RM570mil terminal project to proceed


THE Government will proceed with the RM570mil integrated transport terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan which will replace Puduraya as Kuala Lumpur's main terminal for southbound buses.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin told the Dewan Rakyat during Question Time that the terminal would be ready by 2010.

He told Chua Tee Yong (BN – Labis) the terminal would cater to road-based public transport serving the southern part of the peninsula, namely Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor.

The terminal, first proposed in the late 1990s, would be located next to the Bandar Tasik Selatan light rail transit, KTM Komuter and Express Rail Link stations.

Lajim said construction work started in November last year and that with the new terminal, there would be a reduction of the number of public transport vehicles entering the city.

He said the new integrated terminal was expected to cater to 100,000 commuters from the nearby LRT, ERL and Komuter KTM stations.

Lajim also said that other upgrading of the transport system included double tracking from Seremban to Gemas at RM3.45bil, Ipoh to Padang Besar at RM12.485bil and Sentul to Batu Caves at RM557mil.

The Seremban-Gemas link would be ready by 2012, Ipoh–Padang Besar by 2013 and Sentul–Batu Caves by 2009.

“Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd has also bought 32 trains to ensure the LRT system would be more efficient,” he said.

To a question by M. Kulasegaran (DAP – Ipoh Barat), Lajim said KTM Bhd was waiting for new coaches to arrive by the end of the year to ply the Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh route.

Dewan Rakyat: Replacing Puduraya
V. Vasudevan, Eileen Ng, Joseph Sipalan, Irdiani Mohd Salleh and Ili Liyana Mokhtar




THE Bandar Tasik Selatan integrated transport terminal, which will replace the Puduraya terminal, is expected to be ready by end of 2010, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin, in reply to Chua Tee Yong (BN-Labis), said the new terminal would ease traffic congestion in the city centre as it could accommodate the increased number of public transport vehicles, especially inter-city buses and taxis, from the southern sector.

any photos?

Confirmed piling work ongoing!!!Good news!!!

yeah been there last month. You can see the construction from the pedestrian bridge connecting ERL and KTM Komuter.

Hooray! :banana:

Cheers, m

gamba xda ka?

actually dis project already started since late last year.....

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Bandar Tasik Selatan
- KTM Komuter regional rail station
- Ampang Line rapid transit station
- ERL airport rail link station

Bandar Tasik Selatan is a Malaysian interchange station located next to and named after Bandar Tasik Selatan, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The station serves as both a stop and interchange for KTM Komuter, Ampang Line, and the Express Rail Link's KLIA Transit trains, and RapidKL buses. The station is accessible via Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) from the southeast, and, indirectly, the Sungai Besi Expressway from the west. The Bandar Tasik Selatan interchange is effectively an intermodal transportation hub.

- Ampang Line rapid transit station
The southeastern entrance into the Bandar Tasik Selatan station.

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- KTM Komuter regional rail station
A platform view, northbound, of the Bandar Tasik Selatan KTM Komuter halt after canopy upgrades.

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- ERL airport rail link station
An exterior view of the Bandar Tasik Selatan KLIA Transit station southbound, as seen from the footbridge leading to the station. Also depicted is a passing KLIA Ekspres train.

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Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal To Be Ready By 2010
July 07, 2008 16:28 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal project, which will be replacing the Puduraya Terminal, is expected to be ready by end of 2010, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin said the new terminal would ease the traffic congestion in the city centre, as it could accommodate the increased number of public transport vehicles, especially inter-city buses and taxis, from the southern sector.

"The terminal is expected to accommodate 100,000 passengers of the integrated transport system, namely the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Express Rail Link (ERL) and KTM Komuter," he said in reply to Chua Tee Yong (BN-Labis).

Lajim said other measures adopted by the government to upgrade the public transportation system included the implementation of RM3.45 billion Seremban-Gemas electrified double-tracking rail project which was expected to be ready by 2012, the RM12.485 billion Ipoh-Padang Besar project by 2013 and RM557 Sentul-Batu Caves by 2009.

Apart from that, he said, the Rapid KL bus company had acquired 1,130 new buses to replace the uneconomical old ones.

"Rapid KL has also introduced new routes and increased its buses' frequencies including those of feeder buses," he said.

LRT system operator Rapid KL Sdn Bhd and Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) had also bought 32 new additional trains, to ensure its operational efficiency, he added.

-- BERNAMA

OPINION: Cut the highways, look into buses, LRT
NST Online » 2008/07/12By : Chok Suat Ling


The Mid-Term Review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan did not sufficiently address urgent concerns about public transport, experts tell CHOK SUAT LING.

DENNIS Heng's office is situated in the heart of the Kuala Lumpur city centre. To get there, the management consultant has to weave through gridlocked traffic daily but he has persisted in doing so for three years.

His blood pressure is none the better for it but Heng says, half-jokingly, that his health would deteriorate further if he took public transport.

The problem is connectivity, among other things. From his apartment in Bandar Puchong Jaya, there is no bus or light rail transit (LRT) line which will take him directly to his office in Wisma Angkasa Raya, opposite the Petronas Twin Towers.

To take the LRT, he would have to walk for 15 minutes to board a feeder bus which would take him to the Bukit Jalil station. He would have to change trains at Masjid Jamek.

When he reaches KLCC, it would be another 10 minutes' walk to his office. "If it pours, I would be drenched," says Heng.

Taking the bus would be even worse, he claims: "If traffic is congested, it would take me close to two hours to reach the office. On the North-South expressway, I would already be in Malacca in that time."

What would make him switch to public transport? The recent hike in fuel prices certainly has not. Heng concedes that he would leave his car at home only if there is better connectivity:

"I am not asking for the LRT or bus to drop me off right at my office doorstep, but close by would be good and of course, sheltered walkways would help. Besides, buses should not only be more frequent but also arrive on schedule."

Indeed, the public transport system in the country continues to be in a muddle. Experts say the Mid-Term Review of the Ninth Malaysia Plan recently did not comprehensively address pertinent issues.

According to a United Nations Development Programme spokesman, it is not clear what projects or programmes will be developed within congested urban areas to reduce intra-city sprawl and congestion, or, more importantly, what policies will be implemented to support these changes.

"To achieve the target ratio of private vehicles to public transport of 70:30 by 2010, steps to improve inter-modal connectivity must go hand-in-glove with infrastructure expansion," she says, underscoring a need to restructure the current public transport network as well as phase out routes which are duplicated.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's public transport expert Prof Dr Abdul Rahim Mat Noor says very little about public transport was addressed in the Mid-Term Review. "There have been a lot of announcements with no follow-up."

Connectivity, he points out, remains a major problem: "This is not just about connectivity between terminals but also between the stations and buildings. In Singapore, Europe and North America, there are all-weather roofed pathways. In Singapore, some walkways are shaded by angsana trees. It is cool and breezy and you would not even feel you are walking in a tropical country."

He notes that another problem is conflicting interests among public transport users, operators, regulators and politicians.

"Users want low fares and high quality service; operators want higher fares for high quality service; the regulators want both parties to be satisfied. Politicians want what the grassroots want, which is low fares."

As a result of disparate interests, the users and operators end up the victims. Bus companies are suffering because while costs are escalating, their fares are not going up according to the inflation rate.

"The government must subsidise public transport operators. If not, users will end up with low quality service and low-demand routes will not be served as they are not profitable," says the academic.

Another matter of concern is the lack of permanency in public transport policies and regulations: "One press conference and everything changes. The withdrawal of subsidies from RapidKL is a good example."

Abdul Rahim urges the authorities to give the issues urgent attention for many people are affected, not just in the Klang Valley but in all major cities and towns in the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak:

"In rural areas, old buses emitting choking fumes are still running. In Kajang and Shah Alam, the minibuses are neglected and being run poorly. What the government is doing instead is to focus on building highways and expressways. This will encourage people to use cars."

What experts say is most crucial is the need to hasten the establishment of a single National Public Transport Commission to act as an umbrella body. Currently, no less than 13 agencies from different ministries are involved in a wide range of operations and this has led to overlaps, crossed signals and inefficiency.

Public transport expert Sulik Suleiman Salleh underscores the importance of having a body that thinks collectively and runs independently:

"The various ministries, agencies and departments are all playing different roles and this slows down progress in improving public transport nationwide," Sulik Suleiman, formerly with Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia, notes.

UKM's Abdul Rahim welcomes the proposed establishment of the commission, saying it could serve as a centre for the public to air their grouses: "What is more integral, however, is the need to set up a research, monitoring and data collection centre."

The government does not have data on many aspects of public transport like the cost of maintaining and servicing buses, the price of spare parts and labour, and the number of passengers on a specific route. Without this information, it is difficult to plan for the future."

Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat has taken note of the problems and says inter-connectivity within the Klang Valley will be enhanced.

City Hall, RapidKL and Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) are building aerobridges, covered walkways, escalators, lifts and access roads to major LRT, monorail, ERL (Express Rail Link) and KTM Komuter stations, especially in areas such as Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL Sentral, Bangsar, Petaling Jaya and Bank Negara, he points out.

A new LRT station will be opened at Seri Rampai and there are also plans to extend the LRT-Star (Sri Petaling) to USJ/Puchong, with eight new stations over a 15km stretch.

Another project involves the extension of the LRT-Putra to USJ/Puchong, with eight new stations stretching over 16km.

Detailed studies on both extension projects are expected to be completed this year. Both will be wholly-financed by SPNB under a privatisation and concession agreement.

Meanwhile, the RM633.8 million integrated transport terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan, which will replace the old and congested Pudu Raya Terminal, will be fully integrated with the LRT-Star, Express Rail Link and KTM Komuter stations, within a radius of 200 metres.

The terminal, covering 95,000 square metres, will have 150 taxi bays, 60 bus platforms, 1,000 parking bays and will be connected by a six-lane highway to the Middle Ring Road 2 and Besraya highways. It is expected to be completed by December 2010.

A future integrated transport terminal for east-bound traffic at Gombak has been identified and will be implemented at a later stage.

Ong is also pushing for the formation of a public transport commission: "The system is fragmented now. There is confusion over who has jurisdiction over public transport projects.

"A central agency would make the system more efficient and connected."

Meanwhile, the RM633.8 million integrated transport terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan, which will replace the old and congested Pudu Raya Terminal, will be fully integrated with the LRT-Star, Express Rail Link and KTM Komuter stations, within a radius of 200 metres.



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Maybe this is related, look at number 20...

Even when i saw that board from ERL bridge, it did state "KLIA consult", something like that...

hopefully not be like plaza rakyat....

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I am sure gonna take the ERL to this place for my bus when it's finsihed.:)

Comparison of the BTS Integrated Transport Terminal with KL Sentral and Puduraya...

In terms of station size :

BTS Integrated Transport Terminal, 95000 sq m
KL Sentral, 996308 square feet or around 92560 sq m(gross floor area)

Parking lots :

BTS Integrated Transport Terminal, 1000
KL Sentral, 820

Number of bus platforms :

BTS Integrated Transport Terminal, 60
Puduraya, 23

As it is near to highways, hopefully the congestion around the new ITT will be less than currently around Puduraya...another good thing is that, it is just beside a lake (should be cleaned), the lakeside should have lakeside walk for recreation purpose for nearby apartments and also travellers....

OMG! bigger than KL Sentral in sq m..!!?

Kudos to integrated transport terminal


IT is wonderful news that the government is planning on building the Integrated Transport Terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan.

If it is planned and designed properly, the presence of the ITT will reduce pressure on the Puduraya Bus Termi-nal and improve the operations of bus operators and RapidKL.

The Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT could be supplemented with ITT at Gombak, Jalan Ipoh (Titiwangsa) and Subang Airport, in the future.

However, if designed poorly, the ITT will just become another Puduraya, with poor organisation, next-to-impossible access, aggressive taxi drivers and poor public transport services.

What worries me right now is that the rakyat is not informed about the plans for these very vital structures. This means that there will be no feedback, and no oversight, and no chance to correct mistakes before they are made permanent.We do not want another Puduraya!

MOAZ YUSUF
Ahmadmoaz.ahmad@ gmail.com

Luckily this project is not called "Sentral" :lol:

Luckily this project is not called "Sentral" :lol:Don't give them any ideas...Putrajaya Sentral was once the "Western Transport Terminal"

on the other hand...

Bandar Tasik Selatan = South Lake Town

BTS Sentral = South Lake Town Central = "South Central" (for short)

KL has Times Square and Central Park and now we can have South Central!

Next...turn Cheras into the "Lower East Side"

Cheers, m

From i see and hear this another have to and not foward thinking project by gov!!!Just look at the photos how the 3 lines next to each other!!!Every one of the different stations tells a story!!!Instead 60 platforms why not 100?Why not 3000 Parking lot?Is Kl getting smaller by the day?Can be no doubt its a very good location for its purpose.

It will be good if there is a common floor for all 3 rail operators (ERL, KTM, Rapid KL) so that there is no need of having to walk a few bridges....

Out of 60 bus platforms, the real question is, how many of those are allocated to intercity buses and Rapid KL buses?

Anyway, here's the latest map of Klang Valley Integrated Transport Network, what's different from other map is that, there's shading of Rapid KL bus coverage like Area 1,2,3,4,5 and 6....

http://www.rapidkl.com.my/int_map.htm

Anyway, here's the latest map of Klang Valley Integrated Transport Network, what's different from other map is that, there's shading of Rapid KL bus coverage like Area 1,2,3,4,5 and 6....

http://www.rapidkl.com.my/int_map.htmheheheh I wonder how many people know that the area identified with "Kawasan 5" is not correct.

