For the exodus (departure) flow, we have prepared a quota of 18,528, and for the return flow, we have prepared a quota of 5,544.Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Transportation has set a quota of 24,072 for bus passengers availing free mudik (exodus) transportation services during the 2023 Eid al-Fitr exodus period.
"The free exodus quota that we have prepared is for 24,072 people. For the exodus (departure) flow, we have prepared a quota of 18,528, and for the return flow, we have prepared a quota of 5,544," director general of land transportation at the ministry, Hendro Sugiatno, said at a press conference that was followed online on Monday.
The ministry will deploy a total of 585 buses during the exodus: 459 buses for the departure flow and 126 buses for the return flow.
Apart from this, the ministry will use 30 trucks to ferry 900 motorcycles belonging to exodus travelers: 15 will carry 450 motorcycles during the departure flow, and another 15 will carry 450 motorcycles during the return flow, Sugiatno informed.
The free exodus service will be provided for several destination cities and districts, which have been divided into four groups.
The first is the Sumatra island group, which comprises Palembang and Lampung. The second is the West Java group, which includes Garut, Tasikmalaya, and Cirebon.
Third, the Central Java and Yogyakarta group which comprises several destination cities and districts such as Solo, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Demak, Jepara, Pati, Blora, Boyolali, Klaten, Wonogiri, Purwokerto, Cilacap, Wonosobo, Kebumen, Magelang, Wonosari, and Yogyakarta.
The fourth group is East Java, with Madiun, Surabaya, Tuban, Malang, and Tulungagung as the destination cities and districts.
For the return flow, the ministry will provide free transportation from 8 cities to Jakarta: from Cirebon to Jakarta, Madiun-Jakarta, Surabaya-Jakarta, Solo-Jakarta, Purwokerto-Jakarta, Wonogiri-Jakarta, and Yogyakarta-Jakarta.
For the transportation of motorcycles using trucks, the ministry will provide a round-trip service from Jakarta to 5 destination cities: Jakarta-Solo, Jakarta-Semarang, Jakarta-Purwokerto, Jakarta-Wonogiri, and Jakarta-Yogyakarta.
The Ministry of Transportation will keep online registrations for the free exodus service open from March 13 to April 14, 2023, on the MitraDarat application.
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Translator: Benardy Ferdiansyah, Raka Adji
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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