Snapshot of Motorcycle Parking Services Proliferating Around Depok Station, from Daily to 24-Hour
Rows of motorcycles parked tightly in narrow alleys around Depok Baru and Depok Lama stations in Depok City, West Java, paint a vivid picture of residents’ mobility needs that official facilities have yet to fully address.
The motorcycles line up from the front of shophouses to small lanes under the flyover, forming a characteristic landscape of transit areas. Amid limited space, motorcycle parking services have emerged as both a solution and a livelihood for local residents.
At the site, signs and banners for motorcycle parking services are prominently displayed with phrases like “24-Hour Motorcycle Parking”, “Overnight Available”, and rate information starting from Rp5,000 per day.
This phenomenon reflects the high demand for parking, particularly from workers who commute daily from Depok to Jakarta using the Electric Rail Train (KRL).
One parking spot is located on Jalan Arif Rahman Hakim, not far from Depok Baru Station. At that location, hundreds of motorcycles are neatly arranged in the shophouse yard, with some even extending into narrow parking lanes.
The owner of the parking service there, Bambang (not his real name), 40, said that the majority of his customers are workers who commute to Jakarta every day.
“Workers. Sometimes those who don’t return home, sometimes those going back to their villages,” said Bambang when met by Kompas.com in front of his shophouse parking lot on Wednesday (29/4/2026).
According to him, customers who leave their motorcycles overnight are not only shift workers but also migrants returning to their villages by train and leaving their bikes for extended periods.
“Usually a month,” he said.
“If it’s for a month, the payment is unclear anymore. They run out of fare money, run out of cash. It doesn’t match the rates we’ve set,” said Bambang.
Nevertheless, he admitted to understanding his customers’ situations. The rates at that location are relatively cheap.
For parking from 05:00 to 24:00, customers only need to pay Rp5,000. If the motorcycle stays overnight, the rate is Rp15,000.
According to him, the number of motorcycles parked per day ranges from 100 to 200 units. With an estimated 20 working days in a month, this business becomes a relatively stable source of livelihood.
He claimed that net monthly income could reach Rp8 million during busy periods, excluding shophouse rental costs and employee wages.
“It’s not certain, but in a month, if it’s busy, it can reach Rp8 million, that’s already net excluding employee wages and rent,” said Bambang.
At that location, the parking owner said the system has evolved over time. When first starting, he used hanging tags for the motorcycles. However, that system often caused problems because the tags could fall off when customers boarded the train.
“Many fell on the train, then the wrong person would take it. Better for us to memorise the people,” said Bambang.
The guards remember who the motorcycle owners are, when they usually arrive, and even their return times.