TransJakarta Corridor 13 is the TransJakarta bus rapid transit route that serves from CBD Ciledug, Tangerang to Tendean BRT station, South Jakarta. The roads traversed by corridor 13 are HOS Tjokroaminoto (Tangerang), Ciledug Raya, Kebayoran Lama, Kyai Maja, Trunojoyo, Wolter Monginsidi, and Kapten Tendean. This is the first TransJakarta corridor to operate on a primarily elevated route, running via a 9 kilometre long, 8 metre wide, dedicated elevated bus lane, with height ranging from 18 to 23 metres above ground level. A trial run of the elevated route operated on 15 May 2017. The route soft launched on 14 August 2017, with official operation starting 2 days later. The two main route variations are regular routes, operating all stops for a 20-minute end-to-end journey, and the TransJakarta express route, stopping only at CSW and Velbak stations, taking 10 minutes end-to-end.
CBD Ciledug, Puri Beta 2, Puri Beta 1, Adam Malik, and Tendean BRT stations are at-grade, while JORR, Swadarma, Cipulir, Seskoal, Kebayoran Lama, Mayestik, CSW, Tirtayasa, and Rawa Barat stations are along the elevated route.
There were originally six cross-corridor routes of corridor 13. Due to the completion of Cakra Selaras Wahana (CSW) transit hub, TransJakarta decided to terminate the operation corridor 13A from 22 February 2022 onwards and 13B on 29 May 2023, while corridor 13C no longer serves several stations in corridor 1.
History
Background
Since the first corridor was opened in 2004, there were 14 planned TransJakarta corridors. Corridors that were proposed to be built elevated were corridor 13 (Pondok Kelapa–Blok M), 14 (Manggarai–Universitas Indonesia), and 15 (Ciledug–Blok M) (see image). However, as of 2014, the route plan for corridor 13 was changed into Ciledug–Blok M–Tendean route, using the entire original route plan for corridor 15 and partially used corridor 13's original plan.
Corridor construction
The construction of the elevated bus lane for corridor 13 started on Tuesday, 10 March 2015. Vice Governor of Jakarta, Djarot Saiful Hidayat has inaugurated the construction of the elevated lane for Corridor 13, with the route Kapten Tendean - Blok M - Ciledug, on Jalan Kebayoran Baru, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. The project, which cost Rp 2.3 trillion, was carried out by 8 different contractors at 8 different points. The eight packages are the Tendean package (1,000 meters) done by PT Adhi Karya Tbk, the Santa package (1,250 meters) by PT Yasa Patrisia Perkasa, the Trunojoyo package (1,375 meters) done by PT Jaya Kontruksi, the Taman Puring package (1,200 meters) done by PT Hutama Karya, the Kebayoran Lama package (1,300 meters) is done by PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk, the Kostrad package (1,400 meters) is done by PT Istaka Karya CO together with PT Agra Budi, the Ciledug package (1,500 meters) is done by PT Waskita Karya Tbk, and the Seskoal Package (1,400 meters) was carried out by PT Wijaya Karya Tbk.
Corridor 13 is the first corridor that uses an elevated route, but in the development of the project it was not environmentally friendly, such as the CSW BRT station which was not environmentally friendly because the number of steps is 117 and has a height of more than 23 meters. And in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election it was mentioned that corridor 13, out of 10 BRT stations, only 1 used ramps and the rest used stairs.
It was planned that corridor 13 will use elevators and escalators because it was not environmentally friendly. The lift was planned to be built at the CSW BRT Station, while escalators would be installed at the Cipulir, Tirtayasa, and CSW BRT Stations. The CSW station was the only station that uses an elevator and escalator.
Trial run
On 14 March 2017, this corridor has already conducted a trial run for Transjakarta buses. PT Transjakarta plans to prepare a fleet of 100 buses and recruit 250-300 new drivers to serve the new route. Based on the initial simulation, Transjakarta buses can run from Ciledug to Tendean in 25 minutes. This travel time also includes stopping for 15-20 seconds at the 12 stops that would be used.
On 6 May 2017, Corridor 13 began trials using 20 Transjakarta bus fleets. The trial was stopped the next day due to traffic disturbances in Ciledug and the Mayor of Tangerang banned the buses to enter Tangerang, but eventually Transjakarta buses were allowed to enter the Tangerang City area on 10 May, and were tested starting from 12 May until its inauguration.