Causeway Link CW3

Causeway Link CW3 is a cross-border service plying between Jurong East Bus Interchange and Perling Mall in Johor, Malaysia, via Tuas Second Link. The route serves the Bukit Indah area within Johor.

Selected CW3 departures operate between Gelang Patah and CIQ Second Link. Additionally, a branch route between CIQ Second Link and Larkin Terminal is operated.

From 19 October 2017, passengers boarding CW3 from Bukit Indah in any direction must wait for the bus at the AEON Tebrau City bus stop, and not outside Public Bank across the road.

Route Information
Route	Perling Mall or Gelang Patah ↔ Jurong East Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Tuas Checkpoint, CIQ 2nd Link
Fare	Section fare payment, ManjaLink Card accepted. RM5.20 (Max) towards Jurong East, S$4.00 (Max) towards destinations in JB
Operator Information
Current Operator	Handal Indah Sdn Bhd
Common Fleet	Scania K250IB SKSbus SA12-300 Yutong ZK6118HGA
Service Information (See published schedule for details)	Weekdays		Saturdays		Sundays & PHs
	First Bus	Last Bus	First Bus	Last Bus	First Bus	Last Bus
From Perling Mall	0435	2150	0455	2130	0500	2140
From Jurong East	0710	2345	0730	2345	0730	2345
Frequency	5 – 30 minutes		10 – 40 minutes		20 – 30 minutes

Route History

Service CW3 is a cross-border route connecting the Taman Perling, Bukit Indah and Gelang Patah areas (within Johor) with Jurong East Bus Interchange in Singapore, via the Tuas Second Link crossing. The route is one of four regular cross-border bus services operating via the Tuas Second Link, along with Service CW4, CW4S and CW6.

Within Johor, CW3 operates as a split routes with separate trips from Jurong East terminating at Gelang Patah and Perling Mall (via Bukit Indah) separately. An additional Larkin branch route operates between CIQ Second Link and Larkin Terminal.

Second Link-plying CW services, inclusive of CW3, operate as a local bus while operating within Johor, hence serving at all en route bus stops. They do not stop at any bus stops in Singapore except the designated boarding point at Jurong East. Due to varying traffic conditions at the Tuas Second Link, travel times and waiting times may increase significantly when traffic congestion occurs.

Boarding Points:

• Perling Mall: Car park outside shopping centre
• Gelang Patah Bus Terminal
• Tuas CIQ & CIQ 2nd Link (Arrival / Departure): Designated bus boarding point
• Jurong East: Berth 1 at Jurong East Bus Interchange

Fares & 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.

With a valid ticket at Tuas Second Link, passengers travelling towards Jurong East can similarly board CW4 and CW4S, or board CW6 for Boon Lay at Tuas Second Link. Alternatively, passengers heading towards other destinations in JB can transfer to other bus services at CIQ Second Link, such as the CW3 Larkin branch to Larkin Terminal.

Transfer to Bus 666:

Passengers arriving from Singapore may travel for free on Causeway Link’s Service 666 from Gelang Patah to Larkin. The ticket or ManjaLink card must be produced on request. The transfer point is the pair of bus stops along Jalan Gelang Patah, between Persiaran Nusa Perintis and Jalan Nusa Perintis.

Additionally, passengers using ManjaLink may tap their card upon boarding any Gelang Patah-bound 666. A maximum fare of RM7.00 will be charged, whereby the passenger will then be allowed to transfer to any Singapore-bound CW buses for free at the Gelang Patah transfer point, by tapping their ManjaLink card on the reader when changing buses.

Special Departures:

• Causeway Link CW3L: Perling Mall and Gelang Patah ↔ CIQ Second Link
  Supplementary trips from Perling Mall and Gelang Patah that terminate at CIQ Second Link and do not continue to Singapore. These trips sometimes operate with the route number CW3; the “L” is redundant as all passengers must alight at the checkpoint. Passengers will transfer to another bus across the border. Departure timings are unknown; buses will be deployed wherever necessary.

