Kuching Sentral
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Kuching Sentral Bus Terminal | |||||
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 Front view of Kuching Sentral | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lot 1960, Block 226, KNLD 4 1/2 Mile, Jalan Kong Ping, Off Jalan Penrissen, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak | ||||
| Coordinates | 1°28′54″N 110°19′56″E / 1.48167°N 110.33222°E | ||||
| Owned by | Kuching Sentral Sdn Bhd | ||||
| Operated by | Bus Asia (Biaramas Express), MTC Express, EVA Express, Sungei Merah, Kapit Express, DAMRI | ||||
| Connections | SR05 Kuching Sentral (to be completed) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 2012 | ||||
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Kuching Sentral Bus Terminal is a regional bus terminal located in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a central bus hub for express buses from Kuching serving cities of Sarawak, as well as the neighbouring region of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Kuching Sentral was built by Permodalan Assar Sdn. Bhd. (PASB), a Sarawak state-owned firm with a budget of RM100 million. It was officially incorporated on 6th November 2003 but construction did not start until around 2009. The terminal was projected to open in December of 2010, however after some delays, it eventually opened on March of 2012.[1]
When the terminal opened, all express bus services to Kuching began their services here and terminated their routes from the old bus terminal which was located near 3rd Mile, at Hua Joo Park which has since been turned into a commercial centre. The cargo services for Bus Asia however still remain in the area.
Facilities
Kuching Sentral is built with passenger comfort in mind, with air-conditioned waiting bays, bus bays and ticketing counters (operated by each of bus operators, as the terminal does not provide centralized ticketing), as well as dedicated parking areas and commercial van bays.
It is also built to be an integrated complex with retail stores, a hypermarket (H&L Supercenter) and a food court, giving it a "mall in a terminal" experience to users.
