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.
Nadi Putra is now operated by Rapid KL, the largest city bus operator in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
History
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 since 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. Some new routes were also being planned at that time, under the Perikatan Nasional government. However, use of the Nadi Putra app is still mandatory for contact tracing and citizenship verification.
From 1 January 2023, Perbadanan Putrajaya revamped the Nadi Putra bus routes in Putrajaya, with the operations transferred to Rapid Bus (Rapid KL's primary bus network). All routes, except the P101 route, are no longer free of charge, with payment of RM1 per journey using Touch n' Go cards.
Fleet
Originally, Nadi Putra's fleet consisted 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.
In 2015, a collaboration between Perbadanan Putrajaya and Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) was made to aim for green public transportation by 2025, which led to the introduction of 5 prototype electric supercapacitor buses, jointly built by Scania, Deftech and Toshiba. Nicknamed NEDO-EV buses, these buses can run up to 30 kilometres on a single 10-minute charge. This bus entered service in 2018, but it has been suspended in 2020 due to internal problems, and expereadinesstion to re-enter service is yet to be determined.
With Rapid Bus becoming the new bus operator in Nadi Putra from January 2023, the revamped bus routes will use the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bus fleet owned by Rapid Bus. The Foton buses were returned to Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES), while the Daewoo NGV buses were retired and abandoned.
Criticism
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.
Strikes broke out among Nadi Putra bus drivers in 2007 and 2018 due to shortage of buses available inforervice.
The implementation 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.
The result of poorly maintained NGV buses was that the bus was abandoned and replaced by Foton BJ6108U7LHD-R coach buses from Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES), which was unpractical for city-buses, thus led to a failure of having sustainable city buses. This also led to some of the routes being terminated, or transferred to another companies.
Services This is the list of active Nadi Putra routes as of 1 January 2023.
Revamped Routes (P)
The new routes were revamped by Perbadanan Putrajaya, and begin operation from 1 January 2023, 6.30am to 8.00pm daily. All routes except for P101 are capped at RM1 per journey.
Route
! Destination Kompleks F - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang - Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (Presint 5) Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 10 - Presint 11 Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15 Dataran Gemilang - Presint 6 - PICC - Presint 5 Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2,3,4 - Ayer@8 - Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 16 - Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (Presint 4)Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9B - Jalan P9G - Kompleks ABCDE
Upcoming Routes
Route DestinationP109Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 2 - Wisma PutraP110Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9 - Kompleks ABCDEP111Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 5P112Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Putra - Kompleks ABCDE
Former Routes
These are the former routes from the original Nadi Putra bus operator (Pengangkutan Awam Putrajaya Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd). The fare for non-citizen is RM1.50 per journey.
Local Routes (L) All routes starts from Putrajaya Sentral. Line Routes L02 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15 L03 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Ayer@8 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Wisma Putra L04 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang - PICC - Presint 5 - Presint 6L05Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 8 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Presint 17 - Presint 16 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 14 L07 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda L08 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Presint 8 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang L15 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Kompleks ABCDE
Direct routes (D)
These routes usually intended for government employees staying at nearby residential areas while working at government areas, provide direct services to residential areas. Similar to BET services in Klang Valley, this service operates during rush hours, weekdays only. Odd route numbers start from the starting point and operate in the morning rush hour, even route numbers start from Kompleks ABCDE or Dataran Gemilang in the evening rush hour.
Route Destination D03/D04 Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P8H - Jalan Presint 8 - Kompleks ABCDE D05/D06 Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - P8H (Ayer@8) - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang D09/D10 Presint 11 - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran Utara/Lebuh Perdana Barat D11/D12 Presint 11 - Dataran Gemilang via Lebuh Sentosa and Lebuh Wawasan D13/D14 Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Dataran Gemilang S01+D01/D02 Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9 (Putra Harmoni) - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana Barat S02 Putrajaya Sentral - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4,5 (Kementerian Pelancongan) via Lebuh Sentosa Presint 11 - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang
Inactive routes This is the list of discontinued bus routes from the original Nadi Putra bus operator due to bus shortage or low demand. Line RoutesStatus Putrajaya Sentral - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P9F - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (Presint 4)TerminatedL10Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 5 - Presint 6 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4 - Presint 18 - Presint 16 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE N01 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 - Presint 10 - Presint 8 - Ayer@8 N02 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Kompleks ABCDE - Alamanda - Presint 14 - Presint 15 N03 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3 - Presint 18 - Presint 16 - Presint 17 N04 Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 2, 3, 4 - Presint 5 - Presint 6 N05 P&R Presint 14 - Alamanda - Presint 16 - Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Presint 4 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 5 - Presint 6 N06 P&R Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Alamanda - Presint 16 N07 P&R Presint 14 - Presint 15 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 10 - Presint 11 N08 P&R Presint 14 - Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 9 - Ayer@8 - Presint 8D07/D08Presint 9 - P9B - P9G - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana BaratD15/D16Presint 5 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Sentosa and Lebuh Perdana BaratD17/D18Presint 17 - Presint 16 - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran Timur and Lebuh Perdana TimurD19/D20Presint 17 - Presint 18 - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran GemilangD21/D22Desa Pinggiran Putra - Presint 5 - Dataran Gemilang - Presint 4,3,2 via Persiara SelatanD23/D24Desa Pinggiran Putra - Kompleks ABCDE via Persiaran TimurD25/D26Putrajaya Sentral - P2,3,4 - Wisma Putra via Lebuh WawasanD27/D28Jalan P9F - Jalan P9C/1 - Jalan P8H (Ayer@8) - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran GemilangD29Putrajaya Sentral - Presint 9 - Presint 11 via Lebuh SentosaD30Alamanda - Kompleks ABCDE - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran GemilangD31/D32Presint 18 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana SelatanD33/D34Presint 15 - Presint 14 - Kompleks ABCDE via Lebuh Perdana TimurD35/D36Jalan P9B - Jalan P9G - Presint 2,3,4 - Dataran Gemilang500Putrajaya Sentral - Lebuh Pudu bus hub (via Maju Expressway)Operations transferred to KR Travel and Tours502Serdang KTM station - Putrajaya Sentral520The Arc, Cyberjaya - Putrajaya SentralAbandoned521UiTM Dengkil - Putrajaya SentralT520Cyberjaya Street Mall - Lim Kok Wing UniversityT521Putrajaya Sentral - Cyber Heights - CyberiaT760 Putra Heights LRT station - Bandar Saujana PutraBET13Putrajaya Sentral - Serdang KTM stationTerminatedBET15Putrajaya Sentral - Bandar Saujana PutraIOISerdang KTM station - IOI City MallIOIKajang MRT/KTM station - IOI City Mall
School routes (terminated) Operating hours start from 6.30am to 4.00pm
Morning SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putra Damai - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - P10 - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putrajaya Sentral SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - Putra Damai
Afternoon SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) - P8 - P9 SK Putrajaya Presint 8(1) - P8 - P9 P&R P14 - SK Putrajaya Presint 11(2)
Fridays SK Putrajaya Presint 11(2) - Masjid P11A
See also Prasarana Malaysia Berhad Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd Rapid KL BRT Sunway Line BRT Federal Line Rapid Penang Rapid Kuantan Land Public Transport Agency Public transport in Kuala Lumpur Buses in Kuala Lumpur List of bus routes in Kuala Lumpur Perbadanan Putrajaya Putrajaya Sentral
Notes 1. P107 bus route began operation on 16 January 2023 until the MRT feeder buses T510 and T511 take over this bus route in 16 March 2023.
References
External links Official Nadi Putra website Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPJ)