80 Buses to Serve Night Service
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Rini Elvira
Now there are only 20 buses in three corridors. Later there will be additional to 80 buses which are recondition buses from the old corridor I buses
Jakarta Provincial Government adds up the amount of late night transportation (Amari) buses from initially 20 fleets to 60 fleets to serve three corridors. Those corridors are corridor I (Blok M-Kota), corridor III (Kalideres-Harmoni), and corridor IX (Pluit-Pinang Ranti).
Head of Jakarta Transportation Department, M Akbar, said that Amari bus is added because the enthusiasts for this service are quite high, reaching 3,000-5,000 passengers every day. The additional will be conducted after the recondition of unused buses of corridor I.
Transjakarta Night Service Launched on June 1“Now there are only 20 buses in three corridors. Later there will be additional to 80 buses which are recondition buses from the old corridor I buses,” he told, Tuesday (7/1).
With more buses, Akbar stated that bus headway will be shorter. At this time, the headway is around 15-30 minutes from 5 AM to 10 PM, 15-20 minutes from 10 PM to 12 AM, and 30 minutes from 12 AM to 5 AM.
The Amari buses will not serve all bus stops. The bus will only stop at these bus stops:
Corridor I: Blok M, Bundaran Senayan, Bendungan Hilir, Karet, Dukuh Atas 1, Tosari, Sarinah, Harmoni, Mangga Besar, and Kota.
Corridor III: Sumber Waras, Grogol 1, Grogol 2, Central Park, Jelambar, Indosiar, Jembatan Gantung, Jembatan Baru, Rawa Buaya, Pesakih, and Kalideres.
Corridor IX: PGC 2, Cawang UKI, BNN, Cawang Ciliwung, Tugu Pancoran, Kuningan Barat, Jamsostek Gatot Subroto, Semanggi, Slipi, Petamburan, Kemanggisan, RS Harapan Kita, Penjaringan, and Pluit.
