Transjakarta Kalideres-Soetta Airport Trial Tomorrow, 5 Buses Prepared With Headway 20 Minutes

Rows of Trans Jakarta bus fleets at Kalideres Terminal Jakarta, Sunday (8/5/2022). ANTARA/Zuhdiar Laeis/aa

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government conducted a TransJakartarute Kalideres trial, West Jakarta - Soekarno Hatta Airport (Soetta), Tangerang Regency, Banten starting Wednesday (5/7).

"Starting tomorrow at 07.30 WIB, departing from Kalideres Terminal," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service (Dishub) Syafrin Liputo, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 4.

Later, said Syafrin, there will be five TransJakarta buses prepared for trials. Tomorrow's trial will also be attended by the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono.

"Five bus units with a headway (distance of time) of 20 minutes have been prepared," said Syafrin.

Previously, Syafrin said that during the trial, bus passengers were not charged tariffs or free of charge.

This airport route bus departs from Kalideres Terminal, West Jakarta, to Cargo Terminal and Angkasa Pura II Office in Tangerang Regency, Banten.

"There are two service times, first at 06.00 WIB to 09.00 WIB. Then the second at 18.00 WIB to 21.00 WIB," said Syafrin.

The travel time from Kalideres to Soetta Airport is estimated to be a maximum of 45 minutes for one trip, so it takes 90 minutes to get back and forth.

"Of course there will be several bus stops that we have prepared on the track because they do not enter the toll road. Meanwhile, the fleet used uses a low-floor bus (lower deck)," said Syafrin.

It is hoped that with the TransJakarta bus trial, his party will get a complete picture of the characteristics of passenger travel to operations.