NEW BUS TERMINAL FOR SOUTH-BOUND

NEW BUS TERMINAL FOR SOUTH-BOUND BUSES OPENED IN KUALA LUMPUR

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The new bus terminal for south-bound Buses in Bandar Tasik Selatan (Kuala Lumpur) - not very elegantly called Terminal Bersepadu Selatan at Bandar Tasik Selatan (TBS @ BTS) - was opened on the first day of 2011. In this article, we refer to this integrated bus terminal as TBS. The high-end and revolutionary 570-million Ringgit bus terminal looks and operates more like an airport with a centralized ticketing system.

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view from south



arrival bays



main hall, centralized ticketing and info system on various screens


The TBS bus terminal is located about 20min south of the KL city centre. It is however conveniently linked to ERL (KLIA Transit express train, connecting KL Sentral and the airport), KTM Komuter train and LRT. There are also intercity buses, taxis and city buses. The terminal has 55 platform bays and 110 holding bays and 1,800 seats in the terminal. Most impressively, for a bus terminal, is the centralized ticketing and information system. Passenger will be able to buy tickets for any bus company at the ticket counter and receive a boarding pass with their name. Information of bus departure times and gates are displayed at various screens throughout the terminal. It is also planned that travellers can book their tickets online through the TBS website. We hope that TBS will manage to sort out the issues with the bus companies which have not moved to the new terminal yet and the operation will start in full swing as designed soon. It would be a huge step forward from the chaotic and messy days of the old Puduraya bus terminal.


Website:
www.tbsbts.com.my

How to get to BTS:
LRT: take Ampang line towards Sri Petaling, get off at Bandar Tasik Selation
KTM: take Seremban line, get off at Bandar Tasik Selation
ERL: take KLIA transit, get off at Bandar Tasik Selation
from the train station there is a bridge that directly connects to the bus terminal

Map:

View BTS Bus Terminal in a larger map

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