Transjakarta Operates Night Shift Today
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
PT Transjakarta added four night bus (locally known as Amari) corridors. Therefore, there are seven
corridors of Transjakarta that operate night shift buses, they are corridor II
(Harmoni – Pulo Gadung), corridor V (PGC –Ancol), corridor VIII (Harmoni – Lebak
Bulus) and corridor X (PGC – Tanjung Priok).
From now on until onward, those corridors will serve local people in the early
The director of PT Transjakarta, Antonius Kosasih expressed,
previously there were only three corridors that operated night buses, such as Corridor I (Blok M – Kota), Corridor III (Harmoni –
Kalideres) , Corridor IX (Pinang Ranti – Pluit). “From now on until onward,
those corridors will serve local people in the early,” he said via press
release, Wednesday (5/6).
As a start there would be 28 buses will be
operated in such corridors. The night-bus service will daily operate from 22.10
PM to 04.30 AM, with regular normal ticket price Rp 3,500 per person.
The following are the list of night buses shelters
:
Corridor I,
Pulogadung 1, Pulomas, Cempaka Timur, RS Islam, Rawa Selatan, Senen,
Kwitang, Monas, Gambir 1, and Harmoni.
Corridor V, PGC 2, BKN, UKI Cawang, BNN, Kampung Melayu, Pasar Jatinegara, Slamet
Riyadi, Matraman 2, Salemba UI, Kramat Sentiong, Central Senen, Pasar Baru
Timur, Jembatan Merah, Mangga Dua Square, Pademangan, and Ancol.
Coridor VIII, Harmoni, Tomang, Grogol 2, Kedoya
Green Garden, Duri Kepa, Kebon Jeruk, RS Medika, Simprug, Pasar Kebayoran Lama,
Pondok Indah 2, Pondok Indah 1 and Lebak Bulus.
Corridor X, PGC 2, Cawang UKI, Cawang Sutoyo, Penas Kalimalang, Utan Kayu
Rawamangun, Kayu Putih Rawasari, Pulomas Bypass, Cempaka Mas 2, Yos Sudarso
Kodamar, Sunter Kelapa Gading, Plumpang Pertamina, Permai Koja, Enggano, and
Tanjung Priok.
Kosasih added, the night bus operational headway
will be arranged, because it operate at night with sterile track. “The headway
will be adjusted, 10-30 minutes. In the next future whole corridors must be
operate 24 hours ,” he disclosed.