KK Sentral or also called as KK Sentral Bus Terminal ( ms, Terminal Bas KK Sentral) is a

bus station A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is ...

in the city of

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Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...

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. The terminal sits on a three-hectare site of land and operating express

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services from the city to Beaufort, Sipitang, Menumbok, Lawas and

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. Fully opened on 28 July 2019, KK Sentral replaced the old temporary bus station at Jalan Tugu. KK Sentral is the first smart and systematic bus station in the state of Sabah.

History

The terminal building started to be constructed in 2011 before finally completed in 2017 as one of the four integrated bus terminals planned under the Kota Kinabalu City Public Transportation Master Plan. The Sentral's parking lots opened on 5 July 2017 while its bus service was opened on 28 July 2019 at a cost of around RM54 million.

Features

The terminal is equipped with two main blocks; namely Blocks A and B which have various facilities including bus ticket and information counters, food courts, parking lots, prayer room ( surau) for Muslims and facilities for disabled people.

References

{{Bus transport in Malaysia Bus stations in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Kota Kinabalu