TRANSJAKARTA

Transjakarta is a bus operating in Jakarta, known as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Transjakarta is a bus with the first BRT system in South and Southeast Asia. Transjakarta began operations on January 25, 2004, commercial operation began on February 1, 2004. In 2004 only 1 corridor along 12.9 kilometers of the block m to the city. On February 14, 2013 officially added 12 corridor, with 3 more currently underway corridor. TransJakarta was designed to provide the citizens of Jakarta a fast public transport system to help reduce rush hour traffic. In the 10th year anniversary of operating TransJakarta, a bus carrying more than 350,000 passengers per day with more than 500 buses in operation and more than a hundred in maintenace and backup. TransJakarta bus ticket price is subsidized by the government with the cost of a TransJakarta ticket since its initial operation is a flat rate of Rp 2,000 ($ 0.22) at concessional times (05.00am to 07.00am) and Rp 3,500 (about 30 U.S. cents) all other times. This bus is an alternative to road users from being exposed to traffic jams and affordable ticket prices. This is a government strategy to reduce congestion and that people switch to public transport.

TransJakarta was built to provide a mass transit system that is fast, convenient, and affordable. To achieve these objectives, given the bus lane is restricted to other traffic and separated by concrete blocks on the roads that are part of the busway. There should be no other vehicle crosses the lane, the police will ticketed vehicle in violation of these rules to provide for a fine of 1 million cars and 500 thousand for motorcycles. For passengers who will used the bus, passengers can wait at the bus shelter. Passengers can buy tickets at the bus shelter and wait for the intended majors, if a passenger wants to change the destination doesn’t need to buy another ticket as long as it doesn’t come out of the shelter. Shelters made of from aluminum, steel, and glass. Air vents work through the aluminum fins on the part of the shelter. The floor is made of sole plates. Holding doors open automatically when the bus arrives. The shelter is open from 5:00 to 22:00 although opening hours can be extended if there are passengers still waiting at closing time.

Dont worry about security in transjakarta, there are CCTV, has a queue and a special bus for women, the elderly and people with disabilities. But it also contained in shelter security officers, and officers on board. TransJakarta was used a woman driver in order to promote gender equality with the projected proportion is 30 % of the total. Each 1 busway fleet generally operated by one team each work shift in turn 1. I Shift clock starts from 06:00 to 14:00, and the second shift of the clock 14:00 to 22:00 or each other work for 8 hours/day. There are some rules that made ​​transjakarta them, the children with height 100 cm and above must purchase ticket, forbidden to eat in the bus, perform immoral acts prohibited, prohibited smoking in the bus stop and in, and prohibited from carrying sharp objects. Each bus is equipped with an electronic bulletin board and stop notifying loudspeakers that will be passed immediately to the passengers in the two languages​​, namely Indonesian and English. Each bus is also equipped with radio communication means calling that allows the driver to deliver and get the latest information about traffic jams, accidents, passenger items left behind, and others. Each bus displays information about the currently operating bus (bus Code, an appeal to the user, and call center operators buses). To anticipate matters of emergency and in order to promote comfort and safety, at each bus has been fitted with a glass breaking tool that is available in some parts on each bus, the emergency button on the bus door, emergency door (bus only), as well as CCTV connected with screen located on the dashboard of the bus driver.

This is a Mission & Vision of Transjakarta:

Vision

Busway as public transport is capable of providing a public service that is fast, safe, comfortable, humane, efficient, cultured, and internationally.

Mission

1.  Implement reforms busway public transit system and the culture of public transport usage.

2.  Provide services that are more reliable, high -quality, equitable, and sustainable in Jakarta.

3.  Provide medium -term solutions and long-term problems in the sector of the public transport.

4. Applying socialization mechanisms and approaches to stakeholder and integrated transport system.

5.  Accelerating implementation in Jakarta busway network system in accordance with aspects of practicality, the ability of the public to accept the system and ease of implementation.

6.    Developing a sustainable institutional structure.

7.  Develop a community service agencies with financial management based corporate governance, accountability, and transparency.