Electric Buses in Surabaya Operated 12 Days Then Stopped Prepared for Transportation of the U-20 World Cup

Electric Bus in Surabaya Operates 12 Days Then Stops, Needs Technical Improvements SURYA

CO ID I SURABAYA - The future of mass transportation in the city of Surabaya has started with the operation of electric buses

Buses without emissions or exhaust gas are predicted to be the main alternative for Surabaya residents because transportation is environmentally friendly and comfortable As of December 18 2022, the citizens of the City of Heroes are amazed by mass transportation without fossil fuels such as diesel fuel paved in this city

The sound of the engine is not audible, the cabin is spacious and comfortable with air conditioning This bus with a capacity of 40 passengers is projected to be the transportation of the future

The bus with the body marked as made in PT INKA Madiun (BUMN) and the logos of a number of state universities (PTN) was successfully tested on 18-19 December 2022 The next day, 20 December 2022, it was immediately launched

No kidding, the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi and officials from the Ministry of Transportation inaugurated the first electric bus in Indonesia But ahead of the new year on January 31 2022, the bus without exhaust can no longer be seen on the streets of Surabaya

When it was launched, the electric bus was operating to serve 15 passengers Two are reserved

This bus belongs to the Ministry of Transportation which was made by PT INKA and entrusted by Perum Damri Surabaya as the operator Causes of Buses Stopping Operations Information that Surya managed to glean regarding the stoppage of electric buses, one of the reasons for electric buses to be stopped due to the need for a new agreement

General Manager of Perum Damri Surabaya Yulianto said that his party as the operator needs to re-perform the agreement and MoU on the operation of electric buses " There needs to be improvement on the technical side of this

This is very reasonable," said Yulianto Apart from that, the time needed for charging the battery also takes longer

Currently, the charging station placed in the Damri pool in Jagir Surabaya is being transported for optimization Meanwhile, dozens of electric buses in Jagir are also being transported

will be refined again When will it be operational again? Out of dozens of existing electric buses, there are currently 5 electric bus battery charging stations

Apart from the three in Damri Jagir's garage, two other stations are also provided at Purabaya Terminal All of these supporting infrastructure are currently being carried out evaluation for more optimal improvements

As of December 31, 2022 until now there has been no replacement for the purabaya-merr-kenjeran park route Many passengers have asked about the existence of electric buses that can take them to the industrial center at SIER to Kenjeran Park

The GM of Perum Damri Surabaya, who is from Kendal, Central Java, hopes that the contract renewal with the Ministry of Transportation will be completed soon "I hope that at the beginning of February the buses can be operated again

Hopefully Please support and pray," hoped Yulianto

Corridor 3 Must Continue to Serve Passengers Since it stopped operating on December 31 2022, until now there has been no replacement bus There are no buses covering the Trans Semanggi Suroboyo electric bus route yet

Even though many passengers have already relied on the electric bus fleet The electric bus route is an extension route from Trans Semanggi Suroboyo which crosses the MERR route to Mount Anyar

Every day, many are already waiting for electric buses The Transportation Agency for the Surabaya City Transportation Agency, Soenoto, said that he would try to keep passengers receiving service in the corridors left by the electric buses

But his party is still waiting for coordination with the Ministry of Transportation "If the results of the coordination indicate that the electric buses cannot operate immediately, there will be efforts by the Surabaya City Government to provide mass transportation services in the corridors that electric buses have temporarily suspended," said Soenoto

In addition, the renewal of the contract between Damri and the Ministry of Transportation

Noto said that Surabaya was only a place All operational and technical issues regarding electric buses were at the Ministry of Transportation and Damri

The Surabaya Transportation Agency, which regulates routes to electric buses, will have the opportunity to serve two corridors Current corridor 3 and corridor 5: Siola-Manukan-Benowo

World Cup Official Transportation in Surabaya Electric Bus is a solution for environmentally friendly public transportation Currently there are 15 units in Surabaya

The bus, which was previously the official transportation for the Bali G20 Summit, served one corridor, namely corridor 3 (Purabaya-SIER-MERR-Kenjeran Park) It is planned that the anti-pollution bus will also serve one more corridor

The Surabaya City Transportation Agency ensures that there are routes for electric buses in corridor 5 This corridor includes service routes from Siola-Kedungdoro-Manukan-Benowo

Because Benowo is close to Gelora Bung Tomo (GBT), electric buses for Corridor 5 will also pass through the stadium later this magnificent "We have prepared a route up to GBT," said the Head of Surabaya Transportation Agency Soenoto

The route to the GBT area is also in the framework of welcoming an international level event The city of Surabaya will also be one of the venues for the U-20 World Cup

Information received by Surya, the Trans Semanggi Suroboyo electric bus which stopped operating is also for the official transportation of the World Cup The U-20 World Cup will be held between May-June 2023

The electric bus will be fully operational to serve spectators The bus will pass to the front of the GBT Stadium, the venue for the U-20 World Cup matches

Not only local spectators, but football spectators from various countries will also be served by the electric bus Later there will be a total of 17 electric buses specifically serving Corridor 5 to the GBT