"Kawasan 5" is south of the Federal Highway and "Kawasan 6" is north of the Federal Highway...

but anyways, it is just a basic map.

Also interesting is that the Kelana Jaya line is going back and forth between the areas...

Abdullah Hukum, Kerinchi - Kawasan 6 (iirc)
Universiti, Taman Jaya - Kawasan 5
Asia Jaya and onwards - Kawasan 6

Cheers, m

Today's photo.....unlike last week's photo, today i got more time to zoom and i can see the pillar...

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no plans or construction drawings or renderings out there?

Cheers, m

no plans or construction drawings or renderings out there?

Cheers, m

There is no plan or drawings on that site, infact, the construction signboard, looks worn out....

didn't the model was already shown to the public during its launch day by the past minister? as far as i know...it is a nice structure :okay:

didn't the model was already shown to the public during its launch day by the past minister? as far as i know...it is a nice structure :okay:

Er, when was it? It is interesting to know the look of the ITT, because it looks like the size is comparable to KL Sentral....

no, it is just the bus terminal building, not as 'intergrated' as KL sentral. i tried to dig out the picture in "Just message ANY new......" thread, but fail to find it.

Er, when was it? It is interesting to know the look of the ITT, because it looks like the size is comparable to KL Sentral....

yeah this is not another KLSentral lah...just a terminal bus like hentian putra....

yeah this is not another KLSentral lah...just a terminal bus like hentian putra....let's hope it is better than Putra...and miles ahead of puduraya!

Cheers, m

if we look at puduraya for instance, architecturally, it's a failure! the lower ground is where the bus stop. buses never switch off their engine which mean, all the carbon and black fumes fly to the second floor where passengers are waiting. worse of that, food stall and snack corner leaves their food uncovered. when i was in puduraya, i can't breathe!

i don't know either the architect really know how to design a bus terminal...

The bus platform in Puduraya, not that safe, because it is really dark, and some passengers were seen waiting at the platform, in a way, passenger that are waiting at the platform can enjoy fumes and darkness...

Melaka Sentral, on the other hand, is an interesting way to design a bus terminal.

It has outdoor bays and lots of space...but the roads are packed with cars and there are no specific waiting areas for cars.

But overall it works well.

Cheers, m

1000% agree!!!Melaka sentral is good example of what this place should be like only 5 times bigger!!!Intercity buses with ac dont belong in basement level in the first place!!Open space concept is what we need more(something like pasar rakyat terminal)

1000% agree!!!Melaka sentral is good example of what this place should be like only 5 times bigger!!!Intercity buses with ac dont belong in basement level in the first place!!Open space concept is what we need more(something like pasar rakyat terminal)where is the pasar rakyat terminal? Is that the one at Titiwangsa?

Cheers, m

nope, it is around Jalan Imbi and Jalan Tun Razak...

the pasar rakyat terminal kinda weird to me, its actually a terminal bus with a wetmarket/supermarket right? but the wetmarket notbadlah...kinda clean compared to other normal pasar....

I think what Puduraya could do is install a really well-maintained exhaust system that sucks out the fumes and releases it above the building or elsewhere. That, and air-condition the place. I think it would help. But above all that, the location is somewhat of a failure. Right smack in the city centre with small roads and busy traffic doesn't make such a good place to locate an inter-city bus terminal.

On paper it works out well - its centrally located making it accessible to anyone living in the Klang Valley as well as for visitors alike, all buses seemingly go there and it is a well known place. But when it comes to execution... Oh well.

^^to be honest, the road isn't small and the traffic looks busy bcoz of the unmanner drivers who simply park their car along the road. it makes a 2-lane become 1! that's the reason...

btw, puduraya i guess need to be there as a city-buses terminal (for metrobus and rapidKL). currently metrobus 'loafing' around central market and turn that area into their very own 'bus terminal'. as we can see many businesses at that 'terminal' died due to the heavy pollution. and if puduraya to be city buses terminal, at least those metrobus can have a proper place...

[QUOTE=mrtfreak;23034500]I think what Puduraya could do is install a really well-maintained exhaust system that sucks out the fumes and releases it above the building or elsewhere. That, and air-condition the place. I think it would help. But The truth is i think they have tried upgrading the exhaust system a few times.And if they cant solve this problem first air condition is not a option for that building!!!I tend to agree with osh to just turn it into a local bus hub for those stuborn "metro " buses they can wait in there all day if they want to.Just not at taxi stands in the city:bash::lol:

Connecting commuters in the Valley
NST Online » Focus
2008/08/02

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Work in progress at the Bandar Tasik Selatan site for the first of three
integrated transport terminals. INSET: An artist’s impression of the
Bandar Tasik Selatan terminal at night.

Packed like sardines in buses and trains and struggling to make connections would be a thing of the past. A host of changes and some relief is on the way for public transport users, writes ELIZABETH JOHN.

HIDING behind mud-caked hoardings, in between two major highways that bring thousands into the city everyday, is the beginning of new hope for frustrated commuters.

Five times the size of the battered old Pudu Raya Terminal but with none of its drawbacks, the first of three integrated transport terminals is slowly rising from the ground in Bandar Tasik Selatan.

In this new terminal, passengers will wait for their buses in the comfort of air-conditioned, glass-walled rooms which look more like swanky airport lounges, not like the diesel fume-filled below-ground waiting areas in Pudu Raya.

At Tasik Selatan, those arriving after a long journey from Singapore, Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca will alight the buses and step onto escalators that will carry them into the third floor or concourse of the sprawling terminal building.

At this floor, considered the heartbeat of the terminal, commuters can wait to be picked up by eager relatives or friends.

But if they are headed for the city, they can seamlessly connect via three rail networks -- the Ampang LRT Line, Express Rail Link (ERL), which also takes them to KLIA), and KTM Komuter -- and city buses via a covered walkway from the third floor.

They can also catch a city or long-haul taxi without leaving the terminal building, explains project manager Mohd Fadzil Abdul Hadi.

The buildings and its walkways have also been designed with the disabled in mind.

There are 1,000 covered car park bays, 500 for long-term or overnight parking and dedicated bays for motorcycles, compared to Pudu Raya's 200 covered bays.

And just like in airports, bus and train schedules will be displayed on electronic boards as will traffic information and any announcement on maintenance or delays.

There'll be no lines of buses parked for miles down the road waiting to fill up with passengers, as is the case now in Pudu Raya, says Fadzil, who works with KLIA Consult.

There will be a holding area at the new terminal for such unscheduled buses. The buses wait in an open-air lay-by within the hub's grounds and are only allowed to come up to a departure platform in the terminal when they are ready to leave.

The departure platforms are designed for independent movement. There'll be no ready-to-move buses getting stuck behind those that aren't.

In all, the terminal will be able to handle108 arrivals and 63 departures every hour.

The multi-million dollar hub, being built by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, will be connected to the Besraya Highway and the Middle Ring Road II, says Abdul Halim Abdullah, principal assistant secretary in the Land division of the Transport Ministry.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad will run the hub, which is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2010, he adds.

The Tasik Selatan hub isn't the only glad tidings for public transport users in the Klang Valley.

Prasarana and Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) said improvements were underway.

This ranged from an automatic fare collection system and more sheltered walkways to better connectivity and plans for new and extension rail lines.

And it comes at a time when more KL folk are leaving their petrol guzzlers at home and riding the bus and train.

Since the fuel price hike, RapidKL chief executive Suffian Baharuddin has seen bus ridership increase by 7.5 per cent and LRT's by 3.9 per cent.

The Ampang Line can still cater for additional demand, says Suffian, but not the popular Kelana Jaya Line.

"Passenger ridership on the Kelana Jaya line is very strong with large numbers travelling during peak hours. The volume of passengers at stations is overwhelming during peak periods."




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Project manager Fadzil Abdul Hadi (left) briefing ministry officers on the
progress of the southern transport hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan.
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Prasarana, which owns the LRT and bus assets of RapidKL, has ordered 35 more four-coach train-sets with larger capacity for this crowded line.

It says the new trains will be delivered from early 2009 in batches.

The new trains will more than double the Kelana Jaya Line capacity from the current 160,000 to 350,000 passengers per day.

For road transport, RapidKL has increased its coverage of bus services from 638 housing estates to close to 1,000 since its inception in 2004. It has also deployed 1,055 new buses since 2006.

It plans to increase the frequency of bus service along its existing routes, says Suffian.

To overcome theshortage of bus drivers, RapidKL has launched an aggressive recruitment drive for both men and women drivers, offering over RM1,500 a month in basic salary, productivity incentives and opportunities for promotions.

But RapidKL provides just over half the overall stage bus services in Klang Valley and Suffian hopes other bus companies will pitch in to improve services, especially in less populated areas.

The Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board says whenever it awards profitable routes to bus companies, it also tries to apportion some of the less profitable ones to them as part of their social obligation to the community

CVLB chairman Datuk Markiman Kobiran says more of these social routes and to new housing areas could be better serviced and there would be better provision of facilities like bus stops if local authorities consult the board before it approves development plans.

But Markiman says he's never been consulted on a single development plan.

RapidKL, however, has been talking to local authorities about issues like bus lanes and bus stops.

Markiman also hopes to increase the number of taxis in town. There are about 23,000 taxis in active service now but thousands more are needed, he says.

The board recently received Cabinet approval to reopen applications for taxi permits that were frozen in September 2004.

Commuters will also be able to look forward to a better automatic fare collection.

Currently less than 10 per cent of commuters on RapidKL LRTs and buses, and the KL Monorail use the Touch 'n Go cards, the only system which can be used in both buses and rails.

An upgrade is on the cards that will allow commuters to use the same ticket for different modes of transport within the RapidKL network, says Prasarana.

Much has already been published about extensions to the existing Ampang and Kelana Jaya LRT lines and the new Kota Damansara-Cheras line.

Prasarana confirms that these are in the planning stage. Several new urban rail lines are also being planned, including for KL Monorail.

Asked if these new lines were reflected in the Kuala Lumpur Draft City Plan 2020, Prasarana says it would discuss the lines proposed in the plans with Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

And any new lines would have to be justified by detailed population and ridership studies, it adds

But for as much grumbles and sour faces as public transport in the Klang Valley attracts, RapidKL buses, LRTs and the monorail carry over 800,000 passengers per day.

Add in KTM, ERL and other buses, more than one million people per day use public transport in the Klang Valley, says Prasarana.

If just 20 per cent of these people decide to use private cars, there would be 200,000 additional cars a day on the road.

17/8/2008

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RM500m for integrated terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan
Saturday September 27, 2008
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A TOTAL of RM500mil will be allocated for an integrated terminal project in Bandar Tasik Selatan, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin.

“This is one of the efforts to improve infrastructure and service under Budget 2009,” he after handing over gift packs to KTM Bhd (KTMB) passengers at KL Sentral on Thursday.

The integrated terminal will include a bus hub apart from the current Express Rail Link (ERL), Star LRT and KTM Komuter.

He said the Government’s allocation would not be channelled for new projects but to continue funding projects that are already under way such as the RM12.4bil Ipoh-Padang Besar and the RM3.4bil Gemas-Negeri Sembilan train tracks.



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Festive treat: Lajim handing out the gift packs to passengers at KL Sentral.



“The airport project in Kota Kinabalu also needs extra allocation from the Government,” said Lajim, adding that the project is 80% completed.

He was responding to a question on how the RM35bil allocation for public transportation under Budget 2009 would be used.

“Apart from the terminal, RM200mil will be allocated toKTMB to purchase five train coaches in 2009 and another five coaches in 2010,” he said, adding there are also plans to repair KTM train tracks.

Earlier, about 6,000 gift packs containing Hari Raya goodies were distributed to passengers of KTM Komuter and KTM Intercity.

KTMB managing director Abdul Radzak Abdul Malek was also present.
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Thanks so much for the photos .Any idea how they linking this terminal to the highway?

Thanks so much for the photos .Any idea how they linking this terminal to the highway?

No idea, i cannot find the rendering too!

However, as you can see, the entrance to the KLIA Transit BTS station from the car park, now being closed for construction work!

The NorthSouth Highway is less than 2km away beyond the hill ,I hope that the terminal will have its own link direct to the highway, if they use the middle ring road 2 its a disaster in the making during peak hours!

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Now i can see the ramps are under construction!

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Build faster pleaseeeeeee

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Thank you for the photos TWK.

the new parking space at de LRT BTS is not fully occupied...
still lot of cars on de side of de station entering road ....:ohno::bash:

28/12/2008

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Update (8/2/2009)

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great updates, as always!

when is the handing over taking place? seem everything is rushing. notice too the outer ramp set up in just three months time.

building quite fast :)

29/3/2009

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...I'm really sure that It's gonna be a big thing! :cheers:
LET'S ABOARD...IT'S TAKE OFF TIME!

Kesesakan Puduraya berakhir tahun depan

KUALA LUMPUR 12 April - Masalah kesesakan bas ekspres di Hentian Puduraya di sini dijangka diatasi apabila Projek Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu di Bandar Tasik Selatan dan juga projek seumpamanya di Gombak siap hujung tahun depan.

Presiden Persatuan Pengusaha Bas Seluruh Malaysia (PMBOA), Datuk Mohamad Ashfar Ali berkata, kedua-dua projek kerajaan itu mampu menampung peningkatan perkhidmatan bas ekspres ketika ini.

Ini kerana, katanya, projek di Bandar Tasik Selatan itu dikhaskan kepada perjalanan bas ke negeri-negeri selatan manakala di Gombak membabitkan perjalanan ke utara.

