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OK Otrip trial run extended to April 15
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Several angkot (public minivans) park in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 23. (kompas.com/David Oliver Purba)
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he Jakarta administration has decided to extend the trial run of the OK Otrip integrated transportation program to April 15 to wait for Bank Indonesia’s (BI) decision on the fare.
Jakarta Transportation Agency deputy head Sigit Widjiatmoko said based on an evaluation on Jan. 15, the payment method and per-kilometer fare of the program was considered low, hence BI needs time to evaluate those aspects further.
“We are still waiting for the proof of concept that BI is currently processing. BI thinks the fare is too low and is inadequate to cover the operational costs and the angkot [public minivan] owner’s earnings,” Sigit said on Monday as reported by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
He added that while BI was evaluating the OK Otrip program, the agency was also enlisting more angkot operators to join the program.
Currently only two out of the targeted 11 angkot operators have agreed to join the program.
With OK OTrip cards, passengers only pay Rp 5,000 (35 US cents) to take Transjakarta buses and OK OTrip angkot to their destinations on a single journey within a travel time of three hours.
The fare revision proposal has also been forwarded to bus operator PT Transportasi Jakarta to be finished after the discussion with the National Procurement Agency (LKPP) this week, said Sigit.
"After we decide on the per km fare, our next step is to enlist operators. We target 30 angkot routes to become integrated with Transjakarta routes in 2018,” Sigit said.
Currently there are only five routes served under the OK Otrip program: Kampung Melayu-Duren Sawit, Semper-Rorotan, Kampung Rambutan-Pondok Gede, Lebak Bulus-Pondok Labu and Grogol-Angke. (ami)
