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Transjakarta strives for more sustainable urban transportation
Transjakarta served a total of 264.6 million passengers throughout 2019 – rising from 188.9 million in 2018 and 144.8 million in 2017.
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A Transjakarta bus passes through the Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta Aug. 19, 2019. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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s someone who takes Transjakarta buses on a daily basis, Rizaldy Yusuf said he was happy with how the service had developed throughout the years.
Starting with only a few buses on one corridor 16 years ago, it now operates a fleet of 3,865 buses with various services across Greater Jakarta.
In recent months, Rizaldy said he had really enjoyed the Transjabodetabek bus service that the company offered for residents in Jakarta’s satellite cities. He takes the bus to commute between his house in Tangerang, Banten and his office in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
“I take the Transjabodetabek bus because it’s the cheapest option to commute between Tangerang and Jakarta,” he said on Sunday.
He spends Rp 7,000 (51 US cents) per day for the bus trip, in addition to Rp 20,000 for the ojek (motorcycle taxi) ride from his house to the bus shelter and vice versa.
The 28-year-old expressed hope for the Jakarta-owned bus operator to keep on expanding its routes to help mobility for commuters like him within the agglomerated metropolitan area.
Transjakarta, which commemorated its 16th anniversary on Jan. 15, served a total of 264.6 million passengers throughout 2019 – an increase from 188.9 million in 2018 and 144.8 million in 2017.
