Perak Transit
Public bus operator in Perak, Malaysia
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Perak Transit Berhad is a major bus operator company in the state of Perak, Malaysia. They are currently the largest bus operator as well as the operator and developer of some bus terminals in the state such as Meru Raya Terminal, Kampar Putra Terminal and Bidor Sentral.
Jalan Sultan Idris Shah
30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. | |
| Company type | Public Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public Transport Operator |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | E-6-2A, SOHO Ipoh 2
, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah 30000 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. |
Area served | Ipoh, Kampar, Teluk Intan, Kuala Kangsar, Seri Manjung, Tapah, Bidor |
Key people | Cheong Kong Fitt (Managing Director) |
| Services | Bus service |
| Website | peraktransit |
History
Perak Transit was founded by Cheong Kong Fitt, the leader of The Combined Bus Services (Partnership) which was the company that operates Medan Kidd bus terminal in 2008. Cheong was instrumental to merge the bus services operations of The General Omnibus Company (Perak) Sdn Bhd, Ipoh Omnibus Company Sdn Bhd and The Kinta Omnibus Company Sdn Bhd, then were the major operators of Ipoh local buses, into one roof in the company. Perak Transit were effectively the largest operator in Ipoh since the merger.[1]
The company was founded as a private limited company before changed status as a public company in 2010.
In 2012, the company successfully build Meru Raya Terminal (back then was named Amanjaya Terminal), which later become Ipoh's main express bus terminal today. The company also built Kampar Putra Sentral, the terminal and commercial complex in Kampar which opens in 2019, and later Bidor Sentral in 2024.
Services
Current services
- Stage Bus Service Transformation routes, carrying BAS.MY brand in Ipoh region
- Stage buses carrying Perak Transit own branding in Kampar, Bidor, Teluk Intan and Kuala Kangsar
- Bas Perak Sejahtera, local services to towns in Sungai Siput, Tanjong Malim, Taiping and Bidor
- Perak Hop-On-Hop-Off charter service
Former services
- Bas Perak Sejahtera service in Seri Manjung (transferred over to Arwana)
- Express bus services to Cameron Highlands, Kuala Lumpur and Penang
Bus routes
BAS.MY routes
Perak Transit operates 17 bus routes under the BAS.MY Ipoh programme, connecting Ipoh to its suburbs and surrounding towns.[2][3]
| Route number |
Origin | Destination | Service type |
Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A30A | Medan Kidd Bus Terminal | Amanjaya Bus Terminal (Bandar Meru Raya) | Trunk | Perak Transit | |
| A30B | Chemor | Serves Amanjaya Bus Terminal (Bandar Meru Raya) in both directions. | |||
| A31A | Kuala Kangsar Bus Terminal | ||||
| A31B | |||||
| A31X | Kanthan | ||||
| A32 | Tanjong Rambutan | ||||
| A33A | Chemor | ||||
| A33B | Tanjong Rambutan | ||||
| A34 | Terminal 1 Kampar Bus Terminal | Serves Gopeng Bus Terminal in both directions. | |||
| A35 | Pengkalan Sentosa | Serves AEON Mall Ipoh Station 18 in both directions. | |||
| A36 | Universiti Teknologi MARA (Seri Iskandar campus) | Serves AEON Ipoh Falim and Universiti Teknologi Petronas in both directions. | |||
| A37 | Taman Botani (Bandar Seri Botani) | Serves Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in both directions. | |||
| A100 | Ipoh City Centre | Feeder | Loop service. | ||
| A101A | Bercham | ||||
| A101B | |||||
| A102 | Buntong | ||||
| A103 | Ampang |
Stage bus routes
| Route number | Origin | Destination | Service type | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Teluk Intan Bus Terminal | Terminal 1 Kampar Bus Terminal | Trunk | Perak Transit | |
| 23 | Bidor Bus Station | ||||
| 29 | Bidor Bus Station | Kuala Bikam | |||
| 31 | Terminal 1 Kampar Bus Terminal | Tapah Bus Terminal | Serves Chenderiang in both directions. | ||
| 37 | Medan Kidd Bus Terminal | Tanjung Tualang | |||
| 39 | Beruas Bus Terminal | Serves Parit Bus Terminal in both directions. | |||
| 46 | Seri Manjung Bus Terminal | ||||
| 69 | Terminal 1 Kampar Bus Terminal | Malim Nawar | |||
| 70 | Sahom | ||||
| 99A | Lenggong Bus Terminal | Kuala Kangsar Bus Terminal | Serves Kuala Kangsar town via Jalan Dato Sagor | ||
| 99B | Serves Kuala Kangsar town via Jalan Sultan Nazrin Shah (Hospital stop) | ||||
| 99C | Gerik Bus Terminal | ||||
| 99D | Kampung Air Kala | Lenggong Bus Terminal | |||
| 100 | Teluk Intan Bus Terminal | Tapah Bus Terminal | |||
| 101 | Sungai Besar | ||||
| 102 | Kampung Gajah | ||||
| 103 | Langkap | ||||
| 188 | Sungkai Bus Terminal | Tapah Bus Terminal | Serves Bidor Bus Station in both directions. | ||
| 241 | Sungai Siput | Simpang Perlop | |||
| 242 | Simpang Jalong | ||||
Bas Perak Sejahtera Routes
| Route number | Origin | Destination | Service type | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Taman Kamunting Mutiara | Kampung Boyan | Trunk | Perak Transit | Formerly Rapid Kamunting route RKM30 |
| 13 | Kamunting Bus Terminal | Taiping Bus Terminal | Formerly part of Rapid Kamunting route RKM10 | ||
| 23 | SK Sungai Siput | SMK Bawong | |||
| 33 | Karai | ||||
| 68 | Chenderiang | Tapah Bus Terminal | |||
| 83 | Kuala Kangsar Bus Terminal | Kati | |||
| 88 | Kampung Poh | Bidor Sentral Bus Terminal | |||
| 118 | Tanjong Malim Bus Terminal | Proton City | |||
Former bus routes
| Route number | Origin | Destination | Service type | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Medan Kidd Bus Terminal | Kuala Kangsar Bus Terminal | Trunk | Perak Transit | Succeed by BAS.MY Ipoh |
| 47 | Kampung Bali | Serves Batu Gajah | |||
| 66 | Terminal 1 Kampar Bus Terminal | Succeed by BAS.MY Ipoh | |||
| 67 | Gopeng | Batu Gajah | |||
| 68 | Kota Bahru | Serves Lawan Kuda Baru |