Passengers in Surabaya Abandoned The operation time for electric buses in Surabaya has not yet been clear In effect, people who usually rely on buses are confused

Until now, the Surabaya Transportation Agency (Dishub) does not know the certainty when this bus will re-operate The latest information is that the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) only sent a notice of dismissal

"The Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia on January 3, 2023 wrote to the Surabaya City Government asking for time Electric bus services are still being evaluated for operational and contract work," said the Head of the Surabaya City Transportation Service (Dishub), Tundjung Iswandaru in Surabaya, Tuesday (10/1)

The electric bus, which is part of the Ministry of Transportation's program through Buy The Service (BTS), serves the new Trans Semanggi Surabaya route In collaboration with Damri, this route serves the Purabaya Terminal corridor to Kenjeran and vice versa

Launched since late December 2022, the existence of this fleet replaces the Suroboyo Bus (SB) which previously served this route (Mount Anyar-Kenjeran PP) The four Suroboyo Bus units that were previously on the corridor have now been diverted to other routes

Quoting SB passenger data for 2022, passengers on this route are around 5,000-12,000 passengers in one month or around 5-10 percent of the total SB passengers in Surabaya In fact, the peak had reached 17,070 passengers last September

Not surprisingly, because SB is the only mode of public transportation on this route There is no lyn to other public buses on the route

Practically, in the absence of public transportation, passengers on this route are forced to change to other means of transportation Both to private vehicles and online motorcycle taxis (ojol)

Until now, the Surabaya Transportation Agency has not been able to return the Suroboyo Bus, which is now operating on other routes The Transportation Agency is worried that this short solution will actually create confusion for passengers and disrupt services on other routes

The only thing the Municipal Government can do is push the Ministry to immediately resolve the problem with the operator, Damri "They (Ministry of Transportation) promised to resume services in the city of Surabaya as soon as possible," he explained

According to Tundjung, the problem was caused by the bus's electrical system and the annual contract extension "The operation is jammed or the electricity supply is not smooth, that's why this is being evaluated," he said

The Head of the Transportation Sector, Surabaya City Transportation Agency, Sunoto conveyed, the operation of the Bus from the Ministry of Transportation cut the waiting time for vehicles at bus stops From the initial 45 minutes (4 units of Suroboyo Bus) to only 15 minutes (11 units of Trans Semanggi)

"So, passengers are more comfortable with a shorter headway," said Sunoto Not only on the Purabaya-Kenjeran route, other routes were also affected

Among them, the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal (TIJ) route to the Osowilangon Terminal (TOW) and vice versa This route received an abundance of buses from the Mount Anyar-Kenjeran corridor which were replaced by electric buses

Passenger waiting time has been reduced from 45 minutes to 25 minutes "Even though it's not ideal (15 minutes), the waiting time is much shorter now

So, if what is already good is then returned to before, we are worried it will confuse passengers," he said (Nuraini Faiq/Bobby Koloway) passengers are getting more comfortable with a shorter headway," said Sunoto

Not only on the Purabaya-Kenjeran route, other routes were also affected Among them, the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal (TIJ) route to the Osowilangon Terminal (TOW) and vice versa

This route received an abundance Buses from the Gunung Anyar-Kenjeran corridor were replaced by electric buses The waiting time for passengers was reduced from the initial 45 minutes to 25 minutes

"Even though it's not ideal (15 minutes), the waiting time is much shorter now So, if those that are already good are then returned to before, we are worried that it will confuse passengers," he said

(Nuraini Faiq/Bobby Koloway) passengers are getting more comfortable with a shorter headway," said Sunoto Not only on the Purabaya-Kenjeran route, other routes were also affected

Among them, the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal (TIJ) route to the Osowilangon Terminal (TOW) and vice versa This route received an abundance Buses from the Gunung Anyar-Kenjeran corridor were replaced by electric buses

The waiting time for passengers was reduced from the initial 45 minutes to 25 minutes "Even though it's not ideal (15 minutes), the waiting time is much shorter now

So, if those that are already good are then returned to before, we are worried that it will confuse passengers," he said (Nuraini Faiq/Bobby Koloway) the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal (TIJ) route to the Osowilangon Terminal (TOW) and vice versa

This route received an abundance of buses from the Mount Anyar-Kenjeran corridor which were replaced by electric buses Passenger waiting time has been reduced from 45 minutes to 25 minutes

"Even though it's not ideal (15 minutes), the waiting time is much shorter now So, if what is already good is then returned to before, we are worried it will confuse passengers," he said

(Nuraini Faiq/Bobby Koloway) the Joyoboyo Intermodal Terminal (TIJ) route to the Osowilangon Terminal (TOW) and vice versa This route received an abundance of buses from the Mount Anyar-Kenjeran corridor which were replaced by electric buses

Passenger waiting time has been reduced from 45 minutes to 25 minutes "Even though it's not ideal (15 minutes), the waiting time is much shorter now

So, if what is already good is then returned to before, we are worried it will confuse passengers," he said (Nuraini Faiq/Bobby Koloway)