City prepares 6,114 extra buses for Idul Fitri

JAKARTA: The city administration is preparing 6,114 inter-province buses to accommodate 2.3 million passengers for the Idul Fitri end-of-fast holiday that falls on Sept. 10 and 11.

“The buses will leave from four main terminals: Pulo Gadung in East Jakarta, Kali Deres in West Jakarta, Kampung Rambutan in East Jakarta and Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta,” head of operational control division of the City Transportation Agency Hulman Sitorus said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Eleven other terminals for the holiday are; Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta, Rawamangun and Grogol in West Jakarta, Pinangranti in East Jakarta, Muara Angke in North Jakarta, Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta, Rawabuaya in West Jakarta, Tanah Merdeka in East Jakarta, Mampang in South Jakarta and Kemayoran in Central Jakarta. — JP