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ONCE AGAIN:

INTEGRATION

he other day I was travelling from Pondok work between the city-owned enterprises such
Cina Station, Depok to Cikini Station, Central as TransJakarta, MRT and LRT with the state-
TJakarta. Unfortunately, a friend I was owned enterprises PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).
about to accompany to the Eijkman Institute I, who always use Commuter Line train for daily
for Molecular Biology at Cipto Mangunkusumo commute, was pleased to know that in the future
Hospital Complex suddenly cancelled the plan. I will only need to bring one card, the JakLingko
As I looked out the train’s window as it stopped card. Also, the fare is relatively cheap, which is
at Manggarai Station, I realized that I was at the enough to pay various kind of transport modes
new, revamped station. I was very curious so I like MRT, LRT, TransJakarta, Commuter Line and
decided to get off at the station. “Is this really Mikrotrans.
the Manggarai Station or is it Singapore’s Changi
Airport?” I asked myself as I went downstair by Therefore, I was so confused when I read an
the escalator. The building becomes so modern, article from a leading media company. The
clean and comfortable. Out of the blue, the picture writer, an observer who is also a master-
of General Sudirman came into my mind, the one graduate from a university at the US, accused the
when he got off a train at Manggarai Station on government of Jakarta for wanting to control all
November 11, 1946 after being intercepted by the of the transport companies in the city, including
English soldiers at Kranji Station during his trip its human resources. The accusation was made
from Yogyakarta. Who knew that 107 years since one-sided without interviewing the authorities
its development by the Dutch colony, the station at the City Hall. Therefore, I would like to advise
has finally changed its look. him to try commuting in the city using public
transportation. Try to use the train, TransJakarta
Along with Tebet, Palmerah, Gondangdia and bus, MRT and LRT trains, or Mikrotrans angkot. Do
Jakarta Kota Stations, the Manggarai Station will not criticize before actually trying to experience
also be revamped after the rejuvenation of Senen, what little people like me have experienced.
Tanah Abang, Juanda and Sudirman Station. It What I have experienced in the streets almost
became a great move to change the look of the a quarter century ago was far worse than it
city’s public transportation, integration is the key is today, when I took the Jabodetabek trains,
to it. Not only the infrastructure, the government Kopaja, Metro Mini buses, or Mikrolet cars which
also integrate the connection between modes had always stopped or drove carelessly.
and the payment system. They revamped the
TransJakarta bus stops, Mikrotrans stops, online I am reminded of the concern said by the late
ojek and also bajaj. Trials for payment system Jakob Oetama, who founded Kompas newspaper
using JakLingko card and application were held from a house in a dry, hot environment at Jalan
before it is launched for public passengers. Kramat, “What has lost from this country is the
Moreover, the integration resulted in a relatively trust, the ability to believe in each other.” When
affordable fare, which is Rp5,000 to get on TransJakarta Cares service was launched to
several public transport modes for three hours. A provide people with disabilities, I accidentally
friend of mine gave me the two-thumbs up after read a very cynical comment: “Are you no longer
his trip by angkot, using the free tap JakLingko capable to take care of normal people and care
card. “This is it! This is pro-people!” for the disabled instead?” I, as a father of a kid
with autism, cried upon reading it.
This transport integration is a collaborative Ramdan Malik

10th EDITION 2021TAHUN 2021
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Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta