Sistem Kenderaan Seremban – Kuala Lumpur or (SKS) is a private transport company owned by Nadi Bhd that was formed in 1977. It is based in Terminal One Mall, Seremban. It serves as the biggest express bus provider from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur and other destinations. SKS owns a fleet of UD Nissan Diesel, Hino Motors, Scania AB, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo buses to serve all its routes. Some 5,000 people use SKS services on normal days and double the number on weekends.[1]
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In 2007, the bus provider company introduced double-decker bus (Scania L94IB)[2] in plan to expand the company service to accommodate increasing demand. All the buses are refurbished bus from Nice Express with each priced RM350,000.[3]
Sistem Kenderaan Seremban – Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (SKS) invested RM8.4 million to buy 14 buses using natural gas for vehicles (NGV) for 2009.
Eight NGV buses started operating June 2009 and the other six were under assembly and would be ready in stages. Prior this, 11 NGV buses were in operation since May last year. In addition to being environment-friendly, the buses would help reduce operating costs. The company aimed to use only NGV buses by 2011.[4]
Currently, the company has 69 buses, including 13 double-decker bus, with 80 workers.[4][5]
The company has invested RM5 million to buy another five new double-decker buses in 2010. SKS Director Rosli Ramlan said three of the buses started plying the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway on July while the rest will hit the highway on August. With the additional five buses, they have 13 double-decker buses now. Each bus can carry 60 passengers.[1]
It plans to increase the number of its double-decker buses in future based on passenger response and need. SKS chairman Mohamad Nizar Datuk Seri Mohamad Najib said
| “ | We also plan to have all 69 buses as double-deckers in future. This means, SKS-KL will increase the number of seats by 33 per cent or 8,000 for the Seremban-Kuala Lumpur route daily.[5] | ” |
On the company's future planning, Rosli, who is also SKS manager, said the company planned to buy 10 more double-decker buses next year subject to the people's response for the service.
SKS, a unit of Nadi Corp Holdings Sdn Bhd, operates the Seremban-Kuala Lumpur-Seremban route using the North-South Expressway Southern Route.
Seremban - Kuala Lumpur
| Route | Origin | Via | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXXX | Seremban | Jalan Sungai Ujong - Seremban Interchange - North-South Expressway Southern Route - Sungai Besi - Jalan Istana - Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock | Central Market via KL Sentral |
Seremban - Tanjung Malim and Ipoh
| Route | Origin | Via | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| SXXX | Seremban | Jalan Sungai Ujong - Seremban Interchange - North-South Expressway Southern Route - Sungai Besi - Jalan Istana - North-South Expressway Northern Route - Tanjung Malim Interchange - Ipoh South Interchange | Ipoh via Tanjung Malim |
The company operates daily from 5.15 a.m (earliest trip) to 10 p.m (latest trip). While the frequency of buses vary in peak hours and normal hours, 5 minutes and 15 minutes respectively.