Perlis Sentral to begin operations on March 24

 

KANGAR: The Perlis Integrated Public Transport Terminal, or Perlis Sentral, located in Seriab, is set to commence operations on March 24.

 

However, the Kangar Municipal Council (MP Kangar) has announced that the relocation of express bus companies currently based at the Bukit Lagi Bus Terminal would be carried out in stages.

 

Council president Affendi Rajini Kanth said the relocation process is expected to continue into next month.

 

"Insya-Allah, we will begin operations on March 24.

"Previously, we mentioned it could be by the end of this month or early April, but now we are confident that initial movements will take place on that date. 

 

"For the initial phase, priority will be given to intercity express bus services, followed by e-hailing services and others, which will be introduced in stages," he told reporters after a walkabout at a Ramadan bazaar site in Kuala Perlis yesterday. Also present was State Tourism Committee chairman and Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah.

 

Affendi said all express bus companies operating at Bukit Lagi are expected to fully relocate to Perlis Sentral within a month of its opening.

 

"The new terminal is in the final stages of preparation, with both the express bus operators and the appointed operator working hard to complete the testing of various facilities.

 

"The operator has assured us that operations will begin on March 24, and we have issued relocation directives to all express bus companies starting today," he said.

 

As for local bus services under Bas.My Kangar, Affendi said they will continue operating from the current terminal for now.

 

"The Bas.My Kangar service will remain at the old terminal pending a review of its schedule and operations, which we will coordinate with the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) and the Road Transport Department (RTD)," he added.

 

Perlis Sentral is an integrated transport hub designed to serve as the state's main land transport gateway to various destinations within and outside of Perlis.

 

Facilities at the terminal include three departure and three arrival platforms, six temporary bus parking bays, 25 public taxi parking bays, a surau, public toilets, a diaper-changing room, commercial spaces such as kiosks and stalls, and ticket counters.

-nst online.