''Kita percaya pelaksanaan kedua-dua projek itu akan mengurangkan kesesakan di Hentian Puduraya yang sekarang masih jadi tumpuan utama sedangkan ruangnya sempit dan terhad.

''Selagi kedua-dua projek terminal berkenaan belum siap, penumpang perlu faham masalah yang sedang dihadapi di Hentian Puduraya,'' katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau mengulas aduan penumpang bas ekspres melalui ruangan Forum Utusan Malaysia baru-baru ini yang mendakwa ada pemandu pengangkutan awam itu yang memberhentikan bas hampir satu kilometer dari bangunan Hentian Puduraya.

Tindakan itu didakwa menyebabkan penumpang terpaksa berjalan jauh ke hentian berkenaan walaupun dalam cuaca panas atau hujan.

Mohamad Ashfar menjelaskan, sebelum ini PMBOA sendiri sering menerima aduan daripada penumpang bas ekspres berhubung masalah sama.

''Kami sudah kemukakan masalah itu kepada pengurusan Hentian Puduraya namun tiada tindakan yang boleh diambil kerana ruang di situ memang kecil.

''Hanya satu lorong masuk dan satu lorong keluar yang disediakan di bangunan itu kerana keluasannya yang terhad,'' katanya.

Jelas beliau, keadaan itu menjadi punca bas-bas ekspres yang tiba di Hentian Puduraya perlu menunggu giliran sehingga satu hingga dua jam untuk masuk ke dalam bangunan.

''Sebab itu para penumpang diberi pilihan untuk berjalan kaki jika tidak mahu tunggu berjam-jam atau duduk di dalam bas sehingga bas masuk ke bangunan itu,'' katanya.

I hope that the tasik selatan terminal can be completed by 2010 so that the pudu raya area can be redeveloped.

err...is that pond or sewer tank?
full of algae...

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this one

Truly big as the biggest transport terminal in Malaysia?!

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New transport hub to replace Puduraya
2009/05/19
Minderjeet Kaur and Noel Achariam



KUALA LUMPUR: A new integrated transport hub replacing the outdated and overly congested Puduraya bus terminal will be opened in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Cheras.

The new hub, initially built to ferry passengers to Johor and other southern states from here, will now be expanded to cater to express buses nationwide.

The opening of the hub will also see the closure of Hentian Putra, Duta and Pekeliling. Plaza Rakyat, the abandoned project beside Puduraya which was initially supposed to have been a transport hub, will now be used for other purposes when the project is revived.

It is learnt that the move to set up the integrated hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan comes after transport players, especially express bus operators, rejected the initial proposal under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to have different transport hubs to cater for buses bound for northern and eastern states.


"When the integrated hub is ready, Puduraya will be used as a hub for intracity buses", said Minister in the Prime Minister's department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz after a visit to the bus terminal yesterday.

He said the Bandar Tasik Selatan hub was the most strategic location.

"It is near a highway and there is a lot of land for future expansion. One proper hub is better than three. It will not confuse people," he said, adding that passengers would also be connected to the hub by the LRT.

The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal, which started two years ago, is supposed to have been completed by next year. It is being built at a cost of RM633.8 million and will cover 95,000 sq m. The initial plan was to have 150 taxi bays, 60 bus platforms and 1,000 parking bays.

It is also supposed to be fully integrated with the Express Rail Link and KTM Komuter.

Due to the expansion work to cater to the express buses, Nazri said the project might now take slightly longer than expected.

Joining Nazri during his visit to Puduraya were Finance Minister II Datuk Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah and Federal Territories Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin and his deputy Datuk M. Saravanan.

The ministers spent almost one-and-a half hours at the humid and polluted station and endured the discomfort faced by almost 50,000 passengers daily.

After the visit, the ministers had a three-hour dialogue session at the Federal Hotel with transport industry players representing the express, school and stage buses. Some of them wanted Jalan Pudu to be turned into one way to cater for buses and taxis.

But Raja Nong Chik said the area was already too congested and the proposal would create another jam for the cars.

He said as an immediate measure to reduce the infamous Jalan Pudu jam, express buses would be asked to wait in Jalan Hang Jebat before picking up their passengers in Puduraya.

"There is ample waiting area beside Stadium Negara where they can wait," he said. It was reported that about 300 express buses ended up waiting along Jalan Pudu for more than half an hour each time before they could enter Puduraya.

As for the taxis, Raja Nong Chik said a special drop off and pick-up point would be built inside and taxis would no longer be allowed to wait outside the terminal.

He also declared an all-out war against touts in the Puduraya area.

As for the terminal building, Husni said about RM30 million would be spent to reduce the air and noise pollution and to improve ventilation in the building.

Out of that, about RM5 million would be forked out by the building owner, UDA Holdings, and the rest would be funded by the government.

Some of the immediate steps taken are to change the cooler system and upgrade the toilets. In six months to one year, the lifts will be upgraded and the ticketing counters will be placed on the first floor. The foodcourt will be moved to the fourth floor.

"The first floor will have shops on one side. The revamps will make the waiting area cooler and more conducive," said Husni.

happy to hear that Hentian Putra, Pekeliling and Duta will be closed down. so the property price around Bandar Tasek Selatan will jump high....emm...any new property development there, rizal? let me know...;)

Stesen bas baru Kuala Lumpur

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KUALA LUMPUR 19 Mei - Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu di Bandar Tasik Selatan akan dijadikan hab bas ekspres tunggal di ibu negara untuk ke semua destinasi di Semenanjung Malaysia.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz berkata, dalam perancangan jangka panjang itu, Hentian Puduraya yang kini sedang dinaik taraf akan berfungsi sebagai hab perkhidmatan bas dalam bandar sahaja.

Sementara itu, katanya, Hentian Duta dan Hentian Putra pula akan ditamatkan operasinya.

"Saya rasa adalah lebih mudah untuk orang ramai pergi ke satu tempat sahaja jika mereka mahu ke mana-mana destinasi di Semenanjung.

"Terminal di Bandar Tasik Selatan itu terletak di kawasan yang strategik, mempunyai ruang yang luas, dihubungkan dengan transit aliran ringan (LRT) dan berdekatan dengan lebuh raya," katanya pada sidang akhbar selepas menghadiri Majlis Interaksi Bersama Pengusaha dan Persatuan Bas di sini hari ini.

Hadir sama Menteri Kewangan Kedua, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah dan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

Terdahulu, mereka bertiga mengadakan lawatan kerja berjadual ke Hentian Puduraya selama dua jam sebagai susulan lawatan mengejut Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak baru-baru ini.

Turut sama dalam lawatan itu ialah Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Timbalan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Datuk M. Saravanan dan dan Ahli Parlimen Bukit Bintang, Fong Kui Lun.

Mengulas lanjut, Mohamed Nazri berkata, pemindahan operasi ke Bandar Tasik Selatan itu akan menyelesaikan masalah kesesakan lalu lintas di sekitar Puduraya dan Hentian Putra.

Katanya, ia juga memudahkan syarikat bas ekspres mematuhi jadual perjalanan yang sebelum ini kerap terganggu akibat masalah kesesakan di laluan menuju ke Hentian Puduraya.

"Jika hari biasa, dari Puduraya ke Ipoh ia mungkin mengambil masa tiga jam tetapi kalau berlaku kesesakan (di Kuala Lumpur), penumpang mungkin terperangkap sejam setengah tak boleh ke mana-mana," katanya.

Mohamed Nazri berkata, beliau akan mengadakan lawatan kerja dalam masa terdekat ke Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu Bandar Tasik Selatan untuk melihat apakah pembesaran yang perlu dilakukan bagi menjadikannya sebagai hab bas ekspres.

Katanya, mengikut jadual pembinaan terminal itu dijangka siap pada tahun depan berdasarkan keperluan pada tahun 2002.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Mohamed Nazri berkata, beliau akan membuat cadangan untuk mengehadkan kelajuan bas ekspres misalnya 90 kilometer sejam dengan memasang alat khas di bahagian enjinnya.

Katanya, cadangan itu adalah untuk memastikan keselamatan penumpang walaupun mereka terpaksa mengambil masa lama untuk tiba di destinasi.

"Walaupun kita pasang sistem kedudukan global (GPS), kalau pemandu rasa nak laju, dia peduli apa... dia laju juga.

"Kerana itu saya cadang nak 'ikat' (had laju) macam di Jepun dan Jerman," katanya.

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Steps to improve KL transport service
By LEE YUK PENG


EFFORTS are being made to improve the public transportation service in Kuala Lumpur, with immediate measures to upgrade the Puduraya bus station with a RM30.3mil allocation, a freeze on new taxi permits and round-the-clock efforts to nab touts.

For a long-term solution, the Bandar Tasik Selatan bus terminal, initially planned as the terminal for south-bound buses, may be expanded to replace the Puduraya, Hentian Putra (East Cost) and Pekeliling bus stations, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, under whose jurisdiction the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CLVB) comes.

Puduraya would remain as the city bus terminal once outstation buses shifted their base to Bandar Tasik Selatan.

Nazri, together with Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah and Federal Territories Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, visited the Puduraya bus station and held a dialogue with bus operators at Federal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

Raja Nong Chik also said a proposal would be submitted to Nazri for an integrated approach to be adopted in improving the public transport system.


Checking on counter services: (From right) Nazri, Raja Nong Chik and Ahmad Husni Mohd visiting a Transnasional bus counter at the Puduraya bus station.

After listening to the grouses of the bus operators, Nazri promised to look into the plight of the city bus operators as he was of the view that government subsidiaries should not compete with private companies providing bus services.

Bus operators had complained that it was not a level playing field as RapidKL received funding from the government.

Nazri also did not rule out the possibility of the current bus oper*ators taking over from RapidKL.

On taxi services, Nazri said issuance of new taxi permits would be frozen immediately as he did not want foreign workers, instead of locals, as taxi drivers.

“I feel that taxi and bus drivers should be trained by government-run driving schools to increase their professionalism, like those in Japan and Germany,” he added.

On the issue of touts, Nazri said City Hall enforcement officers would be out to nab them round the clock.

“Once caught, their permits would be revoked,” he said.

Ahmad Husni would also be discussing with banks the problems bus operators faced in securing loans, and with Bank Negara Malaysia, the difficulties they faced in purchasing insurance.

He said Puduraya would undergo a facelift in three phases — immediate, short- and long-term — when all bus ticket counters would be relocated from the existing ground floor to the first floor and the food stalls from the ground floor to the fourth floor.

The Puduraya station would also be disabled-friendly after the upgrading work, he said, adding that the upgrading was being carried out for the comfort of bus and taxi operators, passengers and stall owners.

Tasik Selatan residents fear Puduraya sickness
New bus hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan not really welcome news
Reena Raj
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Inter-state Bus Hub: The new bus terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan
which is scheduled to be completed next year

JUST how bad will the traffic congestion be at Bandar Tasik Selatan once the new inter-State bus hub starts operating there?

Residents are worried and are hoping that the authorities will build an alternative route to avoid existing roads being overloaded.

Based on concerns raised, Malay Mail decided to take a walk in the housing areas surrounding the proposed bus hub to get residents' views on the recent announcement by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz that the ministry's long-term plan is for all inter-State bus operations to be moved to Bandar Tasik Selatan. Puduraya will serve as the city's bus terminal.

Zamzurinor Idris, 40, a hawker in the area for the last 10 years, said many residents were in favour of the bus terminal when told that it was only for buses heading south.

But with the new plan, many are worried the bus hub would become busy and turn into the next Puduraya.

Nazri had said the Bandar Tasik Selatan bus terminal, which will be ready next year, was initially only to be a hub for buses heading south. But because of its strategic links with the LRT services and with ample room for expansion, it has been decided as the best place to be the inter-State bus hub.

He added that next year, the ministry will look into extending the bus terminal for all inter-State buses. The Duta and Putra bus terminal operations will also be moved there.

"We are worried there will be tout problems like what's happening in Puduraya now. If the authorities can ensure strict enforcement, I think it should be okay," said Zamzurinor.

Norfarahdila Othman, 22, a student, said she is not against any development in the area. But is worried about what the traffic condition in the area would be with many buses coming there daily.

"Puduraya is hectic, we are just worried that the traffic jam will be bad in this housing area. Residents don't want to be caught in their vehicles queuing up behind buses just to get back home.

"If the authorities are making alternative routes for the buses that will not affect residents, then I don't see a problem having the bus terminal here."

Student K. Ravin, 23, said: "I think it's a good idea to move the bus terminal from the town centre (Puduraya). Bandar Tasik Selatan is also well connected to the major highways in the city."

plans can just change, like that what happen to the gombak terminal

too many complaints...then don't do anything!

too many complaints...then don't do anything!

I think those are valid comments or complaints.

Transport hub is considered as a major infrastructure in any country. And any planning work involving this major infrastructure takes years.

The decision to change the purpose of this infrastructure installation from initially handling south-bound bus only to a major hub handling all-bound bus might be done without much thought been put in place.

Has the authority published any design of this terminal? Has the authority confirmed that traffic dispersal study been carried out again in view of changes in the terminal capacity?

I think those are valid comments or complaints.

Transport hub is considered as a major infrastructure in any country. And any planning work involving this major infrastructure takes years.

The decision to change the purpose of this infrastructure installation from initially handling south-bound bus only to a major hub handling all-bound bus might be done without much thought been put in place.

Has the authority published any design of this terminal? Has the authority confirmed that traffic dispersal study been carried out again in view of changes in the terminal capacity?The old design of the BTS ITT was published in the New Sunday Times in late 2008, sometime in September, if I recall correctly.

Unfortunately the printing was very very bad and it is very tough to scan the page.

