Nadi Putra

Nadi Putra

Parent	Putrajaya Corporation (Perbadanan Putrajaya)
Founded	July 1999
Headquarters	Presint 9, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Service area	Putrajaya
Service type	Bus service
Routes	Putrajaya
Hubs	Putrajaya Sentral
Fleet	8 Daewoo BV120MA Ci09 Badanbas NGV buses 16 Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R diesel buses 5 Scania NEDO EV electric buses (preserved)
Fuel type	Diesel, natural gas and electric
Website	nadiputra.com.my

Pengangkutan Awam Putrajaya Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd dba Nadi Putra is the city bus operator in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia, mainly serving Putrajaya city and nearby resident areas. Originally established as an agency of Putrajaya Corporation under the Ministry of Federal Territories, it was privatised in 2018.^[1]

Nadi Putra is however not the only bus operator in Putrajaya; RapidKL, the largest city bus operator in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, also has several routes serving Putrajaya.

History[]

Nadi Putra buses at Putrajaya Sentral.

Established on 20 May 1999 with 14 routes covering almost all of the areas inside Putrajaya, Nadi Putra is the trade name of Putrajaya intra-city bus services and has been in operation in July 1999. The bus service was privatised and handed over to GETS Global Berhad in 2018.

Cashless payment was implemented in January 2018, using Kad Putra; the cards were discontinued two years later in favour of QR code payment.

All Nadi Putra bus services will be free of charge for Malaysian citizens effective 1 November 2020.^[2] However, usage of Nadi Putra app is still mandatory for contact tracing and citizenship verification.

Fleet[]

Badanbas-bodied Daewoo BV120MA on route L05.

Originally, Nadi Putra's fleet consist of several numbers of Optare Metrorider, MAN SL 252 and Hino RK1J buses, however in 2006, it was replaced with Badanbas-bodied South Korean Daewoo BV120MA NGV buses. The fleet then expanded to 176 buses in 2009 with the additional fleet and the introduction of the shorter Daewoo BS106 buses for routes with sharper corners. Majority of this fleet has been retired in 2019 due to high maintenance cost, however 8 BV120MA's has revived to improve frequencies.

NEDO-EV supercapacitor electric buses on route L15. With a single 10-minute supercharge, this bus can run for up to 30 kilometres.

In 2015, a collaboration between Perbadanan Putrajaya and Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) was made to aim for the green public transportation by 2025, which led to the introduction of 5 prototype electric supercapacitor buses, jointly built by Scania, Deftech and Toshiba.^[3] Nicknamed NEDO-EV buses, this buses can run up to 30 kilometres on a single 10-minute charge. This bus entered service in 2018, however it has been suspended in 2020 due to internal problems, and expectation to re-enter service is yet to be unknown.

Criticism[]

Abandoned buses at NadiPutra Depots due to poor maintenance, thus led to outcry for Putrajaya residents due to low frequencies.

Nadi Putra's service quality has reportedly declined since privatisation in 2018. Most of the buses are poorly maintained frequencies are breaking down, causing outrage among the residents and workers in Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and Bandar Saujana Putra.^[4]

Strikes broke out among Nadi Putra bus drivers in 2007 and 2018 due to shortage of buses available in service.^[5]

The view of the driver's seat on Nadi Putra bus, showing the systems that requires QR code for payments.

The implemention of cashless payment via Kad Putra instead of the more widely accepted Touch 'n Go in January 2018 led to outcry from commuters coming from outside Putrajaya, as the cards and reloading services were only available at the Putrajaya/Cyberjaya ERL station, the station being Nadi Putra's hub. The cards were abolished in January 2020, and were replaced by QR code mobile applications.^[6]

Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R coach buses which replaced the NGV buses.

The result of poorly maintained NGV buses leads to the bus being abandoned and replaced by Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R coach buses from Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES) buses, which was unpractical for city-buses, thus led to a failure of having a sustainable city buses. This also led to some of the routes either terminated, or transferred to another companies.

Services[]

This is the list of active Nadi Putra routes as of 15 September 2021.

Local routes (L)[]

Local routes served between residents to station terminals and cities.

This route usually connects people between residential areas and stations, and operates from 6.30am to 8.00pm daily.^[7] All routes starts from Putrajaya Sentral.

Direct routes (D)[]

Direct routes serve government areas directly to residential areas.

This routes usually intended for government employees staying at nearby residential areas working at government areas, provides direct services to residential areas. Similar to BET services in Klang Valley, this services operates during rush hours, weekdays only.^[8] Odd route numbers starts from starting point and operates in the morning rush hour, even route numbers start from Kompleks ABCDE or Dataran Gemilang in the evening rush hour.

Under planning[]

This is the proposed Nadi Putra routes by SPAD (now APAD) during revampation. It is due to replace existing local routes and operational by 1 November 2020 after announcing the free bus services, however this route is still not operate yet as existing routes were still shows demand.

Terminated or temporary grounded routes[]

This is the routes that temporary grounded or terminated due to bus shortage or low demand.

School routes (temporary grounded)[]

Operating hours start from 6.30am to 4.00pm^[9]

Morning[]

• Sek 11(1) - Putra Damai - Sek 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral
• Sek 11(1) - P10 - Sek 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral
• Sek 11(1) - Putra Damai

Afternoon[]

• Sek 11(1) - P8 - P9
• Sek 8(1) - P8 - P9
• P&R P14 - Sek 11(2)

Fridays[]

• Sek 11(2) - Masjid P11A

See also[]

• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
  • Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd
    • Rapid KL
      • B1 BRT Sunway Line
      • B2 BRT Federal Line
    • Rapid Penang
    • Rapid Kuantan
• Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD)
• Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
• Buses in Kuala Lumpur
• List of bus routes in Kuala Lumpur
• Perbadanan Putrajaya
• Putrajaya Sentral

References[]

External links[]

• Official Nadi Putra website
• Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ)