Integrated transport terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan

[OshHisham]

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...

[dengilo]

[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

[nazrey]

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



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."






Project manager Fadzil Abdul Hadi (left) briefing ministry officers on the
progress of the southern transport hub at Bandar Tasik Selatan.
— Picture by Yahya Zainuddin




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.

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17/8/2008

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1/9/2008

[nazrey]

RM500m for integrated terminal in Bandar Tasik Selatan
Saturday September 27, 2008
TheStar

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.





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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[dengilo]

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

[TWK90]

Originally Posted by dengilo

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!

[dengilo]

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!

[TWK90]

Today's photo

Now i can see the ramps are under construction!

[Geminian]

Build faster pleaseeeeeee

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Yesterday photo

[dengilo]

Thank you for the photos TWK.

[chene]

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

[TWK90]

28/12/2008

[TWK90]

Update (8/2/2009)

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15/3/2009

[James Foong]

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.

[peromyvi]

building quite fast