Bandar Tasik Selatan station

{{Short description|Train major interchange station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox station | style = Rapid KL | name = {{KLRT code|KB|04}} {{KLRT code|SP|15}} {{KLRT code|KT|2}} Bandar Tasik Selatan | system = [[Rapid KL]] (LRT) | other_name = {{ublist| * {{langx|ms|باندر تاسيق سلاتن}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]) * {{lang-zh|南湖镇}} * {{langx|ta|பண்டார் தாசேக் செலாத்தான்}} }} | image = Bandar Tasik Selatan station (Rawang-Seremban Line) (eastern entrance), Klang Valley.jpg | address = [[Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2]],<br> [[Bandar Tasik Selatan]] | borough = 57100 [[Kuala Lumpur]] | country = [[Malaysia]] | coordinates = {{coord|3|4|34|N|101|42|38|E|region:MY_type:railwaystation}} | owned = Railway Assets Corporation (KTM)<br>[[Prasarana Malaysia]] (LRT)<br>[[Express Rail Link]] (ERL) | operator = {{ublist|{{rint|my|ktm}} [[Keretapi Tanah Melayu]]|{{rint|my|rapidkl}} [[Rapid Rail]]|{{rint|my|erl}} [[Express Rail Link]]}} | tracks = {{ublist|2 (KTM)|2 (LRT)|4 (ERL)}} | parking = Available with payment | bicycle = Not available | structure = Surface | code = {{KLRT code|KB|04}} {{KLRT code|SP|15}} {{KLRT code|KT|2}} | zone = | former = Tasik Selatan (LRT) | opened = {{ublist|{{Start date and age|df=yes|1995|11|10}} (KTM)|{{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|7|11}} (LRT)|{{Start date and age|df=yes|2002|6|20}} (ERL)}} | rebuilt = | electrified = | mpassengers = | passengers = | pass_system = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=KTM Komuter |line1=Seremban|left1=Salak Selatan|right1=Serdang |system2=KTM ETS |line2=KL Sentral–JB Sentral|left2=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right2=Kajang |line3=Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Platinum)|left3=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right3=Seremban |line4=Butterworth–JB Sentral|left4=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right4=Seremban |line5=Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Gold)|left5=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right5=Kajang |line6=Butterworth–Segamat|left6=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right6=Kajang |system7=Rapid KL |line7=Sri Petaling|left7=Bandar Tun Razak|right7=Sungai Besi |system8=ERL |line8=KLIA Transit|left8=Kuala Lumpur Sentral|right8=Putrajaya & Cyberjaya |line9=KLIA Ekspres|nonstop9=yes }} | image_caption = The southeastern entrance into the station | line = {{ublist|{{lnl|KTM|West Coast}}|{{ric|KLRT|1|name=y}}|{{ric|KLRT|4|name=y}}|{{ric|KLRT|7|name=y}}}} | other = {{bus icon}} Terminal Bersepadu Selatan bus hub | platform = {{ublist|2 [[side platform]]s (KTM)|1 [[island platform]] (LRT)|2 [[island platform]]s (ERL)}} | accessible = Available }}

The '''Bandar Tasik Selatan station''' (BTS) is a major Malaysian [[interchange station]] located next to and named after the town of [[Bandar Tasik Selatan]], in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. The station serves as both a stop and an interchange for [[KTM Komuter]]'s {{lnl|KLRT|1}}, [[KTM ETS]], [[Rapid KL]]'s {{lnl|KLRT|4}}, and the [[Express Rail Link]]'s {{lnl|KLRT|6}} trains. BTS station is also integrated with the '''Terminal Bersepadu Selatan''' (TBS) bus hub.<ref name = "tbsbts">[http://www.tbsbts.com.my TBS BTS]; website</ref> BTS and TBS were developed as an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transportation hub]].

Facilities for the reloading of [[Touch 'n Go]] cards are also provided in the interchange, at the LRT Sri Petaling Line's concourse.<ref>{{cite web| title=Locations| url=http://www.touchngo.com.my/CMS/Personal/Products/Self-Service-Kiosk-SSK/Locations/| access-date=8 September 2019| archive-date=9 December 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209021200/https://www.touchngo.com.my/CMS/Personal/Products/Self-Service-Kiosk-SSK/Locations/| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Location== BTS station is located approximately {{Convert|10|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} south of the Kuala Lumpur city centre, towards the [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]] (KLIA). The location of BTS and TBS provides easy access to Malaysia's motorway network, avoiding city centre road congestion.

