ANYONE who has patronised Stesen Sentral, the rail-to-road transportation hub anchoring KL Sentral in the heart of Brickfields, enough times is bound to agree that the facility is still some way from being truly world-class. The capital’s busiest and most well-connected public transport node is crossed by six rail networks and a constellation of intra and intercity buses, along with taxis, serving 150,000 commuters daily.
But more than a few complaints have been lobbed at the now 13-year-old station’s aging infrastructure, which has hampered its ability to deal with a swift rise in traffic from people and vehicles alike. Although Stesen Sentral was not originally designed as a terminal for road-based transportation, bus operators were allowed to ply the station to cater to commuters needing a cheaper mode of transportation. Taxis were later added into the mix.