Transjakarta Corridor 6 is a bus rapid transit corridor in

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, operated by

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. It operates from

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to the Galunggung BRT station within the

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. The streets that passed by Corridor 6 are Harsono RM, Taman Margasatwa, Warung Jati Barat, Mampang Prapatan, H.R. Rasuna Said, Kendal, Laturharhary, Sultan Agung, Setiabudi Barat, Setiabudi Tengah, and Galunggung streets. The corridor's main transit hub is at Galunggung in Dukuh Atas, where it is integrated with the

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at Sudirman railway station and the MRT North–South Line at , as well as the

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that runs parallel with Corridor 6 from Galunggung up to the Kuningan BRT station. A 35-minute express service between Ragunan and Kuningan is available only at 06:00 - 09:00.

History

Early operational

Corridor 6 began its trial run in December 2006 and inaugurated on January 27, 2007, along with Corridor 4, 5, and 7. Until , the corridor terminates at Halimun BRT station, before it was extended to Dukuh Atas 2 (now Galunggung). From its early operational in 2007 until , Corridor 6 was considered to have poor service, due to of its not roadworthy bus fleets, lackness of

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services, lackness of facilities on BRT stations, and unsterilized

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s from personal vehicles.

Service improvement

Since all facilities and services were considered poor, Transjakarta has made a lot of major and minor improvements, one of them by sterilizing the bus lane and revitalizing three BRT stations, Ragunan, SMK 57 (now Jati Barat), and Jati Padang stations in September 2022 which were completed and reopened on December 26, 2022, February 15 and March 4, 2023, respectively. Corridor 6 is no longer considered to have poor service currently.

Ragunan–Kuningan express service

On May 8, 2023, Transjakarta launched three express services on selected corridors, namely Ragunan–Underpass Kuningan (Corridor 6), Grogol–Semanggi ( Corridor 9), and Pluit–Kota ( Corridor 12). The express service was launched to accelerate bus time travel during

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s which only took 35 minutes. The express service only operates from 06:00 to 09:00.

List of BRT stations

* Currently, all stations are served by buses 24 hours a day. * Stations indicated by a → sign has a one way service towards Galunggung only.

Cross-corridor routes

Route 6A (Ragunan – Balai Kota via Kuningan)

* Until February 28, 2023, this route served from

to the Monas (now Monumen Nasional) BRT station via Kuningan ( Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said). From March 1 to November 5, 2023, routes 6A and 6B were shortened to terminate at the M.H. Thamrin BRT station. Both routes were extended to Balai Kota on November 6, 2023.

Route 6B (Ragunan – Balai Kota via Semanggi)

* Until February 28, 2023, this route served from Ragunan to the Monas (now Monumen Nasional) BRT station via the

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(which means the route passes

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and

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). From March 1 to November 5, 2023, routes 6B and 6A were shortened to terminate at the M.H. Thamrin BRT station. Both routes were extended to Balai Kota on November 6, 2023. * Station indicated by a → sign has a one way service towards Balai Kota only. * Semanggi to Bendungan Hilir BRT station via skywalk bridge which is maybe too steep for disabled person and takes at least 10 minutes walk.

Route 6V (Ragunan – Senayan Bank DKI)

* Stations indicated by a ← sign has a one way service towards Ragunan only.

Fleets

''Information correct as of December 2024'' * Mayasari Bakti (MB/MYS): **

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K310IB, white-blue (MYS) *

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(DMR): ** Skywell NJL6126BEV BRT e-bus, white-blue * Bianglala Metropolitan (BMP): ** SAG Golden Dragon XML6125JEVJ0C3 e-bus, white-blue **

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OH 1626 L A/T, white-blue (also serving as the night bus (22:00–05:00))

Depots

* Mayasari Bakti (MB/MYS): ** Cijantung * Perum DAMRI (DMR): ** Pulo Gadung * Bianglala Metropolitan (BMP): ** Ciputat

References

External links

* {{Authority control Bus routes in Indonesia TransJakarta