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Nadi Putra

Pengangkutan Awam Putrajaya Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd dba Nadi Putra is the city bus operator in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia, mainly serving Putrajaya city and nearby resident areas. Originally established as an agency of Putrajaya Corporation under the Ministry of Federal Territories, it was privatised in 2018.[1]

Nadi Putra
ParentPutrajaya Corporation (Perbadanan Putrajaya)
FoundedJuly 1999
HeadquartersPresint 9, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Service areaPutrajaya
Service typeBus service
RoutesPutrajaya
HubsPutrajaya Sentral
FleetCurrent Fleet:
30 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses (current, under Rapid Bus operator)
Former fleets:
2008 Daewoo BV120MA Ci09 Badanbas NGV buses
16 Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R diesel buses
5 Scania NEDO EV electric buses
Fuel typeDiesel, natural gas and electric
Websitenadiputra.com.my

Nadi Putra is now operated by Rapid KL, the largest city bus operator in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

History

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Nadi Putra buses at Putrajaya Sentral.

Established on 20 May 1999 with 14 routes covering almost all of the areas inside Putrajaya, Nadi Putra is the trade name of Putrajaya intra-city bus services and has been in operation since July 1999. The bus service was privatised and handed over to GETS Global Berhad in 2018.

Cashless payment was implemented in January 2018, using Kad Putra; the cards were discontinued two years later in favour of QR code payment.

All Nadi Putra bus services will be free of charge for Malaysian citizens effective 1 November 2020.[2] Some new routes were also being planned at that time, under the Perikatan Nasional government.[3] However, use of the Nadi Putra app is still mandatory for contact tracing and citizenship verification.

From 1 January 2023, Perbadanan Putrajaya revamped the Nadi Putra bus routes in Putrajaya, with the operations transferred to Rapid Bus (Rapid KL's primary bus network). All routes, except the P101 route, are no longer free of charge, with payment of RM1 per journey using Touch n' Go cards.

Fleet

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Badanbas-bodied Daewoo BV120MA on route L05.

Originally, Nadi Putra's fleet consisted of several numbers of Optare Metrorider, MAN SL 252 and Hino RK1J buses, however, in 2006, it was replaced with Badanbas-bodied South Korean Daewoo BV120MA NGV buses. The fleet then expanded to 176 buses in 2009 with the additional fleet and the introduction of the shorter Daewoo BS106 buses for routes with sharper corners. Majority of this fleet has been retired in 2019 due to high maintenance cost, however 8 BV120MA's has revived to improve frequencies.

 
NEDO-EV supercapacitor electric buses on route L15. With a single 10-minute supercharge, this bus can run for up to 30 kilometres.

In 2015, a collaboration between Perbadanan Putrajaya and Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) was made to aim for green public transportation by 2025, which led to the introduction of 5 prototype electric supercapacitor buses, jointly built by Scania, Deftech and Toshiba.[4] Nicknamed NEDO-EV buses, these buses can run up to 30 kilometres on a single 10-minute charge. This bus entered service in 2018, but it has been suspended in 2020 due to internal problems, and expereadinesstion to re-enter service is yetbe to determined.

 
Nadi Putra with the new operator, Rapid KL.

With Rapid Bus becoming the new bus operator in Nadi Putra from January 2023, the revamped bus routes will use the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bus fleet owned by Rapid Bus. The Foton buses were returned to Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES), while the Daewoo NGV buses were retired and abandoned.

Criticism

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Abandoned buses at NadiPutra Depots due to poor maintenance, thus led to outcry for Putrajaya residents due to low frequencies.

Nadi Putra's service quality has reportedly declined since privatisation in 2018. Most of the buses are poorly maintained frequencies are breaking down, causing outrage among the residents and workers in Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and Bandar Saujana Putra.[5]

Strikes broke out among Nadi Putra bus drivers in 2007 and 2018 due to shortage of buses available inforervice.[6]

 
The view of the driver's seat on Nadi Putra bus, showing the systems that requires QR code for payments.

The implementation of cashless payment via Kad Putra instead of the more widely accepted Touch 'n Go in January 2018 led to outcry from commuters coming from outside Putrajaya, as the cards and reloading services were only available at the Putrajaya/Cyberjaya ERL station, the station being Nadi Putra's hub. The cards were abolished in January 2020, and were replaced by QR code mobile applications.[7]

 
Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R coach buses which replaced the NGV buses.

The result of poorly maintained NGV buses was that the bus was abandoned and replaced by Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R coach buses from Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES), which was unpractical for city-buses, thus led to a failure of having sustainable city buses. This also led to some of the routes being terminated, or transferred to another companies.

Services

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This is the list of active Nadi Putra routes as of 1 January 2023.

Revamped Routes (P)

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Revamped routes made by Perbadanan Putrajaya.

The new routes were revamped by Perbadanan Putrajaya, and begin operation from 1 January 2023, 6.30am to 8.00pm daily. All routes except for P101 are capped at RM1 per journey.

 
Bus route for the Nadiputra as of 2023 January.
Route[8][9] ! Destination
 P101  Kompleks F - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang - Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (Presint 5)
 P102  Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 10 - Presint 11
 P103  Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15
 P104  Dataran Gemilang - Presint 6 - PICC - Presint 5
 P105  Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2,3,4 - Ayer@8 - Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE
 P106  Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 16 - Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (Presint 4)
 P108  Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9B - Jalan P9G - Kompleks ABCDE

Upcoming Routes

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Route[10] Destination
P109 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 2 - Wisma Putra
P110 Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9 - Kompleks ABCDE
P111 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 5
P112 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Putra - Kompleks ABCDE

Former Routes

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Local routes served between residents to station terminals and cities.