I heard a lot of objections to the old design so Im guessing this one will be even more disliked.

Cheers, m

I think those are valid comments or complaints.

Transport hub is considered as a major infrastructure in any country. And any planning work involving this major infrastructure takes years.

The decision to change the purpose of this infrastructure installation from initially handling south-bound bus only to a major hub handling all-bound bus might be done without much thought been put in place. Has the authority confirmed that traffic dispersal study been carried out again in view of changes in the terminal capacity?

somehow, judging from the number of express buses coming through KL is pretty big. yes, they might have some consciousness over the congestion (if any) that they would face...

but i don't think government has any other option as BTR has the best rail interchange (by malaysian standard) other than KL Sentral...

public consultation would turn into an endless debate...as the condition in puduraya is getting worse

Terminal bersepadu bakal jadikan KL selesa
KUALA LUMPUR 31 Mei - Orang ramai yakin projek Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu di Bandar Tasik Selatan di sini bakal menjadikan keadaan lalu lintas pusat bandar raya lebih selesa.

Kata mereka, ini kerana terminal itu bukan sahaja bakal menjadi hab utama bas ekspres tetapi juga akan menggantikan tiga hentian utama bas di ibu negara yang menjadi antara punca kesesakan.

Tiga hentian itu ialah Hentian Puduraya, Hentian Duta dan Hentian Putra.

Tinjauan Utusan Malaysia mendapati orang ramai menyokong penuh rancangan kerajaan itu dan mereka yakin pemusatan operasi bas ekspres pasti memberi manfaat dan memudahkan orang ramai.

Seorang kakitangan Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), Shairil Izwan Herman, 32, berkata, pembinaan stesen baru itu sudah pasti akan mengurangkan kesesakan di kawasan Hentian Puduraya dan dua hentian lagi.

"Kawasan stesen baru itu strategik dan luas, ia memudahkan orang ramai serta memberi keselesaan terutama di ruang menunggu," katanya.

Seorang pengguna pengangkutan awam, G. Semaadderi, 46, berharap stesen baru itu nanti akan jauh lebih selesa berbanding hentian sedia ada.

"Saya berharap stesen bas baru ini mampu menampung kapasiti pengguna, lebih selesa dan selamat," katanya.

Bagi Mohd. Mazri Sabri, 28, yang selesa menggunakan Hentian Duta pada masa ini pula menyifatkan pembinaan hab bas ekspres itu tepat pada masanya ketika permintaan terhadap perkhidmatan tersebut semakin meningkat.

"Saya berharap mutu perkhidmatan pengangkutan awam di ibu negara akan menjadi lebih efisien," ujarnya.

Seorang pelajar, Abdul Rahman Taib, 20, berkata, pengasingan stesen-stesen bas seperti sekarang sebenarnya menyukarkan orang ramai kerana terpaksa ke tempat berlainan untuk mendapatkan tiket bagi destinasi berbeza.

"Pemusatan perkhidmatan bas ekspres ini sudah pasti membolehkan semua urusan diselesaikan di stesen yang sama," katanya.

Sementara itu, pelajar kolej, Noramy Mohd. Lazim, 19, pula berharap pembinaan hab perkhidmatan bas ekspres itu akan mengurangkan kesesakan lalu lintas di ibu kota.

Katanya, walaupun terminal itu terletak di luar pusat bandar tetapi ia boleh dikunjungi dengan mudah kerana banyak pengangkutan awam seperti bas, LRT, ERL dan komuter menyediakan perkhidmatan ke sana.

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Only for southbound buses

too many complaints...then don't do anything!

I think those are valid comments or complaints.

Transport hub is considered as a major infrastructure in any country. And any planning work involving this major infrastructure takes years.

The decision to change the purpose of this infrastructure installation from initially handling south-bound bus only to a major hub handling all-bound bus might be done without much thought been put in place.

Has the authority published any design of this terminal? Has the authority confirmed that traffic dispersal study been carried out again in view of changes in the terminal capacity?


Since I use that part of the road a lot and that I stayed nearby, I would say that even at the current traffic condition, the place are jammed with vehicular traffic during peak hours and it is quite bad. Once the busses are there, I think it would worsen the traffic condition. I am not just referring to the KESAS-MRR2 part but also the BESRAYA Highway.

I really hope they have a concrete plan for traffic dispersion - even if that the hub were to only serve south-bound buses. :yes:

ITT-BTS for south-bound buses only, says Nazri
By PRIYA MENON


THE new Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transportation Terminal (ITT-BTS) will only be dedicated to the southern route.

Initially, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz had said that the new hub might be used for nationwide routes.

However, during a visit to the site yesterday, he agreed to maintain the hub only for the southern route due to space constraint.

“The visit has allowed us to see for ourselves if the idea is feasible. Now I feel that what I had suggested is not practical,” Nazri said.

He said the hub was created to eliminate the congestion at the Puduraya bus terminal which had been serving the public for 30 years.

Also present during the site visit was Federal Territories Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

“If the buses for other routes are based here as well, then they will have to go through the town to reach the designated highways.

“This will result in the buses getting stuck in the congestion,” Nazri added.

For now, the eastern routes will be based in Gombak while Selayang is being considered as the base for northern routes.

The ITT-BTS is being designed and built by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd and is expected to be completed in November 2010.

Currently, 35% of works have been completed, The main terminal, which will have six floors, is sited on 20.2ha of land.

According to Maju holdings executive director Tan Sri Abdul Sahid Mohammad, the estimated cost for the project is RM570 million.

It is located beside the Bandar Tasik Selatan Ampang LRT line, ERL, and the KTM Komuter as well as the Besraya and Middle Ring Road Two highways, making it easy for commuters.

Nong Chik said the new hub will be more comfortable for the people of KL as well as visitors as the ITT-BTS was easily accessible and a link bridge to the train stations.

“The new bus terminal will have good facilities and it will change the perception of public transportation system in the country,” Abdul Sahid said.

The arrival and departure terminals will be separated, making it more systematic, while the ticketing counters will be at Level Two.

The arrival terminal will have escalators from the open-air bus holding bays as well as lifts for the disabled community.

It will also have 100 bays with 104 arrivals for a 10-minute cycle. There will be a terminal management operations system which will coordinate the bus arrival and departure systems.

“When a bus comes into the arrival bay, the close circuit cameras will pick up the number plates and the information board will display the bay number for them to dock,” said Abdul Sahid.

The disabled community will have no worries as every mechanism has been planned to accommodate their needs.

There will be special Braille lift buttons, low side lift buttons panel, and special hazard and directional tiles for the blind.

There will also be special information boards detailing the time, departure and bay number for the commuters’ benefit.

“We also have upgraded food courts as well as food and beverage outlets for hungry passengers at level 4,” Abdul Sahid added.

Nong Chik said he and Nazri would talk to Transport Ministry officials to oversee the maintenance of the terminal.

“The terminal has state-of-the-art facilities so we must ensure that it is maintained properly and does not become a shabby place like Puduraya,” Nong Chik added.

When asked for an estimation of the cost of the maintenance, Abdul Sahid said that they had not worked out the amount.

“The government will definitely allocate some money for the maintenance work as it will be expensive,” said Nazri.

When asked if the prices of goods and tickets would soar due to the fancy new terminal, Nazri gave an assurance that the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) would control the ticket prices.

As for the Puduraya station, it will be converted into an intercity bus terminal, which will help the current traders in Puduraya.

“Those traders from Puduraya who would like to shift to ITT-BTS can do so but preference will be given to the locals in the area,” said Nong Chik.

He added that since Puduraya would still be operational, business would continue as usual and would not pose a problem to the traders.

The terminal is expected to reach maximum capacity by the year 2020.

Bas ekspres ke selatan saja

Oleh FADZILAH BAHARUDIN
fadzilah.bahar@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 4 Jun - Kerajaan hari ini mengumumkan tidak akan menjadikan lokasi Bandar Tasik Selatan sebagai Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu hab bas ekspres tunggal di ibu negara untuk ke semua destinasi di Semenanjung.

Bagaimanapun, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz berkata, sebagai ganti, lokasi itu akan hanya menjadi terminal untuk hab bas ekspres ke destinasi selatan tanah air sahaja.

''Terminal Bandar Tasik Selatan ini kita akan jadikan terminal untuk pengguna yang mahu ke selatan. Kita juga akan sediakan dua lagi terminal iaitu untuk ke timur dan utara bagi pengguna yang mahu ke sana.

''Semuanya dalam perancangan. Lokasi terminal ke timur akan kita sediakan di Gombak, manakala terminal utara kita masih lagi belum memilih lokasinya," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas melawat tapak projek Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu itu di sini hari ini.

Turut hadir Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan, Senator Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

Mengenai pengumuman perkara tersebut, beliau berkata, perancangan asal untuk projek berkenaan tidak dapat dilaksanakan berdasarkan faktor ketidaksuaian lokasi.

"Perancangan (Terminal Pengangkutan Bersepadu Hab Bas Ekspres Tunggal) itu tidak dapat dilaksanakan kerana lokasinya tidak sesuai.

''Jika kita melaksanakannya, ia akan menyebabkan kesesakan dan boleh menjejaskan penduduk di sekitar kawasan itu," katanya.

Mengulas lanjut, Mohamed Nazri berkata, setelah projek terminal selatan tersebut siap kelak, ia dapat membantu mengurangkan kesesakan bukan sahaja di Puduraya, malah di ibu kota.

"Setelah terminal ini siap, dianggarkan 500 buah bas ekspres untuk ke arah selatan tidak akan menggunakan Puduraya lagi. Jadi, bayangkan betapa masalah kesesakan itu dapat dibendung," katanya.

Katanya lagi, mengikut jadual pembinaan terminal di Bandar Tasik Selatan itu dijangka siap pada November 2010.

ITT-BTS for south-bound buses only, says Nazri
By PRIYA MENON


THE new Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transportation Terminal (ITT-BTS) will only be dedicated to the southern route.

Initially, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz had said that the new hub might be used for nationwide routes.

However, during a visit to the site yesterday, he agreed to maintain the hub only for the southern route due to space constraint.

“The visit has allowed us to see for ourselves if the idea is feasible. Now I feel that what I had suggested is not practical,” Nazri said.

“If the buses for other routes are based here as well, then they will have to go through the town to reach the designated highways.

“This will result in the buses getting stuck in the congestion,” Nazri added.

The terminal is expected to reach maximum capacity by the year 2020.

That's how an important decision pertaining to public transport infras are made in this country. Hastily. flip-flop without real analyses.

And one doesn't have to physically be at the site to know that north-bound and east-bound buses will stuck in congestion through the city. May be he doesn't know his geography that well.

Isn't it a bit short-sighted to be designing a transport terminal that can reach its max capacity just in 10 years of operation? :bash:

Or is it a wrong statement again??? :ohno:

That's how an important decision pertaining to public transport infras are made in this country. Hastily. flip-flop without real analyses.

And one doesn't have to physically be at the site to know that north-bound and east-bound buses will stuck in congestion through the city. May be he doesn't know his geography that well.

Isn't it a bit short-sighted to be designing a transport terminal that can reach its max capacity just in 10 years of operation? :bash:

Or is it a wrong statement again??? :ohno:

dear tomkat

It could be short sighted as per what u say. but if we think that in 10 yrs time there will be high speed rail ie a potentially fast train down south that can rival bus speed, then i dont think the max capacity will b reached. it just boils down if the goons have long term planning in mind when they begin an infrastructure project.

Never see such a good bus terminal like this! :cheers:
Could BTS terminal be like this!?

Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal -- 3rd Biggest of Europe.

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^^waaaa......hebat betul!!!

Puduraya will be for city buses only
Friday June 26, 2009
By PRIYA MENON

KUALA LUMPUR’S famous Puduraya inter-state bus terminal is set to lose its major role as the hub for long-haul outstation buses.

The busy terminal, opened in 1976 by the late Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn, will soon be turned into an inner-city terminal.

With the impending relocation of south-bound inter-state buses to a new transport hub called the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transportation Terminal (ITT-BTS), the stall traders at the Puduraya terminal are worried about the adverse impact on their businesses.

The traders are uncertain of their business prospects once the inter-state bus service operations are relocated to the new hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan in November next year.

As it is, business has not been too good for them currently, and most of the profits they now make are mostly from the tourists and outstation bus travellers.

They fear the move will affect them badly but they understand the necessity for the relocation.

“The traffic congestion is bad so they have to make changes in the city centre. The change will affect us but we have to redesign our business concept,” tailor Y.C. Tan said.

He said that business 15 years ago was better but now he could only rely on contract orders instead of walk-in customers.

Asked if he would consider moving to the new hub, Tan said that he would not mind opening up a branch there.

Bookshop owner Ujang Saladdin, 50, said that he would not move as most of his customers were long-time regular clients.

“The people have known us for so long, we rely on their business so we are definitely staying here,” he said.

Ujang said that he heard there were plans to renovate the Puduraya terminal complex and he hoped that he would be given a front lot.

“My bookshop is now located at the back portion of the ticket counters, out of sight to the people. Visitors will not know that there is a bookstore behind the ticket counters,” he said.

Ujang is confident that if he is given a new lot at the front portion of the complex, his business would definitely improve.

Souvenir stall owner Lily Low, 56, earns just about RM100 a day now but is confident she can survive if the station can attract more tourists and inner city travellers after the revamp at the end of next year.

“We earn more during festival seasons so now I can only hope that tourists using the inner-city buses will buy my goods,” she said.

There were also rumours that the food court would be shifted to the fourth floor after the renovations and the food stall operators are not happy with the idea.

