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Ferries, trains and cable cars? How Malaysia’s Johor can cope with SEZ commuter squeeze

But fresh opportunities bring logistical challenges for Johor Bahru, which has stagnated for years as hundreds of thousands of locals make the daily commute across one of the world’s busiest land crossings into Singapore to earn their keep.

“It is not fast enough,” urban and transport planning specialist Goh Bok Yen said of Malaysia’s efforts to upgrade Johor’s public transport system.

“The transport system from their landing [in Johor Bahru] to their ultimate destination [further inland] is something we have not addressed.”

At least 300,000 people travel across the Causeway every day, with commutes sometimes lasting as long as three hours.

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