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Transjabodetabek trip cost reduced to attract more passengers
The Transportation Ministry has halved the trip cost of the Transjabodetabek premium bus serving the Bekasi-Jakarta route to bring in more passengers.
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A Transjabodetabek premium bus parks at Mega City Bekasi in Bekasi, West Java. (kompas.com/KOMPAS.com/Anggita Muslimah)
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he Transportation Ministry has halved the rate of the Transjabodetabek premium bus serving the Bekasi-Jakarta route to bring in more passengers.
It now costs Rp 10,000 (72 US cents) per trip, a decrease from Rp 20,000 previously.
The service, which was launched last year with a fleet that has been increasing gradually since the implementation of the odd-even license plate policy at the West and East Bekasi toll road entrances, targets commuters affected by the newly enacted policy.
“We have dedicated a lane [on the toll road] for buses and expected many people to use the bus service. However, the passenger load factor is only 30 percent,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said in Bekasi on Sunday as quoted by kompas.com.
The air-conditioned buses are equipped with Wi-Fi, phone charger stations and reclining seats. They can be found at Mega City Bekasi, Summarecon Mall, Galaxy Park, the Bekasi Trade Center and Grand Dhika Mall.
The ministry has also decreased the parking rate for the service to Rp 5,000 per day from Rp 10,000 previously.
“With this scheme, [we] want to increase the Transjabodetabek passenger load factor, because moving from one city to another is better done by bus,” Budi said. (fac)