==Lines==

All three lines in the interchange accommodate for [[Disability|disabled]] passengers.

===KTM Komuter and KTM ETS=== {{Unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}

The station was formed with the completion of a KTM Komuter [[commuter rail]] [[Train station#Halt|halt]], as part of the second phase of the [[Railway electrification in Malaysia|electrified and double-tracked]] route of the [[KTM West Coast Line]] between {{rws|Rawang}} and {{rws|Seremban}} stations, which opened on 10 November 1995. The station was the first in the line to be accessible fromn the [[Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2]] (MRR2), but its facilities were rudimentary, consisting of only two raised [[side platform]]s lined along a curved [[double track]], a footbridge, and an elevated ticket area that initially provided only ticket vending machines. The platform shelters were only sufficient for a limited space, and the halt often suffered from [[Bottleneck (traffic)|bottlenecking]] at the ticket area. The various levels of the halt were also initially linked primarily via [[Stairway|staircases]], rendering the halt unfriendly to disabled users.

In 2006 and 2007, renovation works were made to expand the ticket area of the halt to add a larger concourse area with a manual ticket counter. In addition, existing shelters along the platforms were replaced by large [[Canopy (building)|canopies]] during the middle of 2007, in conjunction with the 2006 and 2007 canopy upgrades at most Komuter stations opened circa 1995.

On 4 August 2016, an additional morning train (Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays) was introduced between Bandar Tasik Selatan, {{kstn|KL Sentral}} and {{kstn|Tanjung Malim}}. The train starts at Bandar Tasik Selatan at 5:35am, running a non-stop express service to KL Sentral, arriving at 5:49am. The train then leaves KL Sentral at 6:15am and runs as a normal [[Port Klang Line]] train to Tanjung Malim, stopping at every station before terminating at Tanjung Malim at 7:44am.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ktmb.com.my/ktmb/uploads/files/Flyer%20Promo%20BTS%201st%20Train(2).pdf |title=Additional Service For Early Birds |access-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227200643/http://www.ktmb.com.my/ktmb/uploads/files/Flyer%20Promo%20BTS%201st%20Train(2).pdf |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> This has since been replaced with modifications to the KTM Komuter timetable.

The station is current served by [[KTM Komuter]]'s {{lnl|KLRT|1}} and [[KTM ETS]] services.

===LRT Sri Petaling Line=== The second addition to the stop is a subsurface [[light rapid transit]] (LRT) station for the [[LRT Sri Petaling Line]], then known as the STAR LRT. The station was opened on 11 July 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR LRT system's opening, which included 7 new stations along the {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}}-{{lrts|Sri Petaling}} route, and was situated directly southeast from the KTM halt and closer to the MRR2. At that time, the LRT station was named "Tasik Selatan" station.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chia Mui Wee|title=Persepsi pengguna terhadap penggunaan perkhidmatan pengangkutan Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn. Bhd|publisher=Bahagian Pentadbiran Perniagaan,Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pentadbiran, Universiti Malaya|year=1998|location=Universiti Malaya|pages=87|language=ms}}</ref> Because of the layout, the KTM halt was initially accessible solely via the main entrance of the LRT station, which also currently serves as the southeastern access point into the interchange complex.

In comparison to the KTM halt during its time of opening, the STAR LRT station was considerably more capable of handling larger numbers of passengers, with several ticket counters and ticket vending machines prepared in its ticket concourse when the station was unveiled to commuters. The station also features an [[island platform]] for its two adjoining tracks, instead of side platforms. Both segments of the station are linked by a footbridge, which, like the initial KTM halt, did not accommodate disabled passengers as the footbridge is only accessible via staircases. This has since changed when lifts were added to both the KTM and LRT stations.

The principal styling of the station is similar to most other stations along the LRT system, featuring multi-tiered roofs supported by [[Latticework|latticed]] frames, and white plastered walls and pillars. Signboards in the station formerly referred to itself simply as "'''Tasek Selatan'''".

===Express Rail Link=== {{Unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}[[Image:Bandar Tasik Selatan station (KLIA Transit), Klang Valley.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|An exterior view of the Bandar Tasik Selatan KLIA Transit station southbound, as seen from the footbridge leading to the station, showing a passing [[KLIA Ekspres]] train.]] The Express Rail Link (ERL) station is the latest line to be added to the interchange station complex, beginning its operation on 20 June 2002 as part of the 5-station {{lnl|KLRT|7}} [[airport rail link]] between the [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport ERL station|Kuala Lumpur International Airport station]] (now known as KLIA Terminal 1 station) and {{rws|KL Sentral}}.