They feel that locating the food court to the fourth floor was not strategic to their businesses as bus passengers, especially the inner city travellers, would need to be near where their buses are picking up passengers.

“I heard that they are planning to upgrade this place to a little upmarket complex. If they do that, then maybe business will improve for us,” said food stall operator Amy Choong, 30.

According to Choong, the traders and food stall operators met with officials of complex owner Uda Holdings to discuss their fate last month.

She said that the company might install some bullet lifts as part of the complex’s upgrading, and if such improvements were implemented, then the Puduraya terminal would have a new lease of life.

Puduraya will be for city buses only
Friday June 26, 2009
By PRIYA MENON

KUALA LUMPUR’S famous Puduraya inter-state bus terminal is set to lose its major role as the hub for long-haul outstation buses.

The busy terminal, opened in 1976 by the late Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn, will soon be turned into an inner-city terminal.

With the impending relocation of south-bound inter-state buses to a new transport hub called the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transportation Terminal (ITT-BTS), the stall traders at the Puduraya terminal are worried about the adverse impact on their businesses.

The traders are uncertain of their business prospects once the inter-state bus service operations are relocated to the new hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan in November next year.Assuming that actually happens, BTS is only for the southbound buses, not all express buses (unless Nazri has flip-flopped again).

So that means that some express buses will still be in Puduraya until the other two integrated transport terminals are built.

Even if the express buses are shifted away, the number of people waiting for city buses at the hub will still be significant.

See comments from TRANSIT here (http://transitmy.org/2009/06/26/article-puduraya-will-be-for-city-buses-only/).

Cheers, m

16/7/2009

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Features:
- 6 storey building
Level 1: city bus, taxi
Level 2: intercity bus arrival & departure
Level 3: Main concourse, ticket counters, retail
Level 4: food court, retail
Level 5: Car Park
Level 6: Car Park

Modern bus terminal facillities : :):):)
- Automatic Number Plate Detection CCTV-
- Interactive Public Information Display System -
- Dedicated bay for arrival and departure bus for proper bus management -
- OKU friendly - special tactile, toilet, lif -
- Air-conditioned waiting hall, retail -
- Integrated with LRT Ampang Line,ERL,KTM

Project Information :
- Project Cost : RM570 juta
- Estimated COD : Nov 2010
- Main Contractor: Maju Holding Sdn Bhd
- PMC: KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd

Oh my! Finally got rendering :D
Many thanks jee2ice!

What the minister says...
2009/07/21

http://streets.nst.com.my/Tuesday/Stories/20090721011800/insidepix1

Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin says his main
priority is to improve the living condition of the city’s poor.

KUALA LUMPUR: It has been 100 days since Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin was appointed the Federal Territories Minister on April 14.

While he is focused on making Kuala Lumpur a world-class city, his main priority is still the improvement of the living condition of the poor.

He said his work is guided by the 7Ps — Pembangunan (development); Perumahan (housing opportunity for the poor); Penjaja dan Peniaga Kecil (hawkers and petty traders); Pengangkutan (transportation); Penyelenggaraan Prasana dan Kemudahan Awam (maintenance of infrastructure and public amenities); Perkhidmatan dan Penguatkuasaan (delivery of service and enforcement); and Prihatin (concern towards grouses and complaints by the public).

Raja Nong Chik said as the Umno Lembah Pantai division chairman, he still spends time with the people in the area but what used to be an hour-long discussion was now shortened to 15 minutes because of his tight schedule.

He meets the people at least three or four times a week and interacts with the public on the online social networking website, Facebook. He also has his own blog and uses Tweeter to keep in touch with the public.

In conjunction with his 100th day in office today, Raja Nong Chik shared his views on several issues which are close to his heart:

l On improving living condition of the poor:

It is still my main priority to improve the living condition of the city’s poor, especially those with a household income of less than RM1,500 monthly. I am not only looking at providing them with a better place to stay but also an improved maintenance of low-cost flats and job opportunities.

This can be done by awarding them hawker’s licences to help them increase their income. We can also help them by providing them with a house which is near their workplace as they will be able to cut down on transport expenses. An improved public transport will also be a big help to these people.
We are also extending financial aid through the Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territories Foundation) including to single mothers and the disabled and also those in need of medical aid.

l On improving delivery service and enforcement by City Hall:

I have always stressed the importance of being promptquick in responding to complaints by residents. There are certain things that need time (for deliberation) before action is taken but we have to keep the complainants informed of the status of their reports.

City Hall needs to buck up in its enforcement, but they must do it with due consideration for the people.

l On traffic jam and insufficient parking in the city:

There is only one way to overcome these problems — improve the public transport system. Currently, the ratio of people driving compared to those who use public transport is 70 per cent to 30 per cent. It is supposed to be the other way around.In order to reduce traffic jam, we have to increase the number of people taking bus and trains to travel, thus reducing the number of vehicles on the road. At the same time, it will also solve the insufficient parking space and indiscriminate parking in the city.

Transport is under another ministry, but we can help to achieve this goal by working closely with them by giving our feedback and facilitating the process. The same goes with issues involving other government agencies.

l On the revival of the Plaza Rakyat project and the opening of the RM70 million integrated transport hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan:

We have to do something about the Plaza Rakyat project which has been stalled for years. We have given an ultimatum to the developer — either they resume work or we will find another company to do it. I hope to see some progress soon.

As for the Bandar Tasik Selatan hub, I have gathered some feedback from residents who are worried that the hub will worsenadd more traffic on the already congested road there. Once the project is completed next year, we will see about 500 express buses coming in and out of the area daily. City Hall is working on finding a solution to the problem.

l On grouses raised by residents on the KL Draft Plan:

I have to admit that there were certain things in the draft plan which were done without consulting the residents. I have to focus issue by issue while still having the overall interest of the public in mind.

Take Kampung Padang Balang, for instance. It is a Malay reserve land, so the residents are obviously upset with the development plan which includes extending the light rail transit (LRT) line, which will take up some of the plots. Sure, the residents there as well as other KLites had the opportunity to voice out their grouses during the public hearing, but prior consultation should have been carried out beforehand.

I have to make sure that the residents’ rights to their land are not violated just for the sake of development. In making decisions on the draft plan, I have to look at what is being presented to me by the committee in-charge of the public hearing, get some feedback from the mayor, Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail, and also from the residents.

I remember going to my parents’ house in Petaling Jaya and having to put up with the noise from an LRT project in their backyard. But it is for the benefit of the public and now I can hardly notice the train passing by whenever I’m there (laughs).

l On the extension of the Keramat Mall:

We are in the midst of acquiring land to build an extension to the existing Keramat Mall. The Datuk Keramat hawkers and petty traders had previously refused to move into the new complex as they were unhappy with the layout. But we are now involving them in the design and planning.

We always must have the stakeholders in mind when making decisions. In this case, the stakeholders are the residents and the hawkers. If they are not happy with the development, then our efforts will go to waste. That is why it is important to get their feedback beforehand.

l On Kampung Baru redevelopment:

I can’t say much at this moment as I have yet to meet the residents there. All I can say is that the landowners will not lose out.

l On keeping in touch with the public through Facebook:

My children taught me how to use Facebook after getting my wife to sign up. It is a useful tool for me to get feedback, especially from youngsters, who mainly use the Internet. It also serves as a platform for me to gather suggestions and views from the public. I may not be able to meet everyone but I can reach out to them through this channel. I am on Facebook every Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm.

I have my own blog and I’m also active on Tweeter to keep the public informed of my activities.

As much as I want to spend more time meeting the people, I also need to do a lot of reading which will help me make informed decisions. If I spend too much time outside, I will not have the time to study the proposed plans and will end up making mistakes.

What the minister says...
2009/07/21

http://streets.nst.com.my/Tuesday/Stories/20090721011800/insidepix1

Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin says his main
priority is to improve the living condition of the city’s poor.

l On traffic jam and insufficient parking in the city:

There is only one way to overcome these problems — improve the public transport system. Currently, the ratio of people driving compared to those who use public transport is 70 per cent to 30 per cent. [His stats are way, way off] It is supposed to be the other way around.In order to reduce traffic jam, we have to increase the number of people taking bus and trains to travel, thus reducing the number of vehicles on the road. At the same time, it will also solve the insufficient parking space and indiscriminate parking in the city.

Transport is under another ministry, but we can help to achieve this goal by working closely with them by giving our feedback and facilitating the process. The same goes with issues involving other government agencies.

l On the revival of the Plaza Rakyat project and the opening of the RM70 million integrated transport hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan:

We have to do something about the Plaza Rakyat project which has been stalled for years. We have given an ultimatum to the developer — either they resume work or we will find another company to do it. I hope to see some progress soon.

As for the Bandar Tasik Selatan hub, I have gathered some feedback from residents who are worried that the hub will worsenadd more traffic on the already congested road there. Once the project is completed next year, we will see about 500 express buses coming in and out of the area daily. City Hall is working on finding a solution to the problem.

l On grouses raised by residents on the KL Draft Plan:

I remember going to my parents’ house in Petaling Jaya and having to put up with the noise from an LRT project in their backyard. But it is for the benefit of the public and now I can hardly notice the train passing by whenever I’m there (laughs). ah but that means that you do notice it. Perhaps you do not know what the daily compounded effect of LRT trains passing by your house would be. Ask your parents.

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Features:
- 6 storey building
Level 1: city bus, taxi
Level 2: intercity bus arrival & departure
Level 3: Main concourse, ticket counters, retail
Level 4: food court, retail
Level 5: Car Park
Level 6: Car Park

Modern bus terminal facillities : :):):)
- Automatic Number Plate Detection CCTV-
- Interactive Public Information Display System -
- Dedicated bay for arrival and departure bus for proper bus management -
- OKU friendly - special tactile, toilet, lif -
- Air-conditioned waiting hall, retail -
- Integrated with LRT Ampang Line,ERL,KTM

Project Information :
- Project Cost : RM570 juta
- Estimated COD : Nov 2010
- Main Contractor: Maju Holding Sdn Bhd
- PMC: KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd

photo by hinac (TAIWAN)

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@ BTS
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Integrated Transport Terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan
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cool

Wow ..taking shape already!!

EXPRESS Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERLSB) plans to lay 2km of railway tracks from the KL International Airport (KLIA) to the new permanent low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sepang to extend its rail services, its chief says.

ERLSB, majority controlled by YTL Corp Bhd, holds a 30-year concession to operate the KLIA Express and KLIA Transit rail services from KL Sentral in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, to KLIA.

Chief executive officer Noormah Mohd Noor said the extension of its rail services to the new permanent LCCT will boost passenger traffic by some 15 per cent to 4.2 million from 2011.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the main contractor for the new permanent LCCT, is targeting to complete the construction by the third quarter of 2011 at a cost of RM2 billion.


"We are in talks with MAHB and have submitted a proposal to them a few months ago to extend the rail line. We are fine-tuning the plan and the cost to lay the tracks," Noormah told Business Times.

ERLSB has 12 electric high-speed train sets for the KLIA Express, which runs from KL Sentral to KLIA in 28 minutes, and KLIA Transit, which stops at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya and Salak Tinggi before heading to the airport in 35 minutes.

The KLIA Express and KLIA Transit carry a combine 3.7 million passengers a year currently.

The new LCCT terminal, which will be located to the west of the main KLIA terminal building with a distance of 1.5km, will be able to accommodate 30 million passengers per annum, with capacity for expansion of up to 45 million passengers a year.

Noormah said the company will launch on September 15, 2009 a temporary bus shuttle service from Salak Tinggi to the existing LCCT to promote its KLIA Transit service, while the new permanent LCCT is under construction.

"We are doing this to capture the LCCT market, which will be a new growth area for us," she said.

Noormah also said that ERLSB is offering VIP services, group discounts and giving one complimentary trip for every 10 trips bought up front.

The company has tied up with Amadeus, the world's biggest processor of travel bookings with a 29.2 per cent market share, to help sell its KLIA Express tickets.

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This will in the future turn Bandar Tasik Selatan as a second hub to LCCT and KLIA since BTS is connected to Star, intercity bus and Komuter while KL Sentral is connected with Putra and Komuter.

y they put car park?

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Passed through Tasik Selatan yesterday, a few mobile phone pics taken from the ERL station footbridge:

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Larger versions:
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It's huge :eek:

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UPDATE:
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dah beroperasi ke? nampak macam dah nak siap je tu....

dah beroperasi ke? nampak macam dah nak siap je tu....tak ada ramp

Ramps to the 2nd level have not been completed yet. Also, they have to do internal fittings. Should be ready the middle of next year...or later....

Cheers, m

UPDATE:
Integrated Transport Terminal @ Bandar Tasik

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Hi..my name is Joe

i am new to this thread.
just wondering, is the new terminal only has single access from the highway?
well, based on the plan, it look like busses / cabs only enter this terminal via a single ram.

And from which highway? MRR2? Connaught highway? or Besraya?.

Was thinking to buy property in bdr tasik selatan / tun razak, but after looking of the map, i am not sure if buying props there is the wise move. I am affraid the place will become too congested.

Please enlighten me.

cheers n thanks.

I wondered about that too but i suspect they are building dedicated ramps from the highway for the buses!Another thing i noticed at least from the photos the building looks like a big prison!!!which i think its sad,they need to a/c it i assume.Its such a big space i was hoping it to be something like melaka sentral only bigger.

yeah, me too. I wish it is more like a bigger version of malacca sentral. All busses park around the sentral while the shopping complex at the centre.

If the ram is directly connected with mrr2, do u think we see more express busses queing up on the highway that will surely contributed to more jammed?

