Filed under Transportation by on Aug 26th, 2009. 4 Comments. 
In my post about Rapid KL on July 11 2009, I wrote that you can reuse the ticket you buy for the rest of the day as long as you board the Rapid KL buses that have same initial letter on it.
However due to the Malaysia government decision to allow the increase in the fare on 17th of July, you cannot get that priviledge anymore as you need to buy the new ticket every time you board the bus.
According to Rapid KL CEO, Suffian Baharuddin, after taking into consideration the factors such as the costly maintenance, Rapid KL has to stop the daily ticket system that has been used since 2006.
Although that system will be forfeited, the users can still enjoy the discount fares when they buy the monthly passes at low prices to reduce their burden.
The monthly pass gives up to 50% of saving if compared to when you buy the ticket every time you use the bus.
Starting this September, “Touch n Go” also will be halted and can only be used once the restructuring of that system has been done. Read more on Rapid KL introduces new fares…
Filed under Pudu, Transportation by on Jul 31st, 2009. 1 Comment.
Update: This is an old article about Puduraya..this building is now renamed as Pudu Sentral
Puduraya is an old bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Puduraya is actually the short form of ‘Hentian Pudu Raya’ in Malay and Pudu is the place name where this building is located while the word ‘Raya’ means big or large.
The view of Puduraya entrance from opposite of the building
However as the development of Kuala Lumpur seems to be progressive, this Puduraya building is no longer looks big as it was. The government of Malaysia decided to renovate this bus terminal to make it look more modern and comfortable to public.
Among the ticket counters in Puduraya
Years before if you wanted to go to northern part of Peninsular Malaysia, you could buy the bus ticket here and also take the bus here. Today you can still buy the tickets to the destinations like Kedah, Penang and Perlis but maybe you need to go to Hentian Duta Bus Terminal to take the bus.
Transnasional Ticket Counter - the most popular choice
So when you buy the bus ticket here make sure you ask the counter where exactly you need to take the bus. Just ask and you can save your time, money and energy.
If you want to go to Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca in the south you can get the bus at this Puduraya. The same goes for destinations in Pahang like Kuantan, Raub and Kuala Lipis but there is a special bus terminal to Pahang at Jalan Pekeliling called Pekeliling Bus Terminal.
The Puduraya is still relevant today and if you go there you’ll see how busy it is even not on weekends.
