"The opening of the new routes to the buffer cities is in response to the public`s demand ..."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) has started six new routes covering Jakarta to Bekasi and the University of Indonesia, Depok.
Spokesperson of PT Transjakarta Prasetia Budi stated in a press release here on Monday that the Bus Rapid Transit operator will ply five single buses on each route during the initial phase.
The new routes are Bekasi MM-Hotel Indonesia, operating through corridor 1 and 9; Bekasi MM-Tanjung Priok, through corridor 7 and 10; East Bekasi-Grogol, through corridor 7 and 9; Manggarai-University of Indonesia; Lebakbulus-Kota, through corridor 8 and 1; and Lebakbulus-TU Gas/JIEP, through corridor 1,4, and 8.
"The opening of the new routes to the buffer cities is in response to the publics demand for more comfortable, inexpensive, and integrated public bus service," Budi explained.
The operator will charge Rp3.5 thousand for a single trip, and those buses will be operating between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time.
The Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit system began operations on January 25, 2004, in Jakarta and was designed to provide a fast public transportation system to Jakartas citizens to help reduce rush hour traffic.
(Reporting by Juwita Trisna Rahayu/Uu.A059/INE/B003)
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