From a fair in Sunway

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^^thanks for the information

I suggest that there are two possible area for those ITT

ITT Sungai Buloh (Northen-bound)

From the picture given, there is a highway on top of small road and a overhead bridge towards a ground station. So I think this ITT is around Sungai Buloh Komuter station. But it still a little bit confuse because there are no lake around Sungai Buloh station as shown in the TWK90 picture.

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ITT Gombak (East-coast-bound)

ITT Gombak most probably located beside MRR2 and connected to the Kelana Jaya Line at Gombak station. Currently, there is a lot empty spaces within Gombak station.

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:cheers:

MANY THANKSSSSSSSS!!!! :cheers:

North - Sungai Buloh

East - Gombak

South - Bandar Tasik Selatan

The proposed location for Gombak is near to Rapid KL Terminal Putra LRT station.

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Ong: Transit corridors can handle 50,000 passengers during peak hours


KUALA LUMPUR: The 12 transit corridors where special bus lanes will be built will be able to handle between 35,000 and 50,000 passengers during peak hours daily, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said.

“This is between 6% and 9% of the total public transport ridership by 2012,” he said.

The dedicated right-of-way for buses will run from the suburbs in the Klang Valley to Kuala Lumpur city centre following 12 corridors.

He said this in an interview with Bernama on the Government Transformation Programme. Ong is in charge of the National Key Result Areas on improving urban public transport.

Besides dedicated right-of-ways, Ong said a Bus Expressway Transit service would be established along four corridors in the Klang Valley by the first quarter of next year.

The four corridors corresponded with four under-utilised highways in the Klang Valley where commuters will enjoy a 55% reduction in the average point-to-point journey times, he said.

“The size of the existing bus fleet will also be increased by 850 buses, close to doubling the number of buses operated by RapidKL today. This will improve services on current routes and provide services to 53 new routes in currently unserved areas.”

Ong said to draw people to public transport, the key initiatives would include introducing an integrated ticketing platform and fare structure under the “1Ticket, 1Seamless Journey” concept across all 16 operators in the Klang Valley.

“On top of that, 6,800 new parking spaces across 14 key rail stations outside the urban core areas would be added, besides enhancing feeder services into rail stations as well as upgrading high traffic stations and terminals,” he said.

To cut down the number of vehicles in the central business district, three major integrated transport terminals (ITTs) outside the city core, such as Bandar Tasik Selatan (South), Gombak (East) and Sungai Buloh (North), will be created.

The ITT Bandar Tasik Selatan is already under construction while the ITT Gombak, which will be built on a fast-track basis, is expected to be ready by the end of 2010.

A third ITT, which may be located in Sungai Buloh, will serve north-bound inter-city express buses beyond 2012.

The south and east ITTs will enable the authorities to divert 750 inter-city buses from the south of Peninsular Malaysia and the east coast from the city centre every day.

Within the city centre, Ong said, there would be two types of public transport hubs — the intracity terminal hubs at Pasarama Kota, Plaza Rakyat and Pudu, to facilitate the flow of traffic from the suburbs into the city, and 14 “Hentian Akhir Bandar” (HAB) or City Final Termi-nals – which will facilitate the movement of passengers and public transport vehicles within the city centre to reduce congestion. — Bernama

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^^thanks for the information

I suggest that there are two possible area for those ITT

ITT Sungai Buloh (Northen-bound)

From the picture given, there is a highway on top of small road and a overhead bridge towards a ground station. So I think this ITT is around Sungai Buloh Komuter station. But it still a little bit confuse because there are no lake around Sungai Buloh station as shown in the TWK90 picture.

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The small road u said is Jln Kuala Selangor?
It has been upgraded to 3 lane and the interchange is upgraded but still , traffic is still a problem.

^^thanks for the information

I suggest that there are two possible area for those ITT

ITT Sungai Buloh (Northen-bound)

From the picture given, there is a highway on top of small road and a overhead bridge towards a ground station. So I think this ITT is around Sungai Buloh Komuter station. But it still a little bit confuse because there are no lake around Sungai Buloh station as shown in the TWK90 picture.

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ITT Gombak (East-coast-bound)

ITT Gombak most probably located beside MRR2 and connected to the Kelana Jaya Line at Gombak station. Currently, there is a lot empty spaces within Gombak station.

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:cheers:

Gombak is a perfect location but somehow sg buloh i dont think solah bro:cheers:

However, Sungai Buloh, there is KTM station....i don't think there is any other place that is suitable for northern ITT...

Kota Damansara, maybe...but, where's the proposed line eh?

TWK if u been to the sg buloh stn its a such a narrow patch of land!Ahyo allurbon should be able to help u with that one,its sad all i hear is the extension of the 2 other line this one shhh very quite one .I kind of have an idea but when i hear bangsar jalan parlimen and the same old pasar seni interchange it turns me off big time.i think it should be entirely a new route which it is to a certain extend but when the line gets to downtown KL they are still not very good in creating new stations for the benefit of the future paxs.Raja chulan onwards to cheras i like what i see.in fact the tasik selatan terminal is another option.IMOlah

^^

I have been there for a few times, around that station, i saw an old advertisement of nearby property development near to Sg Buloh station, that one is an old advertisement, many-many years ago....perhaps....the ITT can utilise that land?

I agree that the land is narrow, but there is another question.....considering it is near to schools and buildings (plus cliff), it would be an interesting challenge for them to build not just the ITT, but the eventual LRT/MRT line beside that proposed ITT too.

Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT and Gombak ITT land, a lot bigger than the land for Sungai Buloh, but lets see how it goes, as Sungai Buloh ITT won't be here so soon :D

However, Sungai Buloh, there is KTM station....i don't think there is any other place that is suitable for northern ITT...

Kota Damansara, maybe...but, where's the proposed line eh?The current proposal from Prasarana is to extend the line from Kota Damansara to Sg. Buloh, probably following Jalan Sg. Buloh (easiest, most direct route with the lowest cost).

However, I do not think that the Sg. Buloh LRT station will be that close to the Sg. Buloh KTM and ITT. Given the space constrainst in that area, you will probably see two stations together with the 3rd one a short distance away.

It is likely that the ITT will be closer to the highway toll plaza, whereas the LRT may end on the same side as the ITT or over the KTM station - it really depends on how much money Prasarana has at the end of it all.

That's all that I know at the moment.

Cheers, m

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^^wats dat frn?
give us the link

The current proposal from Prasarana is to extend the line from Kota Damansara to Sg. Buloh, probably following Jalan Sg. Buloh (easiest, most direct route with the lowest cost).

However, I do not think that the Sg. Buloh LRT station will be that close to the Sg. Buloh KTM and ITT. Given the space constrainst in that area, you will probably see two stations together with the 3rd one a short distance away.

It is likely that the ITT will be closer to the highway toll plaza, whereas the LRT may end on the same side as the ITT or over the KTM station - it really depends on how much money Prasarana has at the end of it all.

That's all that I know at the moment.

Cheers, m

The interchange completly block the station from the main road. The easiest way to link the LRT and Komuter staion is to build the line left of the road, and cross a tunnel. Better don't build the interchange like Manila.

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It's about the link from BTS to NSE or Middle ring road

ITT Gombak

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I got some info that ITT Northen-bound will build beside Jalan Ipoh which located on KTMB land. The nearest komuter station is Tmn Wahyu station. :cheers:

There's a KJ Line station at Jalan Ipoh ?

But why???The original preposed site by terminal gombak LRT is perfect!!!!

Oppss missed the "ITT Gombak" caption. Northern bound wont be at sg buloh anymore ?

hope not.

ITT Gombak

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I got some info that ITT Northen-bound will build beside Jalan Ipoh which located on KTMB land. The nearest komuter station is Tmn Wahyu station. :cheers:
I think the plan for ITT Gombak is going to be a lot smaller ... they are looking to build a "low cost" ITT which probably means an open plaza.

Cheers, m

lol ppl mistaken that ITT Gombak going to change its location.

lol ppl mistaken that ITT Gombak going to change its location.

lol..sorry for my mistake..ITT GOmbak not gonna change places, it will be beside MRR2 and Terminal Putra. For ITT Sungai Buloh, I have been informed that it will be beside Jalan Ipoh which between Tmn Wahyu station and KTMB workshop..Maybe this initial planning but from TWK90 picture, you can clearly see there is a lake behind the ITT-North and try to use google map and you will know what i meant, please refer quote below...:cheers:

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When u says that where it will be place along the rail. I go find the location and I really sure that it is in selayang.

Hope this will be built to replace the ugly old factory...

When u says that where it will be place along the rail. I go find the location and I really sure that it is in selayang.Do you have a google earth picture that we can see?

Cheers, m

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Someone teach me.......

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Mad ABOUT THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone teach me.......Ok, Taman Tasik Indah on one side, Taman Wahyu on the other...

Lots of open & empty space there. and close to the Bulatan Batu Caves.

Cheers, m

Business Avenue on left side.

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Maybe this is initial study and soon after Kota Damansara-Cheras line plan roll out, it will relocate someplace in Sg Buloh :cheers1:

maybe the line can extend to here if it is possible to be built.

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so the nightmare of MRR2 coming???

^^

It can potentially be a disaster... with traffic crawling from/to MRR2..

But again... the new station has fantastic connectivities via 3 mode of public transport (ERL, KTM Komuter and LRT). I think when our government build the integrated station, the intention is that a large chunk of the bus passenger would use these public transport link to get there..


Let just hope the public buy this idea.

If you'd noticed from the road viaduct work, it's clear that MRR2 traffic from Cheras have to go out to Sungai Besi and do a u-turn before they can take the ramp over the rail lines to get to the terminal.

So i think that the congestion (hope not) would be mostly from the Sri Petaling side. Not that the traffic at this point of the road needs any help to make it worse...

^^

It can potentially be a disaster... with traffic crawling from/to MRR2..

But again... the new station has fantastic connectivities via 3 mode of public transport (ERL, KTM Komuter and LRT). I think when our government build the integrated station, the intention is that a large chunk of the bus passenger would use these public transport link to get there..


Let just hope the public buy this idea.

our public rail transport is quite worst....
The ridership is so low....

http://www.mot.gov.my/

It seems the construction of Gombak ITT will move forward, look at the right side of the website.

Why don't introduce a shuttle train service that have a corner special for luggage from sri petaling lrt station to the BTS station?

our public rail transport is quite worst....
The ridership is so low....

boink! isn't it full jammed pack like in sardin can? haiyo....

our public rail transport is quite worst....
The ridership is so low....fren...RapidKL load factor is 1.8 (as in, 180% of safe capacity) on the Kelana Jaya line, KTM Komuter load factor is more than 200% since 2006.

Cheers, m

http://www.mot.gov.my/

It seems the construction of Gombak ITT will move forward, look at the right side of the website.http://www.mot.gov.my/images/stories/img056.pdf

Cheers, m

fren...RapidKL load factor is 1.8 (as in, 180% of safe capacity) on the Kelana Jaya line, KTM Komuter load factor is more than 200% since 2006.

Cheers, m

I think what he means is the public transport share of daily trips, which is actually low at 16% currently. Many KLites, in fact Malaysians are so used to the car, it takes more than physical changes to increase the percentage of public transport share. Even my dad has to drive that 2 minutes to buy the nightly newspaper from the auntie just 5 minutes walk outside the house. Reason quoted: Dangerous to walk outside at night.

Public transport users are also pedestrians. I think not only physical changes need to be in plan, but intangible things like security, convenience and efficiency have an roles too but they are often underplayed. Of course, infrastructure is important, and undeniably the core of the whole system, but peripheral things like these needs to be addressed too so potential users could feel confident and encouraged to use public transport.

ya that's what I mean

ya that's what I meanfair enough.

So read the plans for the Urban Public Transport NKRA and give feedback. You can find the info on http://transitmy.org :banana:

Cheers, m

I found putrajaya sentral is also very suitable for the terminal for the southern bus, modern, wide road.......

I found putrajaya sentral is also very suitable for the terminal for the southern bus, modern, wide road.......

In my opinion, Putrajaya is too far south. ERL trains are not frequent and its too far for friends/family to pick up passengers if they dont want to take the trains (extra cost). Its not even in KL.

Tasik selatan is perfect as long as i dont have to drive there!!

My meaning is very suitable for the new development around Putrajaya like Bandar Baru Bangi. And it might help BTS to cater the traffic in the future.

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red: Putrajaya Sentral
Green: the area Putrajaya Sentral may be serving...
Do we have a thread that discuss about Putrajaya Sentral?

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Thanks for the photos TWK.There u go! it sure looks like prison building from a distance or mini version of the JB CIQ!Why cant they ever take full advantage of open space something like melaka sentral imagine how much it will cost just to keep this building cool!(Inside)

i thought the three railway stations will become part of the ITT building...
now it's just seperate building connected with ped bridge >.<

they just choose a place and build the terminal. Really hope the interchange station has more exits.

i thought the three railway stations will become part of the ITT building...
now it's just seperate building connected with ped bridge >.<It would have been really cool if they built the terminal above the existing rail lines ...

Cheers, m

[QUOTE=allurban;53455303]It would have been really cool if they built the terminal above the existing rail lines ...

When i first heard of this terminal i really thought thats what they were going do!Alamak not even closelah.They will have to find a very creative way to link all the platforms which only 400-500m from the terminal:bash:Sakit hati max when i think of it:bash:

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notice the top picture, it's possible the terminal build over the tracks!

notice the top picture, it's possible the terminal build over the tracks!