These are the former routes from the original Nadi Putra bus operator (Pengangkutan Awam Putrajaya Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd).[11] The fare for non-citizen is RM1.50 per journey.

Local Routes (L)

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All routes starts from Putrajaya Sentral.

Line Routes
L02 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15
L03 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Ayer@8 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Wisma Putra
L04 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang - PICC - Presint 5 - Presint 6
L05 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 8 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Presint 17 - Presint 16 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 14
L07 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda
L08 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Presint 8 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang
L15 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Kompleks ABCDE

Direct routes (D)

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Direct routes serve government areas directly to residential areas.

These routes usually intended for government employees staying at nearby residential areas while working at government areas, provide direct services to residential areas. Similar to BET services in Klang Valley, this service operates during rush hours, weekdays only.[12] Odd route numbers start from the starting point and operate in the morning rush hour, even route numbers start from Kompleks ABCDE or Dataran Gemilang in the evening rush hour.

Route Destination
D03/D04 Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P8H - Jalan Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE
D05/D06 Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - P8H (Ayer@8) - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang
D09/D10 Presint 11 - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran Utara/Lebuh Perdana Barat
D11/D12 Presint 11 - Dataran Gemilang via Lebuh Sentosa and Lebuh Wawasan
D13/D14 Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang
S01+D01/D02 Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9 (Putra Harmoni) - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana Barat
S02 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4,5 (Kementerian Pelancongan) via Lebuh Sentosa
 P102A [13] Presint 11 - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang

Inactive routes

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This is the list of discontinued bus routes from the original Nadi Putra bus operator due to bus shortage or low demand.

Line Routes Status
 P107  a Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P9F - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (Presint 4) Terminated
L10 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 5 - Presint 6 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4 - Presint 18 - Presint 16 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE
N01 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Presint 8 - Ayer@8
N02 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15
N03 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Presint 16 - Presint 17
N04 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Presint 5 - Presint 6
N05 P&R Presint 14 - Alamanda - Presint 16 - Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Presint 4 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 5 - Presint 6
N06 P&R Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Alamanda - Presint 16
N07 P&R Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 10 - Presint 11
N08 P&R Presint 14 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 9 - Ayer@8 - Presint 8
D07/D08 Presint 9 - P9B - P9G - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana Barat
D15/D16 Presint 5 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Sentosa and Lebuh Perdana Barat
D17/D18 Presint 17 - Presint 16 - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran Timur and Lebuh Perdana Timur
D19/D20 Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang
D21/D22 Desa Pinggiran Putra - Presint 5 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4,3,2 via Persiara Selatan
D23/D24 Desa Pinggiran Putra - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran Timur
D25/D26 Putrajaya Sentral - P2,3,4 - Wisma Putra via Lebuh Wawasan
D27/D28 Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P8H (Ayer@8) - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang
D29 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 via Lebuh Sentosa
D30 Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang
D31/D32 Presint 18 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana Selatan
D33/D34 Presint 15 - Presint 14 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana Timur
D35/D36 Jalan P9B - Jalan P9G - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang
500 Putrajaya Sentral - Lebuh Pudu bus hub (via Maju Expressway) Operations transferred to KR Travel and Tours
502 Serdang KTM station - Putrajaya Sentral
520 The Arc, Cyberjaya - Putrajaya Sentral Abandoned
521 UiTM Dengkil - Putrajaya Sentral
T520 Cyberjaya Street Mall - Lim Kok Wing University
T521 Putrajaya Sentral - Cyber Heights - Cyberia
T760  KJ37   SP31  Putra Heights LRT station - Bandar Saujana Putra
BET13 Putrajaya Sentral - Serdang KTM station Terminated
BET15 Putrajaya Sentral - Bandar Saujana Putra
IOI Serdang KTM station - IOI City Mall
IOI Kajang MRT/KTM station - IOI City Mall
School routes (terminated)
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Operating hours start from 6.30am to 4.00pm[14]

Morning
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  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putra Damai - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - P10 - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putra Damai
Afternoon
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  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - P8 - P9
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 8(1) - P8 - P9
  • P&R P14 - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(2)
Fridays
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  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11(2) - Masjid P11A

See also

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Notes

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1. ^ P107 bus route began operation on 16 January 2023 until the MRT feeder buses T510 and T511 take over this bus route in 16 March 2023.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Nadi Putra". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Perkhidmatan Bas Putra NEDO EV di Putrajaya secara percuma untuk warga Malaysia mulai 1 November 2020 - paultan.org". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ "KEMUDAHAN BAS TAMBANG PERCUMA PUTRAJAYA" (PDF). www.jwp.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Putra NEDO EV bus revealed – Malaysia's first rapid charge electric bus goes into operation in Putrajaya - paultan.org". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bas awam Putrajaya tersadai, 'merangkak'". Berita Harian. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. ^ "ISU BAS NADI PUTRA TIDAK BOLEH BERULANG LAGI". Careta.my. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Makluman". Facebook. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Makluman Perkhidmatan Bas Nadiputra". Perbadanan Putrajaya. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Perbadanan Putrajaya". Facebook. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Taklimat Tender Teknikel Perkhidmatan Bas 2022".
  11. ^ "Perkhidmatan bas laluan dalam Putrajaya". Nadiputra Travel & Tours. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Perkhidmatan Bas Laluan Terus". Nadiputra Travel & Tours. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Perbadanan Putrajaya". Facebook. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  14. ^ "PENGANGKUTAN AWAM PUTRAJAYA SDN BHD". 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Perbadanan Putrajaya". Facebook. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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