Supplementary Routes:

• Causeway Link CW3 (Larkin Branch): Larkin Bus Terminal ↔ CIQ Second Link
  Special departures departing each end at hourly intervals, travelling via Bukit Indah
  Operating daily between 0430hrs – 2130hrs from Larkin, and 0530hrs – 2230hrs from CIQ Second Link
• Causeway Link CW3S: Terminal TUTA ↔ CIQ Second Link
  Operating on Weekdays only

Fare:

Charges section fares. ManjaLink Card payment is accepted on this bus service. Only Singapore currency is accepted when boarding the bus in Singapore, and Malaysian currency is accepted when boarding from Malaysia.

Fares towards Singapore	Fares towards Johor
Perling Mall → Singapore: RM5.20 Bukit Indah → Singapore: RM5.00 Gelang Patah → Singapore: RM4.00	Singapore → All JB destinations: S$4.00

• ‘Singapore’ refers to boarding/alighting at Jurong East or Boon Lay
• Fares are identical for Cash and Manjalink payment modes
• Fares for travelling between areas in Johor are usually around RM1.50 – RM3.00

More detailed fare information for Manjalink users is attached in a separate section below.

Timetable:

View detailed timetable here. CW3 will operate at a frequency of 05-15mins during peak periods and 15-30mins during off-peak periods. The timetable is published as a general guide to service levels provided and is subject to inaccuracies.

Route Information:

Direction 1	Direction 2
Perling Mall Jln Camar Jalan Persisiran Perling 1 – opp SK Taman Perling – bef Jalan Utama (Taman Perling) – opp Perbadanan Stadium Johor Jalan Sungai Danga – Kota Iskandar – SK Taman Perling 3 Jalan Persisiran Perling 2 – bef Petronas Kiosk (Jalan Indah) – opp Giant Nusa Bestari Jalan Indah 15 Jalan Indah 15/2 – AEON Bukit Indah Persiaran Indah Jalan Persisiran Perling 2 – opp Electronik Kek Seng Persiaran Indah Utama – Jalan Indah 1/3 – Jalan Indah 1/14 – opp Petronas (Bukit Indah) Persiaran Indah – Jalan Indah 10/1 Lebuhraya Bukit Indah – bef Jalan Changkat Indah Utama – aft Persiaran Indah Utama Iskandar Coastal Highway Malaysia – Singapore Second Link Expressway Second Link CIQ Complex Tuas Second Link Tuas CIQ Complex Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) Jurong Town Hall Rd Jurong East Ctrl Jurong Gateway Rd Jurong East Int	Jurong East Int Jurong Gateway Rd Jurong East Ctrl Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) Tuas CIQ Complex Tuas Second Link Second Link CIQ Complex Malaysia – Singapore Second Link Expressway Iskandar Coastal Highway Lebuhraya Bukit Indah – bef Persiaran Indah Utama – aft Jalan Changkat Indah Utama Persiaran Indah Jalan Indah 15/2 – AEON Bukit Indah Persiaran Indah – aft Changkat Indah – bef Jalan Indah 12/8 – Jalan Indah 8/15 Persiaran Indah Utama – Petronas Petrol (Bukit Indah) – Jalan Indah 3/1 – opp Jalan Indah 1/3 Jalan Persisiran Perling 2 – Giant Nusa Bestari – Jalan Layang 15 Jalan Sungai Danga – Kota Iskandar – SK Taman Perling 3 – Jalan Layang 16 shophouses Jalan Persisiran Perling 1 – Jalan Layang 4 – Kampung Tuah Jaya – Perbadanan Stadium Johor – aft Jalan Belibis – SK Taman Perling Jln Camar Perling Mall
Note: Green denotes roads in Singapore, Blue denotes roads in Johor, Malaysia

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History:

• NA
• 2015 (19 Apr): Additional special departures between Larkin Ter and CIQ Second Link introduced

Past Routings:

• NA

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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.

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External Links & References:

• Service CW3 – Causeway Link
• Additional timing from Larkin – Jurong East – Causeway Link

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