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Pudu Sentral

The Pudu Sentral (formerly Puduraya Terminal (Malay: Hentian Puduraya)) is the main local service bus terminus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened on 2 October 1976.

Long-distance buses no longer arrive and leave from Pudu Sentral with these instead moved to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan near Bandar Tasik Selatan station. Pudu Sentral thus lost half of the bus volume to the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal.

Originally known as Puduraya, it was officially opened on 2 October 1976. The terminal was developed by the Urban Development Authority as part of the Kuala Lumpur comprehensive urban renewal programme at a cost of RM 16 million. The podium block opened in 1977 while the 14-storey tower block opened in April 1978.

North-bound buses moved to Hentian Duta in April 2003.

In 2006, Pudu Sentral underwent a renovation costing about RM3 million (approx. US$817,000)

Department Minister Nazri Aziz said in May 2009 that with the opening of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Puduraya would only cater to city buses and taxis. Traffic congestion near Puduraya bus terminus was reduced after Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) opened on January 1, 2011. TBS caters for most of Kuala Lumpur's long distance buses that previously utilised Pudu Sentral.

Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah also said in May 2009 that Puduraya would undergo a facelift to upgrade services as it prepared to become a city terminal. They included a new coat of paint, upgrading pedestrian walks from Plaza Rakyat LRT station to Puduraya, upgrading lifts and toilets and installing new fire prevention equipment.

Puduraya was reopened on 16 April 2011 after undergoing massive renovations costing RM52.7mil. The terminal was closed in April 2010 for upgrading works and was supposed to be re-opened in September 2009.

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