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Fares for non-AC buses in Jakarta rise
Fares on the cityâs non air-conditioned public transportation â such as public minivans and minibuses â are set to officially increase starting Tuesday to adjust to the recent fuel-price increases
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ares on the city's non air-conditioned public transportation ' such as public minivans and minibuses ' are set to officially increase starting Tuesday to adjust to the recent fuel-price increases.
According to regional secretary Saefullah, Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama signed on Monday a gubernatorial regulation on the public-transportation fare increase.
'Pak [Ahok] has signed the regulation [...] the new adjusted fares will be implemented starting Tuesday,' Saefullah told reporters at City Hall in Central Jakarta on Monday.
In a bold move, less than a month after his inauguration, President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo slashed fuel subsidies last Monday. The price of subsidized Premium gasoline increased from Rp 6,500 (53 US cents) per liter to Rp 8,500, while the price of diesel rose from Rp 5,500 to Rp 7,500 per liter.
The increase took effect starting Nov. 18.
Saefullah said that fares for angkot (public minivan) and KWK public minivans as well as Kopaja and Metro Mini buses each increased Rp 1,000. Meanwhile, he said, public transportation fares for students would not increase.
Before the increase, fares for angkot (public minivan) and KWK minivans were set at between Rp 3,000 to Rp 5,000 according to distance traveled. Meanwhile, Kopaja and Metro Mini buses were set at a flat rate of Rp 3,000.
Although as of Monday the new fares had not yet been implemented, some minivans and minibuses had already increased their fares by Rp 1,000, such as the Kopaja route 502 that travels from Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta to Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta, which rose from Rp 3,000 to Rp 4,000.
Meanwhile, Saefullah said, the fare for the city-owned Transjakarta services would stay at Rp 3,500.
'For the moment, Transjakarta fares will not increase. Organda [Organization of Land Transportation Owners] and the DTKJ [Jakarta Transportation Council] did not propose increasing Transjakarta [fares]. They will stay at Rp 3,500 flat,' he said.
Separately, Transportation Agency head Muhammad Akbar said that the new fares had been determined after a meeting between the city administration, Organda and the DTKJ last Wednesday.
'The public-transportation increase is in accordance with the fuel-price increase. All public minivans and minibuses must adhere to the gubernatorial regulation. There will be sanctions for those who charge more than our fares,' Akbar said at City Hall in Central Jakarta on Monday.
Some public transportation drivers are known to charge more than the determined price. Akbar said that those caught charging more would have their operational licenses revoked.
Akbar added that other modes of public transportation, such as taxis and air-conditioned buses, would also follow suit shortly.
'As soon as the gubernatorial regulation on the fare increase of economic public transportation is issued, we will start discussing the fare increase for taxis and air-conditioned buses,' he said.
Currently, flag-fall rates for taxis in Jakarta range from Rp 6,000 to Rp 7,000, and per kilometer rates range from Rp 3,000 to Rp 3,600. Meanwhile, waiting rates range from Rp 30,000 to Rp 42,000 per hour.
Fares for air-conditioned buses currently range from Rp 4,000 to Rp 20,000 according to bus types and distance traveled.
'Organda and the DTKJ as well as other stakeholders will propose new fares to the city administration. After that we can make a decision,' Akbar said.
