Perpindahan Terminal Bas Express Kuantan Ke Terminal Sentral Kuantan
Rapid Kuantan Opens New Route Serving Terminal Sentral Kuantan
Di Bandar Kuantan mempunyai pelbagai IPTA dan IPTS. Contohnya UNIVERSITI ISLAM ANTARABANGSA MALAYSIA UIAM, UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG UMP, KOLEJ MATRIKULASI PAHANG GAMBANG, KOLEJ KOMUNITI, POLITEKNIK POLISAS, KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA, KOLEJ KEMAHIRAN TINGGI MARA, KOLEJ PSDC, KOLEJ IKIP dan terdapat juga IPT di Pekan seperti I-CAM, UMP Pekan, IKM Pekan dan lan-lain. Belum lagi sekolah-sekolah berasrama penuh seperti MRSM, SEMSAS, SBPI dan Kolej Vokasional KPM. Oleh itu, pelajar-pelajar yang belajar di sekolah-sekolah ini, IPTA dan IPTS datang dari seluruh pelosok negara. Sebagai pelajar dan mahasiswa sudah tentulah Perkhidmatan Bas Ekspres sangat diperlukan. Tambahan pula Hari Raya Aidil fitri semakin hampir.
Perpindahan Terminal Sementara ke Terminal Sentral Kuantan (TSK) telah bermula pada 01 Ogos 2013 (Khamis). Terminal bas express di Kuantan berpindah ke Jalan 'bypass' bertentangan dengan Kompleks Mahkamah mulai 01-08-2013. Semua perkhidmatan bas ekspres akan beroperasi di Terminal Sentral Kuantan (TSK) mulai tarikh tersebut.
Terminal Sentral Kuantan (TSK) di Bandar Indera Mahkota dengan keluasan 2,070 kaki persegi memulakan operasinya pada1 Ogos 2013. Terminal ini menyediakan 400 petak letak kereta, 170 motosikal dan 40 untuk teksi, selain ruang tempat menunggu bas berhawa dingin untuk orang ramai. Terminal dua tingkat yang mula dibina pada Jun 2011 itu menyediakan 48 kaunter bas dan akan menggantikan Terminal Makmur.
Kenyataan Media: Rapid Kuantan Buka Laluan Baru Berkhidmat Terminal Sentral Kuantan
RapidKuantan - perkhidmatan bas yang dikendalikan oleh Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd Kuantan dan kawasan sekitarnya, akan membuka laluan permulaan baru esok, berulang-alik antara Hentian Bandar dan Terminal baru Sentral Kuantan.
"Kami berbangga untuk mengumumkan pembukaan Route 303 sempena pembukaan Terminal baru Sentral Kuantan. Ini secara rasmi laluan ke-13 yang disediakan oleh RapidKuantan, "kata Ir. Zohari Sulaiman, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd
Dalam satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan hari ini, Zohari berkata RapidKuantan yang akan menjadi pentas hanya bas kebenaran yang diberikan oleh Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan menyediakan pautan perkhidmatan antara pusat bandar dan terminal baru.
"Sebagai permulaan, kami akan memulakan operasi dengan dua bas dan kekerapan antara 15 hingga 20 minit bergantung kepada masa. Operasi akan bermula dari 6 pagi dengan perkhidmatan yang berakhir pada tengah malam. Menutup 7kms, tambang akan RM2 setiap perjalanan.
"Dengan orang ramai untuk memulakan perjalanan untuk 'balik kampung' untuk Hari Raya, kita menjangkakan jumlah yang tinggi dalam bilangan penumpang semasa musim perayaan ini," tambah Zohari yang juga SYARIKAT Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) Pengarah Kumpulan bagi Bahagian Bas.
Memulakan operasi pada 1 Disember tahun lalu dengan tiga laluan, RapidKuantan kini mempunyai bilangan penumpang harian kira-kira 13,000 penumpang.
Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila hubungi HOTLINE RapidKuantan di 09-5663686 atau Prasarana Naib Presiden Kanan Azhar Ghazali di 019-3837865.
23/07/2013 2:51pm
KUANTAN - Terminal Sentral Kuantan di Bandar Indera Mahkota yang memusatkan pengangkutan bas ekspres di bandar ini akan memulakan operasi pada 1 Ogos ini.