Rather than sharing a common access point with the KTM station and the LRT station, the ERL station was constructed as an entirely dedicated structure towards the northwest of the KTM station, with its own access point via the road between ''Kampung Malaysia Tambahan'' and ''Jalan Sungai Besi'' (a branch road from the [[Sungai Besi Expressway]]). The only direct linkage between the ERL station and the other two stations is a {{Convert|95|m|adj=on}} footbridge over the ERL and KTM tracks into the ticket area of the KTM station, thus serving as a second access point to both the KTM and LRT stations.

The station was built with a unique design that incorporated large semicircular roofs as shelters for platforms with multi-tiered roofs for the rest of the building, similar to the adjoining LRT station. Unlike the initial structures of the KTM and LRT stations, however, the station was planned and built to support disabled passengers, with [[elevator]]s and inclinations up and down uneven walkways, alongside stairways and escalators in all relevant areas of the station. The station also features two island platforms along four tracks, and basic ticket counters.

'''Terminal Bersepadu Selatan''' (TBS, {{langx|en|Southern Integrated Terminal}}) is the main long-distance bus terminal in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]. It is integrated with the adjacent Bandar Tasik Selatan station (BTS) via a footbridge, forming the TBS-BTS integrated transportation hub.<ref name = "TBSBTS">[http://www.tbsbts.com.my/other-transports TBSBTS]; Official website; accessed March 2019</ref>

TBS is one of the three planned Integrated Transport Terminals (ITT) of Kuala Lumpur, and the first to be put into operation, until the opening of second ITT, located in [[Gombak District|Gombak]], on 15 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2025 |title=New Gombak integrated terminal starts receiving passengers ahead of official launch |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/03/15/new-gombak-integrated-terminal-starts-receiving-passengers-ahead-of-official-launch}}</ref> Originally intended to be the bus terminal serving southbound buses, TBS gradually took over bus operations for East Coast-bound and northbound buses from older city bus terminals; the East Coast-bound buses were eventually transferred to Gombak. The third ITT, located at [[Sungai Buloh]], is in planning stages and will eventually become the main bus terminals for northbound buses.<ref>{{cite web | title=Integrated Transport Terminal (ITT) Gombak | url=http://www.spad.gov.my/land-public-transport/terminals/integrated-transport-terminal-itt-gombak | publisher=Land Public Transport Commission of Malaysia | access-date=6 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510164532/http://www.spad.gov.my/land-public-transport/terminals/integrated-transport-terminal-itt-gombak | archive-date=10 May 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===History=== [[File:Hentian Putra, Kuala Lumpur 20240212 134311.jpg|thumb|Former Hentian Putra, 2024]] TBS was built to relieve the heavily congested [[Pudu Sentral]] bus station (formerly and still commonly known as Puduraya) located in the city centre. Initially planned to be the bus station serving southbound express buses, the long-term plan was TBS eventually taking over the remaining express buses at Pudu Sentral, as well as East Coast-bound buses at Hentian Putra and [[Titiwangsa station#Titiwangsa interchange as a bus hub|Pekeliling bus stations]]. It was expected that Pudu Sentral would remain as a city bus station only.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2009/05/21/steps-to-improve-kl-transport-service/|title=Steps to improve KL transport service|date=21 May 2009|work=The Star|author=Lee Yuk Peng}}</ref>

TBS opened for service on 1 January 2011, taking over southbound long-distance bus operations from Pudu Sentral.<ref name="News 1">[http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=552376 BERNAMA - Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal To Open in 1 January] (Retrieved on 27 April 2011)</ref> The ceremonial official opening by the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Najib Tun Razak]] was on 14 April 2013.

Hentian Putra ceased operations on 1 December 2014, with its East Coast-bound bus services moved to TBS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spad.gov.my/news-events/media-releases/2014/relocation-express-bus-services-hentian-bas-putra-terminal-bersepadu |title=Relocation of Express Bus Services from Hentian Bas Putra to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan Effective 1st December 2014 |date=21 November 2014 |publisher=Land Public Transport Commission of Malaysia |access-date=27 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409121700/http://www.spad.gov.my/news-events/media-releases/2014/relocation-express-bus-services-hentian-bas-putra-terminal-bersepadu |archive-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 1 November 2015, 545 of the 635 northbound bus operations at Pudu Sentral were moved to TBS, completing the replacement of Pudu Sentral by TBS as the city's main express bus terminal. Pudu Sentral remains in use as a terminal for short-distance buses and stage buses.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 October 2015 |title=Northbound buses to operate from Bandar Tasik Selatan terminal effective Nov 1 |url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1587739 |newspaper=The Sun Daily (Malaysia) |access-date=27 March 2016 }}</ref><ref name="LeavingPudu">{{cite news |date=21 October 2015 |title=Express buses leaving Puduraya |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/10/21/express-buses-leaving-puduraya/ |newspaper=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=27 March 2016 }}</ref>

