Rows of motorcycles parked tightly in narrow alleys around Depok Baru\nand Depok Lama stations in Depok City, West Java, paint a vivid picture\nof residents\u2019 mobility needs that official facilities have yet to fully\naddress.<\/p>\n
The motorcycles line up from the front of shophouses to small lanes\nunder the flyover, forming a characteristic landscape of transit areas.\nAmid limited space, motorcycle parking services have emerged as both a\nsolution and a livelihood for local residents.<\/p>\n
At the site, signs and banners for motorcycle parking services are\nprominently displayed with phrases like \u201c24-Hour Motorcycle Parking\u201d,\n\u201cOvernight Available\u201d, and rate information starting from Rp5,000 per\nday.<\/p>\n
This phenomenon reflects the high demand for parking, particularly\nfrom workers who commute daily from Depok to Jakarta using the Electric\nRail Train (KRL).<\/p>\n
One parking spot is located on Jalan Arif Rahman Hakim, not far from\nDepok Baru Station. At that location, hundreds of motorcycles are neatly\narranged in the shophouse yard, with some even extending into narrow\nparking lanes.<\/p>\n
The owner of the parking service there, Bambang (not his real name),\n40, said that the majority of his customers are workers who commute to\nJakarta every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorkers. Sometimes those who don\u2019t return home, sometimes those\ngoing back to their villages,\u201d said Bambang when met by Kompas.com in\nfront of his shophouse parking lot on Wednesday (29\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to him, customers who leave their motorcycles overnight are\nnot only shift workers but also migrants returning to their villages by\ntrain and leaving their bikes for extended periods.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually a month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s for a month, the payment is unclear anymore. They run out of\nfare money, run out of cash. It doesn\u2019t match the rates we\u2019ve set,\u201d said\nBambang.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he admitted to understanding his customers\u2019 situations.\nThe rates at that location are relatively cheap.<\/p>\n
For parking from 05:00 to 24:00, customers only need to pay Rp5,000.\nIf the motorcycle stays overnight, the rate is Rp15,000.<\/p>\n
According to him, the number of motorcycles parked per day ranges\nfrom 100 to 200 units. With an estimated 20 working days in a month,\nthis business becomes a relatively stable source of livelihood.<\/p>\n
He claimed that net monthly income could reach Rp8 million during\nbusy periods, excluding shophouse rental costs and employee wages.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not certain, but in a month, if it\u2019s busy, it can reach Rp8\nmillion, that\u2019s already net excluding employee wages and rent,\u201d said\nBambang.<\/p>\n
At that location, the parking owner said the system has evolved over\ntime. When first starting, he used hanging tags for the motorcycles.\nHowever, that system often caused problems because the tags could fall\noff when customers boarded the train.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany fell on the train, then the wrong person would take it. Better\nfor us to memorise the people,\u201d said Bambang.<\/p>\n
The guards remember who the motorcycle owners are, when they usually\narrive, and even their return times.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/snapshot-of-motorcycle-parking-services-proliferating-around-depok-station-from-daily-to-24-hour-1777531941", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }