40 busway buses to operate Monday

JAKARTA: TransJakarta Busway Management announced that it would continue serving the public on election day on Monday, but reduced the fleet from 51 buses to 40 buses.

The management head Irzal Z. Djamal, said on Sunday in a press release that the decision to reduce the number of buses was due to the decreasing demand from the public on election day.

During the July 5 presidential election, the management recorded only 26,451 passengers. The number was higher compared to the April 5 legislative election when only 21,681 passengers used the busway. The busway usually served up to 60,000 people on working days.

From 5 a.m. to 8 a.m., only 10 buses would be operated at six- minute intervals. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 25 buses would be operated at four-minute intervals, and after 1 p.m., all 40 buses would be operated at three-minute intervals.

However, Irzal said the management could add more buses if necessary. "We have spared five buses just in case the demand is higher than we predict." -- JP