Stories Of Transjakarta Passengers Who Cannot Implement Physical Distance

TransJakarta (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - Rika must accelerate her footsteps from her office to the Ministry of Health's Transjakarta Bus Stop, Jalan HR Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta, to return home. Moreover, it was 17.15 WIB.

This was done by the woman who is based in Kuningan only to catch the TransJakarta bus before 18.00 WIB. This is because during the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) period, TransJakarta only operates from 06.00 WIB to 18.00 WIB.

Then, of all 240 routes, now only 23 are operated. All buses that operate are only in the main bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor, with the arrival distance between buses every 15-30 minutes.

More specifically, the 23 routes currently operating are corridors 1, 1F, 1H, 1V, 2, 3, 3F, 4, 5, 5C, 6, 6A, 6M, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12 , 13, 13A and 13C.

After arriving at the Health Department Bus Stop, Rika boarded the bus corridor 6. By evening on Wednesday, June 3, the atmosphere at the bus stop was not too crowded.

At around 17.30 WIB, Rika transited at the Halimun Stop to take a bus in corridor 4 to Pulo Gadung. While on the bus, Rika did not get a seat. This is because Transjakarta makes restrictions by marking the interval for one seat that cannot be occupied in order to maintain the distance between passengers.

"I finally stood up, and other passengers also obeyed not to sit on the seats marked with a cross," Rika said during a conversation with VOI, June 3.

However, on the way, the condition of the bus on which was getting denser. Rika can no longer maintain a safe distance from other passengers. This is in line with the condition of the streets in Jakarta which are currently getting busier at busy times. This is because many companies have required their employees to work in offices after Eid al-Fitr 1441 H.

The density of the buses Rika was carrying became more crowded when it was 18.25 WIB at the Cempaka Mas ITC bus stop. At that time, Transjakarta did not add any new buses to board, in accordance with the end of operational time.

"Transakarta passengers at the ITC bus stop are getting denser. Many passengers force them to enter because they are afraid that they won't get another bus. In fact, the Transjakarta officer said, 'Please move it, pity, this is the last bus'"

One of the TransJ passengers, Rika

Due to this condition, the mandate to maintain physical distance (physical distancing) between passengers, is now no longer being heeded in order to return home. We tried to confirm the matter of Transjakarta congestion in the afternoon to the Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of PT.Transjakarta Nadia Diposanjoyo. However, until this news was written, Nadia had not yet responded.