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Ministry targets 38 bus terminals for refurbishment in 2020
The government plans to spend Rp 500 billion (US$35.90 million) on refurbishing bus terminals next year to accelerate a boost in passenger volume.
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Buses operated by state-owned land transportation company DAMRI are parked at a depot in Bandung. The Transportation Ministry plans to renovate 38 bus terminals in the country next year. (tribunnews.com/Tiah S. M.)
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he government plans to give a major facelift to 38 bus terminals across the country next year as part of its public transportation improvement program, a senior official at the Transportation Ministry has said.
Land transportation director general Budi Setyadi said the revitalization project covered structural improvements as well as service upgrades to passenger facilities and buses.
“We will revitalize 38 bus stations, most of which are located in Central Java, West Java and East Java, and some [others] outside Java. Both bus facilities and the terminal's infrastructure must be improved. We have to catch up with the developments to airport and train station,” he said on July 10 in Jakarta.
Bus stations would also be expected to serve customers more efficiently and effectively in the future by implementing technologies such as the cashless payment system, he said.
The "type A" bus terminals targeted for the facelift include Arjosari (Malang), Rajekwesi (Bojonegoro), Purboyo (Madiun), Bayuangga (Probolinggo), Tingkir (Salatiga), Ir. Soekarno (Klaten), Giwangan (Yogyakarta), Leuwipanjang (Bandung) and Guntur Melati (Garut).
The government has allocated Rp 500 billion (US$35.90 million) in the state budget for the revitalization program, with a portion of the funds raised through Sharia Sovereign Bonds (SBSN) sales.
The Transportation Ministry’s road transportation director, Ahmad Yani, said that the bus terminal revitalization project was currently under development, with a specific plan and budget for each terminal.
