E-Ticketing System Gives Many Benefits to PT Transjakarta
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Arief Rahman
Starting last week, PT Transjakarta has applied 100 percent e-ticketing system to improve service for the passengers in 12 Transjakarta corridors. The e-ticketing system is aimed to prevent deviation in ticket sales and reduce the queue.
We are no longer need to prepare 2 tons of coins per day for passenger's return as before
General Managing PT Transjakarta, Antonius Kosasih said, many benefits with this e-ticket application, as example, PT Transjakarta is no longer needs to prepare coins for passenger's return.
"We are no longer need to prepare 2 tons of coins per day for passenger's return as before," told him at Jakarta City Hall, Monday (2/23).
High Cost, Concrete Layer Not Applied Throughout the RoadKosasih continued, his side will continue to improve service for Transjakarta passenger. At least, there are 3 points are being prioritized by PT Transjakarta. "For main target as increasing the bus number, bus stop renovation, and integrate ticket with Kopaja and APTB (Transjakarta integrated bus)," he explained.
Every day, told Kosasih, Transjakarta's passenger reached more than 300 thousand people per day. That number is far above from the buses number that can serve the citizens, so the bus addition is very necessary.
"Later, we will receive 78 Transjakarta buses from Transportation Department to serve Jabodetabek area besides the bus from our purchase," he revealed.
Meanwhile for the bus stop, Kosasih said, will be equipped with some facilities as Wi-Fi, rest room, and cafeteria to attract citizens to use public transport.
As known, two last corridors as corridor IV (Pulogadung-Dukuh Atas) and corridor VI (Ragunan-Dukuh Atas) have applied e-ticketing, so all Transjakarta bus stops applied e-ticketing system.
