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Blok M (Transjakarta)
Blok M Terminal is a type-B bus terminal located within the commercial and entertainment quarter of Blok M in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia. It only serves city transport buses that connects several regions in Jakarta and its surrounding cities. The terminal primarily serves Transjakarta's BRT corridors and feeder routes. Perum DAMRI also operates numbers of shuttle bus services from the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and several gated communities in Greater Jakarta to Blok M terminal. Apart from DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti and Sinar Jaya also operates their bus routes to this terminal.

Due to the decrase of service quality, the Jakarta provincial government planned to revitalize Blok M terminal starting in 2024. This will be the second revitalization of the terminal after the first one in 1992, which forms the current building of the terminal.

History

Kebayoran Baru was originally built as the satellite city of Jakarta, prior to the city's major expansion, which have 17 blocks sorted from A to S. The first block (Blok A) was accidentally became a busy terminus point of public bus routes. In 1968, the then-Governor of Jakarta, Ali Sadikin proposed to built a permanent bus terminal on a 2.2 hectares (22,000 m) land in Blok M. Since the opening, it became a new terminus for all bus services in Kebayoran Baru, which was in a form of an open-air bus terminal.

In December 1990, Governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto wanted to revitalize the terminal, by combining it with a shopping arcade (later known as Blok M Mall) on the basement level. The first revitalization cost about IDR 80 billion at the time. In September 1992, the revitalization was completed, and the terminal was reinaugurated on 3 October of the same year.

The Provincial Government of Jakarta and PT. Integrasi Transit Jakarta, subsidiary of the Jakarta MRT, are planning to revitalize Blok M terminal once again in 2024. The plan is a part of the government to redevelop Blok M as an integrated transit-oriented development zone, alongside the CSW-ASEAN TOD. The revitalization will create a direct connection from Blok M BCA MRT station and the adjacent Martha Christina Tiahahu Literacy Park into the terminal.

Architecture and facilities

Blok M terminal is a three-storey terminal, where the first floor is the ground floor used as the platform of the terminal. The second and third floors are built underground. The second floor is used as a shopping arcade known as Blok M Mall or Mal Blok M. The third floor is used as the parking area, as well as a marketplace of used cars and other automobile needs.

1st floor, platform level

Blok M terminal has six lines, with lines 1-4 used for Transjakarta services. For Transjakarta, the first line is used for BRT services, the second and third platforms are used for non-BRT services, while the fourth platform is used for Mikrotrans and Royaltrans services. Lines 5 and 6 are used for Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses.

Line 6 ← Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 5 ← Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 4 ← TransJakarta: Mikrotrans and Royaltrans
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 3 ← Transjakarta: , , , , , , and Non-BRT routes
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 2 ← Transjakarta: , , , , , , and Non-BRT routes
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 1 ← Transjakarta: (ASEAN) List of Transjakarta corridors#Corridor 1 to Kota
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel

2nd floor, shopping arcade

The second floor of Blok M terminal is a shopping arcade better known as Blok M Mall, which used to be one of the most popular and busiest shopping malls in Jakarta between the 1990s and the 2000s. The mall was best known for its affordable clothing markets, and it had Ramayana Department Store and Robinson Supermarket [id] as the anchor tenants until 2017. