Extra transport for Idul Fitri

Extra transport for Idul Fitri

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has prepared extra transportation facilities in anticipation of the Idul Fitri exodus.

The extra services at nine bus terminals, seven train stations, two airports and one seaport will start on Feb. 13, the Jakarta office of the Ministry of Transportation announced on Tuesday.

The bus terminals will accommodate 8,444 buses plying Sumatra, West, Central and East Java. The East Jakarta Pulo Gadung bus terminal will be a departure center for 2,911 buses, Kampung Rambutan for 1,934 buses, Kali Deres for 1,474 buses, Lebak Bulus 737 for buses, and the Tanjung Priok for 203 buses. The state- owned PPD bus company will provide 500 buses, and the Damri company 150 buses. Another 535 buses will be made available at two additional terminals.

The government has prepared 12 sea vessels which will depart from the Tanjung Priok port. The vessels can carry 80,146 passengers bound for East Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

Garuda Indonesian has also increased its domestic flights with a capacity of 2,684 seats. The domestic flights from Soekarno- Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports will cater to 456,578 passengers.

Garuda is increasing the number of seats for its international flights by 2,786 seats, bringing the total number of seats to 87,314.

The state-owned train company Perumka has 48,226 seats available which it can increase by 150 percent. Passengers will be able to board trains at Kota railway station in West Jakarta, Gambir, Senen and Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta, Tanjung Priok in North Jakarta and Manggarai in South Jakarta. (yns)