Bus in Bogor

Bus in Bogor

From Kompas

Every Monday the buses at the Bogor terminal, which are bound for Jakarta, are always overcrowded. I can understand why this is so. It is a fact that many people take lodgings and work in Jakarta, and spend the weekend in Bogor, with their families.

But it was surprising when I happened to be waiting for the Bogor-Kalideres (Jakarta) bus on Friday, April 4, 1995, that no spare bus was available, although I had been at the terminal for more than half an hour.

When an additional (Garuda) bus came, the terminal authorities did not allow the Garuda bus to enter the terminal. This was really beyond my comprehension. But later I came to know that the terminal buses have to take as many passengers as possible on Friday to make up the loss they suffer on Saturday, when commuters are not as many as on other week days.

WIED HARRY APRIADJI

Jakarta