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Rapid KL bus network revamp 2006 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
In 2006, the country's biggest urban public transport operator, Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras (RapidKL) conducted an overall revamp on its bus network which introduced dramatic changes to many of the bus routes in Klang Valley.
From a network that mostly comprised buses running between suburban centres and the city centre, the network was cut up into a more flexible network made up of City Shuttles, limited-stop Trunk Lines, Local Feeders ferrying passengers from hubs into various neighbourhoods as well as the point-to-point Express services.City shuttles
To minimize congestion and maximize efficiency of bus services within the city, only city shuttles ply within the city centre perimeter. These city shuttles circulate between the various city hubs, namely, the city centre terminal which is maintained at Medan Pasar, the northern terminal at Titiwangsa, the eastern terminal at KLCC, the south-western terminal at KL Sentral and the south-eastern terminal at Maluri.
These hubs also act as interchanges for buses from outside the city centre. This way, traffic from outside the city centre is spread out between the four terminals along the city perimeter, namely Titiwangsa, Maluri, KL Sentral and KLCC.
Trunk Lines
Trunk lines transport larger numbers of people between the KL city and its suburbs. They play a crucial role especially for areas which are not serviced by the rail-based transit systems. For example, the Kelana Jaya LRT line transports a large number of commuters between the western suburbs of Petaling Jaya to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa. For the northern suburbs such as Selayang and Jinjang however, no rail transit to the city is available. Therefore, the north-south artery of Jalan Ipoh is serviced by our trunk lines.
Local Feeders
Local feeders are an important piece in the jigsaw puzzle; bringing you from your suburban centre to your neighbourhood. Just like the feeder buses that commuters have become used to in servicing the various LRT stations, local feeders will continue doing so, for the LRT stations as well as the hubs for the various trunk lines. Because local feeders only have to circulate within a smaller area as well, rather than go all the way to the city, as it was before, they are thus meant to maintain relatively higher frequencies.
Express
Point to point service between KL and outer townships such as Kajang, Klang and Putrajaya.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 April 2007 )
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