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Kampar is a
town in the state of Perak,
Malaysia. Founded in 1887, the town lies within the Kinta Valley and
located in the newly created Kampar District, an area rich with tin
reserves. It was a tin mining town which boomed during the height of the
tin mining industry. There were many tin mines on the outskirts of Kampar
during the height of the mining boom. Most of them were established in the
late 19th century, flourished in the 1900s, only to stagnate and decline
after World War I, with the exception of an exhilarating boom in the
1920s. Most have closed down following the collapse of the industry,
especially in the late 20th century.
The Kampar local town bus station which serves Ipoh,
Teluk Intan, Tapah,
Malim Nawar and other areas in the vicinity is located within walking
distance of less than 100 meters from the express bus station. Among the
local bus companies that are operating in Kampar would be Kinta Omnibus
Company (serving routes north of Kampar all the way to Ipoh), Kamta
Omnibus Company (serving routes south of Kampar to Tapah) and Hup Soon
Omnibus Company (routes from Kampar to Teluk Intan). The local bus station
building has remained unchanged ever since it was built.
Long distance, intercity express buses serves Kampar and has routes to
Butterworth,
Singapore
and Kuala Lumpur. They are
located in the express bus station in the town area. Express bus companies
from Pudu Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
with direct links from Kuala
Lumpur to Kampar are Edaran, Super Ria, Konsortium and Parit Express.
The bus ride takes from Kuala
Lumpur to Kampar will take about two and half hours.
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) college
buses are also available for pickup service of their students around the
vicinity.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) has introduced a shuttle train between Ipoh
and Kuala Lumpur Sentral that serves the Kampar Railway Station. It would
take two and half hours between Ipoh and Kuala
Lumpur Sentral. The Kampar Train Station is located at the south-eastern
part of town, in the vicinity of a housing estate known as Taman Melayu
Jaya.
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Sources:
Wikipedia
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