===Location and facilities=== [[File:Terminal Bersepadu Selatan 5.jpg|thumb|Inside the terminal]] TBS is located approximately {{Convert|10|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} south of Kuala Lumpur city centre relieving and bypassing road congestion in the city centre. The proximity of TBS to the [[Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2|Middle Ring Road 2]] and [[Besraya Expressway]] gives easy access to [[Malaysian Expressway System|Malaysia's expressway network]].<ref name="NST">{{cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2292105/Article/index_html|title=Cut the highways, look into buses, LRT|date=13 July 2008|publisher=The New Straits Times|access-date=13 July 2008|author=Chok Suat Ling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713100316/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2292105/Article/index_html |archive-date=13 July 2008}}</ref>

The terminal has 60 bus platforms, 150 taxi bays and 1,000 parking bays.<ref name="NST"/> The terminal is fully [[accessibility|accessible]] and equipped with amenities such as ATMs, baby care rooms, luggage trolleys and luggage storage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbsbts.com.my/facilities |title=Facilities |website=Terminal Bersepadu Selatan official website|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref> Shopping and dining options are available.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbsbts.com.my/dine-shop |title=Dine & Shop |website=Terminal Bersepadu Selatan official website|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>

The terminal ticketing facilities feature:-

* 41 Centralised Ticketing System (CTS) counters staffed by personnel from the terminal operator Maju TMAS * Seven ticket vending machines

The system is set up to deter [[tout]]ing.<ref name="NoOrdinary">{{cite news |last=Nair |first=Vijenthi |date=10 December 2015 |title=No ordinary bus terminal |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/focus/2015/12/10/no-ordinary-bus-terminal-integrated-station-offers-passengers-a-clean-cool-and-safe-place-to-start-a/|newspaper=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=27 March 2016 }}</ref>

The departure hall is divided into three sections. Only ticket holders are allowed into the departure hall. They are required to go through an auxiliary police security checkpoint.<ref name="NoOrdinary"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbsbts.com.my/facilities/departure-lounge |title=Departure Lounge |website=Terminal Bersepadu Selatan official website|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref>

Designed to handle 5,000 bus trips a day at maximum capacity, TBS handled about 1,300 bus trips daily as of October 2015, prior to the shift of northbound bus operations from Pudu Sentral.<ref name="LeavingPudu"/> As of December 2015, the terminal serves 52,000 travellers per day.<ref name="NoOrdinary"/>

===Management=== The current operator of TBS is Maju Terminal Management Services Sdn Bhd (Maju TMAS). Maju TMAS is a member company of [[Maju Holdings Berhad]].<ref name="News 2">[http://kenasaman.com/bandar-tasik-selatan-integrated-transport-terminal-to-open-t2478.html?sid=024a331bba13f4683b3c247e134f3016#p3606 Bandar Tasik Selatan integrated transport terminal to open] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919061315/http://kenasaman.com/bandar-tasik-selatan-integrated-transport-terminal-to-open-t2478.html#p3606 |date=19 September 2012 }} (Retrieved on 27 April 2011)</ref>

==Incidents== On early morning of Saturday, 21 December 2024 — a riot incident occurred which resulted in the rapidKL train being a "mob attack" target at Bandar Tasik Selatan Station by a group of individuals suspected as [[Malaysian national football team]] supporters those who did not accept Malaysia's failure to enter the [[2024 ASEAN Championship]] semifinals started from Malaysia drew 0-0 against [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] at the [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]] on evening of Friday, 20 December 2024.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cops probe clash between rival football supporters|publisher=New Straits Times|last=Perimbanayagam|first=Kalbana|date=21 December 2024|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/12/1151246/cops-probe-clash-between-rival-football-supporters|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref>

==See also== {{commons category|Terminal Bersepadu Selatan}} {{commons category|Bandar Tasik Selatan Railway Station}} {{commons category|Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station}} * [[Transport in Malaysia]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.tbsbts.com.my The official Terminal Bersepadu Selatan website]

{{Klang Valley train stations|state=collapsed}} {{KTM West Coast railway line}} {{KTM ETS stations}} {{Bus transport in Malaysia}}

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