Two busway routes to serve Jakarta on Dec. 31

Good news for traffic-weary Jakartans: On Dec. 31, the city will open two new TransJakarta busway routes, namely corridor IX connecting Pinang Ranti in East Jakarta and Pluit in North Jakarta, and corridor X con-
necting Cililitan in South Jakarta and Tanjung Priok in North
Jakarta.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo confirmed Wednesday that all preparations for the opening of the two routes had been completed and everything would be ready to go on Friday.

“The two new corridors are expected to accommodate between 20,000 and 50,000 passengers every day,” Fauzi told reporters after a year-end press briefing at City Hall.

Fauzi said there would be no more delays in opening two new routes, assuring that all buses would be ready to go after the inauguration ceremony.

The two new corridors will have 94 TransJakarta buses.

Corridor IX will have 69 regular buses and eight articulated buses. Corridor X, however, will have only 17 articulated buses.

Buses along corridor IX will make stops in front of several business establishment, including Tamini Square, Central Cililitan Market, Plaza Semanggi and Taman Anggrek Mall.

Buses on corridor IX will also connect with a number of railway stations, including Cawang, Grogol and Palmerah.

Buses on corridor X will pass Cempaka Mas and Mall Artha Gading shopping centers and a number of hospitals, including Pertamina Jaya Hospital in Central Jakarta and UKI Hospital in East Jakarta.

The fleets of the two new corridors will be additions to the existing 426 buses on the existing eight routes: corridor I running from Blok M to Kota, corridor II from Pulogadung to Harmoni, corridor III from Kalideres to Harmoni, corridor IV from Pulogadung to Dukuh Atas, corridor V from Kampung Melayu to Ancol, corridor VI from Ragunan to Kuningan, corridor VII from Kampung Melayu to Kampung Rambutan and corridor VIII from Lebak Bulus to Harmoni. (map)