myBAS Ipoh Bus T36 from Old Batu Gajah Railway Station to Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station

myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 is a local bus service from Seri Iskandar, UTP, and Batu Gajah to Ipoh with buses departing every 1 hour. From Old Batu Gajah Railway Station after having lunch with Malayan Railway Fan Club (MRFC) members, I took myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 from opposite Old Batu Gajah Railway Station to get to Ipoh for my train to KL.

Yes, I know that there are trains from Batu Gajah Railway Station, but I wanted to take the full route of ETS Gold 9029dn.

Old Batu Gajah Railway Station

The façade of Old Batu Gajah Railway Station from the main Jalan Pusing.

There is no proper bus stop to wait at, just an icon on Google Maps.

My myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 arrived at opposite Old Batu Gajah Railway Station at 2.22pm. is operated by Perak Transit.

Payment is made on board in cash directly to the driver in a small basket. There is also a card reader but I don’t know what it’s for.

My ticket for the myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 ride from opposite Old Batu Gajah Railway Station to Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station. The bus fare costs RM2.50.

The interior of the myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 bus.

Pusing

Passing through Pusing.

Crossing with a Perak Transit Bus Service 37 bus travelling from Ipoh to Batu Gajah and Tanjung Tualang.

Some stretches of road have a bus stop shelter built.

As this is a local bus service, myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 uses Jalan Lahat instead of the Ipoh-Lumut Highway.

Heading on Jalan Lahat.

Lahat

Dropping off a passenger at Kawasan Perindustrian Lahat.

Passing by new commercial lots in Lahat.

Passing by Lahat Mines Waterfront City.

Bukit Merah

Passing through Bukit Merah.

Menglembu

Passing through Menglembu.

Passing by the peanut roundabout at Menglembu.

Falim

Passing through Falim.

Heading onwards for the last stretch to Ipoh.

Ipoh

Passing by Perodua Ipoh.

Passing by F&N Beverages.

Crossing over the railway tracks, entering Ipoh.

Passing by Wisma TNB Ipoh.

myBAS Ipoh buses pumping diesel at BHPetrol Jalan Lahat.

Passing by Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Ipoh.

Turning on to Jalan Leong Boon Swee on the final leg of the journey.

Taking Bulatan Bahagia to Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station.

Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station

Turning in to Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station.

Looking back at the interior of the bus.

The alighting berth at Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station is at the front by the entrance.

If heading in the other direction from Ipoh to Batu Gajah, myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 departs from Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station Berth 13. myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 service information is also provided at Berth 13.

Plenty of myBAS Ipoh buses parked at Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station.

The façade of Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station.

From Ipoh Medan Kidd Bus Station, I took a short walk to Ipoh Railway Station to catch my ETS Gold 9029dn to KL Sentral.

Conclusion

myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36 is a straightforward local bus service from Batu Gajah to Ipoh. I was surprised that the timing on Google Maps was reasonably accurate with less than 10 minutes difference from the predicted departure time to the arrival of my myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36.

Between Batu Gajah and Ipoh, Perak Transit Bus Service 37 also operates a parallel section in addition to myBAS Ipoh Bus Service T36.