TransJakarta, or commonly known as Busway. Busway is a transport system Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) and the first in South East Asia. Transport operates since
2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This system is designed based on the Trans Milenio successful
system in Bogota, Colombia. TransJakarta was designed as a mass transportation
support activities are very capital intensive. TransJakarta BRT system is to track the trajectory of the
worl’s longest (208 km), and has 228 stops scattered in 12 corridor (lane),
which operates from 5:00 to 22:00 pm. TransJakarta operated by TransJakarta
Busway Management Unit (UPTB) under Jakarta Provincial Transport Department,
which is fully responsible to the Governor of DKI Jakarta Province. The idea of
the construction of Bus Rapid Transit project in Jakarta appeared around
2001. Later this idea was followed up by the Governor of Jakarta at the time,
Sutiyoso. An institute called the Institute for Transportation and Development
Policy (ITDP) becomes important that accompanies the planning process of this
project. The initial concept of this system was made by PT. Copyright
Pamintori, a transportation consultant who has frequently collaborated with the
Jakarta Transportation Agency. In addition to private parties, there are
several others who also support the success of this project, among them the
American aid agency (U.S. AID) and the University of Indonesia’s Center for
Transportation Studies (UI-CTS). TransJakarta started operations on January 15,
2004, marked with the inauguration of Corridor 1, with the aim of providing
transportation services that are faster, convenient, and affordable for the
citizens of Jakarta. Since the beginning of the operation of TransJakarta,
ticket prices are set to be subsidized by the local government. In order to
socialize and the introduction of mass transit is to the community, the first 2
weeks of operation (15-30 January 2004) TransJakarta users are not subject to
tariffs. Starting February 1, 2004, rates for USD TransJakarta into force in
2000. Several post-inauguration development of Corridor 1 continue, among other
bus drivers vacancies open to women, improvement of infrastructure and the bus
stop, the implementation of special zones Women, placement officer at the bus,
sterilization TransJakarta lane with manual and automatic portals, pilot
contra-flow system (TransJakarta lane opposite to the general lines which
intersect), as well as services for users with disabilities.
Lack of feeder buses (feeders) that help serve TransJakarta. In addition,
some pedestrian bridges built for the passengers of TransJakarta periodically
suffered damage, for example, which perforated floor bridges and stairs that
have been damaged floor. At rush hour, the number of available fleet has not proportional
to the number of passengers causing long queues at shelters (especially for
corridors 2 and 3), crime also occasionally occur in peak hours when fully
charged crowded bus. Existing shelters are not provided adequate means of
ventilation so as to make the room became stuffy when there are a lot of people
queuing. on the bus ride certain hours (in certain circumstances, have given a
solution, ie after coordination, the bus will take the path from the opposite
direction, while buses from the opposite direction will pass through a common
pathway). But often stop announcements supplied does not match the stop to be
traversed, this is caused by the negligence of the driver who forgot to press a
key announcement in due course. Besides that manufacture or operator of
TransJakarta made tremendous congestion and often outside the boundaries of
reasonableness, especially the construction of the track and the road surface
elevate the shortage of SPBGs make headway on a number into a long corridor,
because the location SPBBG distant and sometimes there are problems in a SPBGs.
Because often entered (suddenly) by pedestrians and private vehicles, then at
some point in Corridor 2 and 3 on a regular basis accidents involving
TransJakarta bus and pedestrian / private vehicle.
TransJakarta fleet not so much. It is seen from the frequent sightings of
passengers at many stops pile. Passengers had to wait long for the arrival of
the bus, but sometimes also buses come sequentially. I think this should be
more attention. Do not let passengers wait too long. My assessment of the fleet
itself transjakartanya also many that are not well maintained. The inside of
the bus is dirty, the AC did not feel cold, and sometimes there is a leak.
Bridge to the bus stop is also too complicated, not to mention there are some
stairs are missing, torn, and it has not been repaired. The existence of
TransJakarta at first is to reduce congestion. TransJakarta is expected to be
the preferred mode of transportation for the traveling public. It’s just that,
in fact now, TransJakarta not be an option for the transportation of certain
circles (circles above).
In January the city government adds TransJakarta buses imported from China.
Regardless of the message bus that reportedly damaged and corroded, the
government should prefer domestic products rather than imported from abroad.
Because Indonesia is able to make quality industrial products and not inferior
to foreign products. In addition to submitting the project to the nation as it
will give them the opportunity to prove his ability. It certainly can make us
proud because Indonesia has a foreign subsidiary that could help advance the
country with product creation. Import TransJakarta bus causing many Indonesian
foreign exchange flowing into other countries. It was certainly detrimental to
the economy and there is the possibility of Indonesian industrial labor feel
better export their products to foreign countries than for use in the country
due to lack of attention from the consumer to the product. Aside from some of
the impact of imports, a new TransJakarta bus condition is not as it should in
my opinion also very unfortunate. It was because of how much money is being
spent to import these buses and the result is the damage caused buses are not
operating as they should. That led to the goal that should be imported to
reduce congestion became a new problem and adds more to the cost of repair
expenses. I hope in the future Indonesia could see and buy more domestic
products that does not lose quality with foreign products. The price difference
should not be a major issue for their own domestic products of the same quality
or better than foreign products.
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