Tarc Bus Services
1. (Jonny Chin Fui Chung, 2012)INTRUDUCTION 1.1 Background
Tunku Abdul Rahman College is more than 40 years old. It is located in Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak, about eight kilometers from the city of Kuala Lumpur. It occupies an area of 186 acres. It has about 25,000 students today (TARC, Tunku Abdul Rahman College Prospectus 2011/2012, pp. 14-15), making it the largest public college in Malaysia. The students are able to enjoy various facilities and the environment is very conducive for study and for relaxation. However, there is an efficient internal shuttle bus service for TAR College students.
1.2.1 Students : Then and Now
20 years ago, almost all the students walked or took public transport to attend classes in TAR College. Ten years ago, the college started to provide bus service to students. The statistics today shows that more than 50% of the students take college bus to college every day. This information was obtained from the Student Affairs Department on 21 May 2012.
1.2.2 The challenge the college faces
Due to sharp of increase in the number of students taking college bus, insufficient internal shuttle bus service problems are now unavoidable. The problems include some of the buses are not on schedule, water seeps in from the bus roof-top window, bad attitude of drivers, too few buses (especially on Friday) and no rear sign box (display of areas). A bus service ferries students between the campus and nearby residential areas such as Wangsa Maju, Taman Sri Rampai, Jalan Genting Klang, Melati Utama and PV10/PV12/PV 13. The college had taken some steps to improve the situation. The number of trips of buses between college and Wangsa Maju and PV10/PV12/PV13 had been increased. However, it still cannot meet the need of students who live on Jalan Genting Klang, Taman Melati and Sri Rampai.
1.2 Problem
TAR College provides 10 buses for its staff and students to commute to and from college, which are not
Tunku Abdul Rahman College is more than 40 years old. It is located in Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak, about eight kilometers from the city of Kuala Lumpur. It occupies an area of 186 acres. It has about 25,000 students today (TARC, Tunku Abdul Rahman College Prospectus 2011/2012, pp. 14-15), making it the largest public college in Malaysia. The students are able to enjoy various facilities and the environment is very conducive for study and for relaxation. However, there is an efficient internal shuttle bus service for TAR College students.
1.2.1 Students : Then and Now
20 years ago, almost all the students walked or took public transport to attend classes in TAR College. Ten years ago, the college started to provide bus service to students. The statistics today shows that more than 50% of the students take college bus to college every day. This information was obtained from the Student Affairs Department on 21 May 2012.
1.2.2 The challenge the college faces
Due to sharp of increase in the number of students taking college bus, insufficient internal shuttle bus service problems are now unavoidable. The problems include some of the buses are not on schedule, water seeps in from the bus roof-top window, bad attitude of drivers, too few buses (especially on Friday) and no rear sign box (display of areas). A bus service ferries students between the campus and nearby residential areas such as Wangsa Maju, Taman Sri Rampai, Jalan Genting Klang, Melati Utama and PV10/PV12/PV 13. The college had taken some steps to improve the situation. The number of trips of buses between college and Wangsa Maju and PV10/PV12/PV13 had been increased. However, it still cannot meet the need of students who live on Jalan Genting Klang, Taman Melati and Sri Rampai.
1.2 Problem
TAR College provides 10 buses for its staff and students to commute to and from college, which are not
Bibliography: Jonny Chin Fui Chung, W.S.H.S.L.M.M.E.S.K.S., 2012. Writing A Long Report. In S.Y. Ting, ed. English For Business. Selangor: Edward Yoshioka. pp.195-210. Nilai college, 2012. Nilai Universiti College bus schedule. [Online] Available at: http://www.nilai.edu.my/main/current.php?section=7 [Accessed 20 June 2012].