Looks like its just a flyover to me

notice the top picture, it's possible the terminal build over the tracks!What they should have done was build a terminal that was far simpler than the one that they have overbuilt, which they are describing as being like an airport terminal.

It would have been relatively easy to build something like Malacca Sentral over the tracks, a single deck terminal with circulation space around the building...with the parking garage and holding area built at the side of the tracks, where the construction is going on now.

If that had been built, then the project would likely be finished by now and we would have a real 'terminal' at Bandar Tasik Selatan. They could even call it BTS Sentral or TS Sentral but not BS Sentral :nuts::lol:

Cheers, m

Did they ever considers the option of rerouting the tracks into the terminal in the future?

dis projeck really big...i think 2times bigger than puduraya?? am i rite??

is there any plan to combine all 3 stations (Komuter, Star, ERL) in one building...?

dis projeck really big...i think 2times bigger than puduraya?? am i rite??

May be even biggerlah rizal.Only to be without train platforms in it:lol:

Then the terminal may be named Kuala Lumpur Southern Station (forbid the 'sentral' thing).

if this station opened to public..what happen to puduraya??

become an city bus hub based on the information.

Did they ever considers the option of rerouting the tracks into the terminal in the future?it would not really be possible to divert 3 rail lines -- one of them highspeed -- in that manner

Cheers, m

if this station opened to public..what happen to puduraya??

A supergeduper inner city bus terminal:lol:Ever wondered why all UDA s project all are gone case:ohno:

A supergeduper inner city bus terminal:lol:Ever wondered why all UDA s project all are gone case:ohno:UDA should sell Puduraya and the bandar tasik Selatan terminal to Prasarana and let them manage it.

Just as Transport for London owns the Victoria Coach terminal.

m thinks Prasarana would be a lot more sensible about the public transport terminal - check out their plans for the Gombak ITT and compare it to the BTS ITT (UDA and the Ministry of Transport).

Cheers, m

Or to have a department responsible to maintain railway station? Quite weird idea. :yes:

TOO MANY government agencies have a say in all decision making The last count not less than 13 of them!.We dont have to go far to get it right. Just south of the border!

never knew they were diff ITT design for gombak, last time the rendering look like BTS ITT

bro dengilo, i dun think a compact, high density small city state with a central CBD, can be a good reference to a country with huge land with low density who keep on building new township,new CBD wherever they fell like...

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UPDATE:
From Flickr

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:bash:Hey look at that train missed the terminal building by a good 200 meters:nuts:

SITT in Bandar Tasik Selatan ready July
Published: 2010/04/26



THE South Integrated Transport Terminal (SITT) in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, is expected to be ready by July, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said today.

According to reports, the RM570 million project undertaken by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, will replace Puduraya as Kuala Lumpur's main terminal for southbound buses.

It is located next to the stations of the KLIA Express Rail Link, Star LRT and KTM Komuter, and will comprise a six-storey main terminal building, 21 bus departure bays, 18 bus arrival bays, 31 bays for long-haul taxis and 1,372 car parking bays.

"If everything goes smoothly, we expect it to be accomplished earlier than the scheduled date, which is November this year," Ong said after visiting the 20-hectare SITT site.

SITT is an initiative under the National Key Result Area - Urban Public Transport (NKRA UPT) to improve the public transport system in the Klang Valley.

Ong said SITT, with a capacity of 40,000 users daily, would ease traffic congestion in the city centre.

"SITT would ensure smooth traffic flow and encourage more people to use public transport," he said.
-- BERNAMA

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:bash:Hey look at that train missed the terminal building by a good 200 meters:nuts:

That's a KLIA Express train.It wouldn't stop at BTS anyway...

Haz i am fully aware of that. The point i was making is who in the world would spend half a billion ringgit and not have the trains go into the main terminal building?

Haz i am fully aware of that. The point i was making is who in the world would spend half a billion ringgit and not have the trains go into the main terminal building?

yeah that's true.what happened in KL Central, where the monorail station is separated from the main building,is happening again here.

^^

yeah... maybe there are another phase to make all 3 stations under one roof...
just wait and see... but how long...:nuts:

RM570mil transport hub may start operations by July, says Ong
By YENG AI CHUN Tuesday April 27, 2010

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2010/4/27/nation/n_pg20terminal.jpg

Site inspection: Ong (right) checking on the
terminal’s progress at Bandar Tasik Selatan yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Southern Integrated Transportation Terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan could be ready by July, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

He said the developer had hinted of an early completion date for the project although it was originally scheduled to be completed in November.

“The terminal will cater to all types of transportation. We will have the bus services, taxi and rail services including the light rail transit, Keretapi Tanah Melayu’s commuter train service and Express Rail Link under one roof.
“This terminal is also connected to the Sungai Besi Highway, Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, and the Middle Ring Road II,” he told newsmen after visiting the project site in Bandar Tasik Selatan here yesterday.

The RM570mil terminal is located on 19.8ha site adjacent to the Tasik Selatan’s LRT station and the Tasik Selatan KTM Komuter station. It has the capacity of handling about 40,000 passengers a day.

It will also manage all express buses serving the southern part of peninsular Malaysia. Ong said the terminal would help divert express buses from the city and ease traffic congestion in the process.

“The southern sector receives nearly 550 departures and arrivals a day. There are more than 170 movements in an hour during peak hours,” he said.

Ong said the comfort level for passengers would be similar to an airport terminal.

“There is 2.8 sq m per person in the terminal. In an airport, there is 2.3 sq m per person,” he explained.

Ong added he was optimistic the terminal and other measures such as the streamlining of bus stops, increasing the number of carriages for the LRTs as well as the impending introduction of new rail services, would increase the use of public transport in the city from 16% to 25% by 2012.

Asked if the terminal would eventually take over the south-bound express buses in Puduraya, Ong replied that it would be up to the Federal Territories Minister to redesignate the movement of buses.

However, he said all south-bound public transport would be centred at the new terminal. The terminal will be equipped with ICT facilities and be disabled-friendly. It will also have 16 bus platforms for city routes, 100 bus parking bays, 150 taxi bays and 1,000 public parking bays.

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“The terminal will cater to all types of transportation. We will have the bus services, taxi and rail services including the light rail transit, Keretapi Tanah Melayu’s commuter train service and Express Rail Link under one roof.

--> separate roof lah..!! :bash:

“This terminal is also connected to the Sungai Besi Highway, Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, and the Middle Ring Road II,” he told newsmen after visiting the project site in Bandar Tasik Selatan here yesterday.

--> that corner already jammed packed...:ohno:

cheers

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“The terminal will cater to all types of transportation. We will have the bus services, taxi and rail services including the light rail transit, Keretapi Tanah Melayu’s commuter train service and Express Rail Link under one roof.

--> separate roof lah..!! :bash:
If they come up with something to really link all these 3 train services under one roof will be great, providing escalators and people movers will be a bonus. The best entry point is still via the Star LRT stn.

“This terminal is also connected to the Sungai Besi Highway, Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway, and the Middle Ring Road II,” he told newsmen after visiting the project site in Bandar Tasik Selatan here yesterday.

--> that corner already jammed packed...:ohno:



We can see the problem but why the guys in the planning team dont?The link to the MRR2 is worst nightmare came thru even without the link is bad enough due to cars zigzaging not sure which lane to be in due to the link to the cheras highway by bandar tun razak!!!

Better comfort at bus terminal than at airport
April 27, 2010, Tuesday
http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=26566

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal-Southern Sector, scheduled to open in November, is expected to offer commuters better comfort than any airport in the country, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said yesterday.He said the terminal offered 30 sq ft of space per person compared with only 20 sq ft in airports.

“We have also taken into account the comfort of physically challenged people as well as looked into user-friendly facilities,” he told reporters after a visit to the project site.

Some 100 bus waiting areas, 21 departure areas and 18 arrival areas were being provided which could enable 130 bus departures and arrivals in one hour, he said.

The terminal would also have 16 inter-city bus platforms, 100 open bus parking bays, 150 taxi parking bays and 1,000 public parking bays spread out on 49 acres with a terminal area of 95,000 sq metres, he said.

Ong said the effort to step up use of public transportation in the Klang Valley was in line with the ministry’s target to raise use of public transportation from the current 16 per cent to 25 per cent in 2012.

Asked about the function of Hentian Pudu Raya after the Bandar Tasik Selatan terminal went into service, he said the project was merely to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre and that the Pudu Raya terminal would be used again as usual.

“Pudu Raya is a separate entity whereas this new terminal works as a south-bound facility for bus services.

Puduraya will carry on with its own function as per normal,” he said.

The Bandar Tasik Selatan terminal is accessible via the Sungai Besi Highway (Besraya), the southern section of the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway and the eastern section of the Middle Ring Road II (MRR II). — Bernama

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Take a close look to this photo, now this is how the connection between the bus terminal and the railway stations going to be...

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This ramp......to MRR2?

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In near future, you walk from here....

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Ha ha, this kind of ad hoc arrangement reminded me of Manchester Airport and it's railways station, but at least they have travellators and escalators all the way.

I really don't like the part where the minister says "Puduraya will carry on with its own function as per normal".

What if, after spending half a billion on this structure, suddenly bus operators decided not to use it and instead, continue to flock to Puduraya? Travelling public, other than those that lives around BTS terminal would probably prefer puduraya due to the convenience of a city center location (The same way people use to prefer the old subang airport over KLIA). There will be intense economic pressure to operate out of Puduraya, and as economic goes, supply will simply follow demands.

I personally think that government should make it absolutely compulsory for all south bound buses to operate out of BTS terminal, and later on, all east coast bound buses should also only operate out of the proposed gombak terminal.

Just donwsize Puduraya and turn in into bus stand klang (i.e serving regional/greater selangor only).

Lifts?


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I really don't like the part where the minister says "Puduraya will carry on with its own function as per normal".

What if, after spending half a billion on this structure, suddenly bus operators decided not to use it and instead, continue to flock to Puduraya? Travelling public, other than those that lives around BTS terminal would probably prefer puduraya due to the convenience of a city center location (The same way people use to prefer the old subang airport over KLIA). There will be intense economic pressure to operate out of Puduraya, and as economic goes, supply will simply follow demands.

I personally think that government should make it absolutely compulsory for all south bound buses to operate out of BTS terminal, and later on, all east coast bound buses should also only operate out of the proposed gombak terminal.

Just donwsize Puduraya and turn in into bus stand klang (i.e serving regional/greater selangor only).

I 1000% agree with u on this!!!

Puduraya serves as southern, eastern, and northeastern KL, southern, eastern, north Selangor (Tanjung Malim, Kuala Selangor, Setapak, Ampang, Pandan Triangle, Balakong, Kajang, Serdang, Bangi, Semenyih) Nilai, Seremban, Putrajaya, KLIA bus terminal.

Bangkok Bank serves as north, northwestern KL (Kepong, Jinjang, Batu, Segambut, Sungai Buloh, Sentul, Selayang, Batu Caves) bus terminal.

Pasar Seni serves as western KL (Bangsar, Damansara, Bandar Utama, Kota Damansara)and central-west Selangor (PJ, Subang, Subang Airport, Shah Alam, Klang, Port Klang) terminal.

Selayang need bus terminal? from Selayang to Kepong, Ampang via Gombak, KL, Sungai Buloh... I think other than three regional terminals in KL city center, we need regional terminals in district / municipal capitals and major urban areas: Selayang, Ampang, Kajang (Kajang Sentral), Puchong, Sunway (serves as Sunway-SJ-USJ Central Bus Station), PJ, Bandar Utama (exists, near One Utama, currently used by Rapid KL), Sungai Buloh (ITT regional terminal), Rawang (Rawang Sentral), Gombak (ITT regional terminal).

And operate a ring route. Maybe the route distance too long for bus, it can seperated into 5 to 6 parts, but make sure they are well connected

Puduraya serves as southern, eastern, and northeastern KL, southern, eastern, north Selangor (Tanjung Malim, Kuala Selangor, Setapak, Ampang, Pandan Triangle, Balakong, Kajang, Serdang, Bangi, Semenyih) Nilai, Seremban, Putrajaya, KLIA bus terminal.

Bangkok Bank serves as north, northwestern KL (Kepong, Jinjang, Batu, Segambut, Sungai Buloh, Sentul, Selayang, Batu Caves) bus terminal.

Pasar Seni serves as western KL (Bangsar, Damansara, Bandar Utama, Kota Damansara)and central-west Selangor (PJ, Subang, Subang Airport, Shah Alam, Klang, Port Klang) terminal.

Selayang need bus terminal? from Selayang to Kepong, Ampang via Gombak, KL, Sungai Buloh... I think other than three regional terminals in KL city center, we need regional terminals in district / municipal capitals and major urban areas: Selayang, Ampang, Kajang (Kajang Sentral), Puchong, Sunway (serves as Sunway-SJ-USJ Central Bus Station), PJ, Bandar Utama (exists, near One Utama, currently used by Rapid KL), Sungai Buloh (ITT regional terminal), Rawang (Rawang Sentral), Gombak (ITT regional terminal).

And operate a ring route. Maybe the route distance too long for bus, it can seperated into 5 to 6 parts, but make sure they are well connectedThings have become a mess because we let the public transport operators dictate the service that is offered.

It is about time that this changed.

Instead of having multiple stations in the city centre, Puduraya should be the final terminus and staging area for buses (at least, for those coming from the southeast and southwest). Buses can drop off their passengers at Pasar Seni, Bukit Bintang, wherever, then must travel non-stop to the holding area.

In the afternoon, people can board the bus at Puduraya or at the outside stations (Chow Kit, Pasar Seni etc.) but nowhere in between.

