Bogor-airport bus route opens
Bogor-airport bus route opens
BOGOR (JP): State-run land transportation company DAMRI
started operating 10 shuttle buses linking Bogor to Soekarno-
Hatta International Airport yesterday.
The route was created in a bid to meet the rising demand for
direct transportation from Bogor to the airport in West Jakarta,
DAMRI's finance director, Kuntoro, said.
"We hope we can raise our service to the public and contribute
to the increase of economic activities of Bogor residents in both
trade and tourism," he said.
The new buses ply a route from Bogor, along the Jagorawi toll
road, the city toll road and the Sedyatmo toll road, to Soekarno-
Hatta Airport. The buses depart 16 times a day at one-hour
intervals.
Earlier DAMRI had opened six special routes from the airport
to Kemayoran in Central Jakarta, to Blok M in South Jakarta, to
Gambir Railway Station in Central Jakarta, to Rawamangun in East
Jakarta, to Bekasi, and to Depok in East Jakarta.
Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi welcomed the service, saying that
Bogor residents tended to be more mobile due to the rise in
economic conditions and people's welfare.
"The operation of this Bogor-Soekarno-Hatta Airport route is
the realization of a means of transportation. Another one is the
Bogor-Tanjung Priok Seaport route, which started operating
several years ago," he said.
He said that the new route was expected to highlight the
function of Bogor as Jakarta's supporting city in the development
of Greater Jakarta.
It was also hoped the route would bring more tourists to
Bogor, he added.
"With the operation of the shuttle buses, tourists can easily
go to Bogor, either from Tanjung Priok or from Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport," he said.
Endang Tabroni, head of the Bogor Land Transportation Agency,
said Bogor residents warmly welcomed the operation of the new
route as was reflected by the many phone calls and letters he
received.
"They admitted that they were forced to pay from Rp 75,000
(US$21.50) to Rp 100,000 for a taxi fare from the airport to
Bogor," he said, adding that now they had to only pay Rp 7,000
for the bus fare.
DAMRI currently has a fleet of 1,627 buses operating in 62
cities throughout Indonesia. (04/24)