Traffic density in the area of Senen, Central Jakarta, with a background queue Transjakarta bus users, Wednesday (22 / 9)
Mass public transportation in Jakarta, especially at rush hour, always showing the drama of concern. On the train, bus Transjakarta, or on the bus, residents elbow and jostle each other, as well as alert to the possibility of crime. Palmerah Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (19/10) afternoon, filled with hundreds of people. They are just waiting for the train home from work it is usually called KRD-economy-from Tanah Abang to Rangkasbitung. Around 18.00, the new trains arrive.
The atmosphere changed bustle. They immediately attacked the train doors. To get into the train which was full, they cram themselves into the carriage. "Come on, push, push ..!" The cry came out in between screams of a mother whose leg was stepped on and squashed the crying child near the door.
Inside the car, they returned huddled with hundreds of other passengers. Just imagine, one carriage capacity for 100 people it's crowded with 400 people.
Incidentally, the carriage was carriage of goods. Without the seat and the handle, each passenger was standing with wobbly. When the train tilted to the left, everything is thrown to the left. As the train oblique to the right, they push to the right.
"One time, the train is too skewed. I and many passengers fell overlap, "said Heni (41), a resident of Jombang, Ciputat, South Tangerang.
Without the fan, the air stale. Bodies of all passengers drenched in sweat. The smell of sweat mingled with the perfume, the whole powder, or other odors that are not known.
more disturbing drama going on outside. Some passengers who could not enter the train, desperate to sit on the roof of the train, hanging on the door, or stand on the outskirts of the locomotive.
This scene takes place every day, especially during rush hour, when leaving for work (at around 06:00 to 08:00) and when got home from work (around at 17.00-19.00). Not only on the train, human density also occurred on the bus Transjakarta by citizens who like to be called busways, bus or public transportation (public transportation).
Although operating in the special lane and given air conditioners, bus Transjakarta in busway lane is not entirely comfortable. It was felt since the bus stop, especially at home from work. Tia (33), users Transjakarta corridor IV seeked Top-Pulogadung Hamlet, for example, never waited for a bus at the stop Hamlet on for an hour.
Misery continued when the bus that came was not carrying passengers until the final goal, namely Pulogadung, but only until TU Gas stops. "Time does not exist that explain why the bus was not until Pulogadung. Imagine, is not how upset passengers. Moreover, tickets can not be exchanged again with the money, "said Tia.
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System failure
Overcrowding in public transport is just one of the increasingly crowded picture of Jakarta. In different forms, a small community must also live in the crowded compact village, in the narrow houses, in a traffic jam, even scrambling opportunities.
According to urban experts from Trisakti University, Yayat Supriatna, crowding that occurs due to the dynamics of economic activity and national politics that is too centralized in Jakarta. The city is growing too fast to cross the line capacity and carrying capacity. The condition of this city is now nearly "system failure" that are difficult to solve.
In this situation, every person as told to find a solution on their own. The press and crowded public transport, for example, makes people do desperate, like a train ride on the roof, or hanging on the door of a city bus. "We need to encourage the redistribution of some of the functions of Jakarta to the surrounding area and increase the capacity to overcome various problems. If not so, the future of this city will be worse, "said Yayat Supriatna. Get ready!