Service in KL outside of Puduraya and the permitted stations should be RapidKL City Shuttle bus only.

If we could preserve a bus terminal at Titiwangsa then Titiwangsa can be the terminal for city buses in the north side of KL and Puduraya for buses from the south east and south west.

Unfortunately, Titiwangsa and Jalan Duta have their days numbered. The other option for a holding area for city buses to the north would be the Hentian Putra.

Cheers, m

Jalan Duta is very inconvenient...

Jalan Duta is very inconvenient...As I said, Jalan Duta and Titiwangsa have their days numbered.

The Hentian Duta lands are poorly located for a bus station but well-located for some kind of government office, or even an expansion of the hockey stadium or some other project.

Even if there is some development, Hentian Duta can still be maintained as a city bus hub or a parking station for those who want to park outside of the city to avoid the congestion charge.

Titiwangsa is definitely too well-located...I can only imagine how many developers are drooling over that land.

But Putra - it is almost a 'secret' station - it is out of the city centre but not terribly far from jalan Ipoh and PWTC and KTM Komuter's Putra halt

If there is a need for a stabling area for buses traveling north, Putra would probably be a good place - once the Eastbound intercity buses have moved to Gombak.

Cheers, m

Can't they integrate the bus terminals somehow? Like the ground floor be reserved for the bus terminal and floors on top for other developments (eg. commercial, office, residential)? Perhaps that would give Titiwangsa new life in a way.

Can't they integrate the bus terminals somehow? Like the ground floor be reserved for the bus terminal and floors on top for other developments (eg. commercial, office, residential)? Perhaps that would give Titiwangsa new life in a way.It would be nice if they could do that - but Im frankly not sure if they can do it all that properly.

Look at the examples we have so far:


Puduraya - buses spilling over onto the road;
Putra - buses on the ground floor but no development above - just a parking garage;
Pasar Seni - buses spilling over onto the road and the terminal is trying to service 3 different directions at once;
Plaza Rakyat - buses would have been on the lower-ground floor - alas, the project was never completed (though the bus terminal was 95% completed, or so I have been told);
KL Sentral - buses will be limited to a service tunnel - not a terrible location if you don't mind breathing polluted air

I still want to see a small bus terminal at Titiwangsa but it depends on what services were to be offered. As I said, Id rather have the stations on the outside of the city centre be the major pickup points.

Buses can travel to the stabling areas and pick up or drop off passengers there but no stopping in between.

Cheers, m

I think we should need a Bus system thread in forum, move bus topic to there.

I thought we already had.

Not active I think.

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After spending so much for terminal building i wonder if they planning to upgrade the links to the 3 different train services!The present link i think is a big time joke up and down we go!Try lugging a heavy bag after long journey may it be from south by bus or flight via ERL it can be interesting.Walking to the main terminal from STAR LRT stn is about 300 meters with the different elevation,ticketing system makes it even more interesting it clearly shows there was no proper planning at all.Ya malaysia memang boleh

6/6/2010

Escalators from the railway stations to the overhead bridge leading to the bus terminal

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6/6/2010

Escalators from the railway stations to the overhead bridge leading to the bus terminal

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/DSC03154.jpgstrange - doesnt appear to be covered with a roof on top? :ohno:

Cheers, m

Only one escalator per each floor ? So going down still have to use the stairs ?

The photo doesnt do justice of real situation u must be there to see it, its a big joke the way they link it to train stations.

mmmm...are these people really think/plan properly what they doing? so, if u have a big suitcase, u have to carry it down by d staircase without covered roof? when it is rain, u wet..who cares..shame..shame:ohno:
Halloo..wake up, wake up:bash: this is a transport terminal..people have luggage with them.

The photo doesnt do justice of real situation u must be there to see it, its a big joke the way they link it to train stations.

Yeap I've seen this too many times already. Been living in Cheras all my life after all.

First there was only the KTM Halt there.

Then they built the LRT station and they simply connected it to the KTM Halt overhead crossings. Back then nobody really asked any questions.
Then they built the ERL station, so they connected it to that overpass a bit to the north. At this stage nobody really dare asked any questions, but a lot of people began to wonder already.
Then they said they building an INTEGRATED transport terminal, and you can see people smiling, "oh it's about time". So they integrate the currently 'integrated' overhead crossings with their own overpass.


And tadaaa now we have the integrated multimodal Bandar Tasik Selatan terminal.

You can really see, all these are just "as an afterthought" kind of development. And to think about the really obscene amount of money they spent on an overglorified bus station. oh the madness.

So I guess the joke is on us at the end.

There u go !!!I been bitching about it from day 1!Sadlah those people who plan what are they thinking?Everything about this terminal in my mind is the trains and that would be the best way to complete the journey upon arriving via buses not cars especially during peak hours forget the MRR2 and PLUS highway.

<sigh> what's new... It must be that the planners all rely on their cars to get about and have absolutely no idea how the rakyat moves around in public transport. The man-in-the-street, who is the actual user of these facilities, is never thought about in the planning. So I wonder what the planners actually think about in their planning...

So I wonder what the planners actually think about in their planning

$ ?

In their pocket???+being dumb and ignorant at the same time!!!!

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This ramp......to MRR2?

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Night photo, it looks very bright at night, in my opinion, brighter than Puduraya. Taken from ERL station.

Surely they can spare some of those lights for the trains stations. Currently it's quite dark there.

Still haven't seen any tender being offered to upgrade the Tasik Selatan LRT station. Are these people really serious thinking that the current station can cope with the expected increase of passengers ?

Berbuih lah mulut!!!!Thats a no brainer thing to do ha???

strange - doesnt appear to be covered with a roof on top? :ohno:

Cheers, m

there is. the reason why the roof is not installed first is to simply facilitate the installation of the escalators easily and fast by using cranes method.


Only one escalator per each floor ? So going down still have to use the stairs ?

the picture clearly shows an escalator from ground all the way up to the lrt linkbridge platform and another escalator up to the main ticketing/waiting hall linkbridge. this is the bus station that has the most escalators in the country. good thing is all bus platforms are accessibled by escalators to main ticketing and waiting hall.


what's new... It must be that the planners all rely on their cars to get about and have absolutely no idea how the rakyat moves around in public transport. The man-in-the-street, who is the actual user of these facilities, is never thought about in the planning. So I wonder what the planners actually think about in their planning...

im not sure how well the complex ll work out but the way they positioned the bus arrival/departure hall next to the lrt linkbridge may be a surprise cheer to all public transport users or still not good enough?


mmmm...are these people really think/plan properly what they doing? so, if u have a big suitcase, u have to carry it down by d staircase without covered roof? when it is rain, u wet..who cares..shame..shame:ohno:
Halloo..wake up, wake up:bash: this is a transport terminal..people have luggage with them.

the linkbridge has two lifts feature. in case there is a power breakdown, you hv two choices of going down; either use the stalled escalators or the wide staircase. the only thing you might hate is when there is a windstorm, you ll get a bit wet because it is not fully enclosed.

Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT to open next year
Monday August 30, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: The RM570mil integrated transport terminal (ITT) in Bandar Tasik Selatan is scheduled to be completed on Nov 19.

The terminal will only be fully functional and opened to the public in 2011.

The bus terminal in Bukit Jalil that temporarily serves as a depot for south-bound buses will be moved to the Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT then.

In addition to buses, the terminal will also be an interchange for rail services like KTM Komuter, the LRT Ampang Line, the Express Rail Link to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and RapidKL buses.

The six-storey building will consist of bus terminals on the first floor.

Departure and arrival bays will be on the second floor.

The lobby for passengers will be on the concourse level and taxi stands will be on the third floor.

There is a commercial area located on the fourth floor while parking bays will be on the fifth and sixth floors.

New integrated transport terminal to open by year end
By LESTER KONG Published: Wednesday September 29, 2010 MYT 1:25:00 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/29/nation/20100929133126&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal due to open by the end of the year will be a first for Malaysia in terms of its sophistication, said Land Public Transport Commission chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.

He said the terminal’s operations management system using advanced electronics will pave the way for a future use of single-ticketing system and prevent ‘touts’ or illegal ticket sellers.

“Single ticketing is the way forward. It is definitely one of the government’s objectives under the Government Transformation Programme. I’m also confident that the enforcement and preventive measures will be a great improvement for safety, security and prevent falsification of tickets,” he said after a site visit to the terminal Wednesday.

Syed Hamid said the terminal had the capacity to handle 40,000 passengers and 1,000 buses per day. In an hour 110 buses can be accommodated.

“I like the facilities here because it is people-centric. Airy and spacious,” he said, adding that the connectivity between LRT, ERL, KTMB transports with the terminal will also be the best in the country.

“The problem of connectivity between various public transport was one of the biggest complaints from the public and this terminal will solve that,” he said.

Syed Hamid added that the commission will continue to voice out all inconveniences for commuters.

New transport hub will use advanced electronic system
By LESTER KONG Thursday September 30, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/30/nation/7129249&sec=nation

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High-tech terminal: The lobby of the soon-to-be-opened Bandar Tasik
Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal. It looks like it belongs in an airport,
with an LED board displaying important information like departure and arrival
times next to a long line of ticketing counters. Land Public Transport
Commission chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar described its advanced
terminal management system as a ‘great improvement’ over existing systems
in other major bus terminals. The terminal, which links buses with LRT, ERL
and KTM Komuter is nearly completed and slated to start operations end of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal due to open by the end of the year will be a first for Malaysia in terms of its sophistication, Land Public Transport Commission chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said.

“The system they are introducing here is a great improvement over what we have now,” he said after a site visit yesterday.

He said the terminal would function more like an airport with its array of electronic displays of bus arrival and departure times, company names and destinations.

Two large LED panels like those that show the arrival and departure times in modern airports are prominently displayed and can be seen immediately when entering from the main lobby.

Syed Hamid said the use of an advanced electronic system could pave the way for a single-ticketing system and prevent touts from plying their trade.

“It is the objective of the Government to see a single-ticketing system, including cashless transactions.

“But this cannot be done overnight,” he said.

He added that the system in the new terminal would make it impossible for touts to operate.

“If you look at our major bus terminals, the control system is not there.

“Here, you can only buy tickets at specific locations and the ticket readers will read that ticket with the time of departure and the bus company’s name.

“There’s no way you will be able to penetrate it unless you hack into the system,” he said.

Syed Hamid said the terminal had the capacity to handle 40,000 passengers and 1,000 buses per day. In an hour, 110 buses can be accommodated.

Initially, 87 companies will operate from the terminal to serve the south-bound traffic.

“They have also catered for the possibility of north-bound traffic as well,” he said, adding that he liked the facilities at the terminal because it was people-friendly, airy and spacious.

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I wonder will some drivers use the link as a shortcut.

i hate it..jb gerbang perdana is 100 times better then this in term of architecture and interior.

It's good for Bandar Tasik Selatan such and integrated terminal for southern sector of transportation hub...

Do u guys see a proper link to all the 3 different systems from the terminal building???

i hope our govt will have reconstruction of bandar tasik selatan railway station (like masjid jamek station currently) and link the station with plaza not link bridge. link bridge is too narrow for large pedestrian flow, and there will be shoplots surrounding the plaza and this creates job.

I agree !!!Where is the huge parking lot???I would put one that can park at least 5000 cars and only charge one ringgit a day!!!!Thats how u get people to use this terminal to the max instead them driving into the city!!

UDA in talks to manage transport terminals
By Ahmad Fairuz Othman Published: 2010/10/09
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/dajor/Article/index_html

Property developer UDA Holdings Bhd is in talks with the federal government to manage integrated transport terminals (ITTs) in the Klang Valley and Johor.

UDA chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the Economic Planning Unit and the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing had given positive indications for it to manage the soon-to-open RM570 million ITT in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kuala Lumpur.

UDA has also submitted a proposal to manage a transportation hub in Johor Baru under the Iskandar Malaysia blueprint.

All tender proposals were submitted last year.

UDA is also interested in managing two similar transport terminals being planned for Gombak and Kota Damansara, Selangor.

"There is now an integrated transport hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan and, later, there will be others built in Gombak and Kota Damansara.

"We will have to apply to manage the other two terminals and it will depend on the government's approval," Nur Jazlan said at UDA Land (South) Sdn Bhd's Hari Raya Aidilfitri Open House in Johor Baru yesterday.

UDA has 32 years experience managing transportation infrastructure, such as the Puduraya bus terminal, and aims to provide better services and open up retail opportunities for traders.

UDA will meet with Land Public Transport Commission chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar to seal the deal to manage the Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT.

"This is among the core businesses of UDA that could be improved. We currently have 30 employees at Puduraya and will have new employees for the ITT in Bandar Tasik Selatan."

On Puduraya, Nur Jazlan said that UDA will make good its promise of getting operations at the newly renovated terminal to resume on January 1 next year.

"Puduraya will be completed on time by December 31 as we have promised this to the Prime Minister and Kuala Lumpur City Hall," he said.

But why!!!!

I agree !!!Where is the huge parking lot???I would put one that can park at least 5000 cars and only charge one ringgit a day!!!!Thats how u get people to use this terminal to the max instead them driving into the city!!

it's at the upper levels of the station.

u can see the spiral ramp for car to go to the parking lots.

in hong kong, the integrated thinggy, you know under 2IFC where the airport link ended..you got to walk really long and steep tunnel from one line to another

so this thing got long bridge instead of tunnel, dun really get what the hu haa bout..

but if wanna a real terminal like KL sentral, dun think it really hard to find someone to build a mall ontop of the track to finally''intergrated' it

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Date : 14th November 2010

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