Ketua Bahagian Perhubungan Awam dan Kemasyarakatan Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan, Haslinda Hassan berkata, semua bas ekspres yang beroperasi secara sementara di hadapan Stadium Darul Makmur kini akan dipindah ke terminal baharu itu.
“Terminal Sentral akan memulakan operasi dalam musim perayaan kali ini dan kita meminta orang ramai supaya peka dengan perubahan ini.
Fasiliti bernilai RM438 juta itu terletak berhampiran Wisma Belia Indera Mahkota dan Kompleks Mahkamah Kuantan di Jalan Kuantan Bypass iaitu kira-kira dua kilometer dari pusat bandar. - KOSMO!
Rapid Kuantan Opens New Route Serving Terminal Sentral Kuantan
RapidKuantan – the bus services operated by Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd for Kuantan and its surrounding areas, will be opening a new route beginning tomorrow, plying between Hentian Bandar and the new Terminal Sentral Kuantan.
“We are proud to announce the opening of Route 303 in conjunction with the opening of the new Terminal Sentral Kuantan. This is officially the 13th route provided by RapidKuantan,” said Ir. Zohari Sulaiman, the Chief Executive Officer of Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd.
In a statement issued today, Zohari also said that RapidKuantan would be the only stage bus granted permission by Kuantan Municipal Council to provide the service link between the city centre and the new terminal.
“For a start, we will start operations with two buses and a frequency of between 15 to 20 minutes depending on the time. Operations will start from 6am with the services ending at midnight. Covering 7kms, the fare will be RM2 per trip.
“With people to start travelling for ‘balik kampung’ for Hari Raya, we are expecting to a high volume in ridership during this festive period,” added Zohari, who is also Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) Group Director for Bus Division.
Commencing operations on December 1 last year with three routes, RapidKuantan currently has a daily ridership of about 13,000 passengers.
For details, kindly contact RapidKuantan HOTLINE at 09-5663686 or Prasarana Senior Vice President Azhar Ghazali at 019-3837865
New express bus terminal in Indera Mahkota, Kuantan opens today
KUANTAN: The new RM50 million express bus terminal in Indera Mahkota here, which will be opened today, will help improve the standard of public transportation in Pahang.
Members of the public welcomed the Kuantan Sentral Terminal which has 40 bays for express buses, 365 parking lots for cars and another 176 for motorcycles.
The new building replaced the Makmur Terminal which was previously located near the Darul Makmur stadium.
"The new terminal is so beautiful and comfortable that it motivates me to go to work everyday. I also find that it has better safety and security aspects ," said Plusliner ticketing agent Sabariah Mohd Sidique.
The 30-year-old mother of three said the old terminal was congested and the public sometimes crowded the booths when they wanted to buy tickets for festive seasons.
"Their refusal to queue up sometimes endanger their safety and also the ticketing agents. There were also those who entered the ticketing booths at the old site," she said.
Transnasional bus driver Nordin Mat Zin, 44, said the new bus terminal was more comfortable and airy as it had high roof.
"Passengers no longer have to wait in cramped and humid waiting area. The facilities here are also great and the ambience is similar to an airport ," said Nordin who has been driving buses for 25 years.
Pacific College student Nur Shakila Zakaria, 21, said it would be better if RapidKuantan provide a dedicated shuttle bus service to ferry the people from Hentian Bandar stage bus station and TSK.
"Students like me have to use the stage bus service as we can't afford to take a taxi," said the students from Kuantan who came to TSK to buy bus tickets to her hometown with three friends yesterday.
Her friend, Nor Shahwani Abu Bakar,19, said the new bus terminal was very condusive as it had more facilities including clean toilets and comfortable waiting areas.
Kuantan Municipal Council president Datuk Zulkifli Yaacob said the council would also provide free shuttle service to help stranded passengers at the temporary bus terminal who were unaware with the opening of TSK.
"We will provide provide a van to help transport the passengers to the new terminal," he said after chairing the council's full board meeting at UTC Pahang yesterday.
Read more: New express bus terminal in Indera Mahkota, Kuantan opens today - Latest - New Straits Time
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