from Singapore, with through-ticketing offered on Causeway Link’s other services across the Tuas Second Link (CW3, CW4, CW4S, CW6, CW7).
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
| Route | Hotel Ramada Meridin JB ↔ CIQ Second Link | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | — | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| Current Operator | Handal Indah Sdn Bhd (Causeway Link) | |||||||||||
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| Departure Timings from Hotel Ramada Meridin JB |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:00 – 22:00 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Timings from CIQ 2nd Link |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:30 – 22:30 | ||||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Section fare payment, ManjaLink Card accepted. RM4.50 |
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Service CW7L is a supplementary route connecting Hotel Ramada with the Sultan Abu Bakar CIQ Complex (more commonly referred to as CIQ Second Link). Introduced on 29 February 2016, the route improves bus connections between the Hotel Ramada/CI Medini/Mall Of Medini/Legoland areas of Nusajaya with Singapore via the Second Link. The route is a short variant of Causeway Link CW7 (Route pre-2022: Hotel Ramada – Tuas Link MRT Station) which does not cross the border.
Passengers can transfer to other cross-border bus services (Service CW3, CW4, CW4S, CW6, CW7) to Jurong East, Boon Lay or Tuas Link. As a local bus route, buses will serve all en-route bus stops along their route.
Through-ticketing is available to and from Singapore. With a valid ticket at Tuas Second Link, passengers travelling towards Singapore can board CW3, CW4, CW4S to Jurong East, CW6 to Boon Lay or CW7 to Tuas Link.
Inter-Checkpoint Transfer:
At each checkpoint on the Singapore and Malaysian side of the border, passengers will have to alight and clear customs before boarding the bus again. When travelling between Tuas CIQ Complex and Sultan Abu Bakar CIQ Complex (“CIQ 2nd Link”) in either direction, commuters may board any Causeway Link bus (Service CW3, CW4, CW4S, CW6) with a valid ticket. Commuters using the ManjaLink Card should tap their card upon entry.
Departure Timings:
Daily
- From Hotel Ramada Meridin JB:
05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 21:00 22:00 - From CIQ 2nd Link:
05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:30 22:30
Fare:
CW7L charges section fares and through-fares to Singapore. ManjaLink Card payment is accepted on this bus service.
Cash-paying commuters towards Singapore are to inform the driver of their end destination (Tuas Link / Boon Lay / Jurong East) to be charged the correct fare for a free transfer in Singapore on CW7 / CW6 / CW4 / CW3.
| Fares towards Singapore | Fares towards Johor |
| Hotel Ramada → CIQ Second Link: RM4.50
Through Ticketing Fare to Singapore: |
CIQ Second Link → Hotel Ramada: RM4.50 Free Transfer for commuters from Singapore with valid ticket / Manjalink card |
- ‘Singapore’ refers to Jurong East, Boon Lay or Tuas Link
- Fares are identical for Cash and Manjalink payment modes
- Commuters from Singapore (Tuas Link / Jurong East / Boon Lay) must produce a valid ticket or Manjalink card to continue their journey onboard CW7L at CIQ 2nd Link
More detailed fare information for Manjalink users is attached in a separate section below.
Gallery:
History:
- 2016 (29 Feb): Introduced between CIQ 2nd Link and Mall of Medini
- 2019 (26 Feb): Bus stop at Mall of Medini driveway relocated to bus stop pair along the main road of Persiaran Medini (in-between Mall of Medini and Somerset Medini)
- 2019 (15 Jul): Free Wi-Fi offered
- 2019 (01 Aug): Route terminus shifted to Hotel Ramada by Wyndham Meridin Johor Bahru (along Jalan Legoland)
- 2020 (01 Jan): Additional stop at CI Medini (along Persiaran Medini Sentral 4)
- 2023 (01 Jan): Service resumption after suspension; bus stop at Mall of Medini / Legoland relocated to the bus station ‘Legoland,Persisiran Medini’.
- 2023 (02 Jun): Additional stop at Sunway Big Box (along Persiaran Medini 5)
- 2023 (03 Jul): Schedule adjustment: reduced to 1-hour headway and no mid-day service
- 2023 (01 Nov): Amended to skip CI Medini; reinstated to full day service
Past Routings:
- NA
Miscellaneous Fare Information for Manjalink users
Manjalink users will be required to tap their card upon entering the bus, which includes re-boarding the bus at the various checkpoints.
As the ManjaLink card is loaded with values in Malaysian Ringgit (MYR), passengers boarding from Singapore and paying fares in Singapore Dollars (SGD) will be charged based on the prevailing exchange rate determined by ManjaLink. For example, the published ManjaLink fare for JB-bound CW3 is S$4.00, and as such when ManjaLink is used, 4.00×3.08= 12.32, thereby deducting RM12.40 from the card, as the Manjalink system rounds up the fare to the nearest 10 cents.
The prevailing exchange rate for ManjaLink is regularly updated and can be found on their website.
Route Map towards Hotel Ramada
Route Map towards CIQ Second Link
Old Timings: (3 Jul 2023 – 31 Oct 2023)
From Hotel Ramada: 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100
From CIQ 2nd Link: 0530 0630 0730 0830 0930 1030 1630 1730 1830 1930 2030 2130
External Links & References:
- Service CW7L – Causeway Link
- Resumption of CW7L – Causeway Link
- CW7L Schedule Adjustment – Causeway Link
- Notice to Passengers: Route Update for CW7L Bus Service – Causeway Link
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