About
Introduction
Hello ! We are in a group of 6 from Foundation in Natural and Built Environment [JULY 2015], Taylor's University Lakeside Campus. This blog is created for our EPC (Effective Public Communication) project, where we are needed to document and snap photos about the people, food, activities and architecture of a selected place. We have selected Johor Bahru as our title. Thus, you can enjoy looking at the extraordinary perspective of Johor Bahru through our photo blog.
About Johor Bahru [JB]
Johor Bahru, previously known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri in the Malay language, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is the nation's second largest city and the southernmost city in the Malay Peninsula. Johor Bahru is connected to Singapore through Johor–Singapore Causeway.
Johor Bahru is important as the economic centre for the state of Johor. Lots of development funds today were channelled to the city after the introduction of Iskandar Malaysia in 2006.
The economy of Johor Bahru is also influenced by Singapore because of large number of Singaporean people visiting here. There is also a large number of city's residents working in Singapore. The Johor Port, which is located in the Johor Bahru metropolitan area, is one of the country's major seaports. Sultanah Aminah Hospital is the largest hospital in the state. Among the tourist attractions around Johor Bahru are: Grand Palace, Chinese Heritage Museum, Johor Art Gallery, Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Bahru railway station, Danga Bay, Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru, Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque and Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple,legoland, and Hello Kitty Land.
Transportation
Main transports
Johor- SIngapore Causeway
-1056 metre
-serves as a road, rail and pedestrian link,inaddition to supporting
the water pipeline system into Singapore
-connects the Skudei Highway ( Federal Route 1 ) on the Malaysia
side and the Bukit Timah Expressway on the Singapore side
-Traffic jams may measure up to 1.5km along Woodlands Centre
Road during peak hours.
-Travelling by public-bus service accross the causeway takes about
30-45 minutes,while the travelling time for other vehicles are
between 1 to 2 hours.
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1) Johor singapore Causeway- From Sultan Iskandar Complex Customs,Mlaysia to Woodlands checkpoint, Singapore
2) Second link Espressway- From Sultan Abu Bakar Complex, Malaysia to Tuas checkpoint, Singapore
Railway Track ( Johor Bahru - Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS Link)
-a planned rapid transit system that would connect
Singapore and Jobor Bahru, Malaysia, crossing the Straits of Johor
-provides a link between 2 countries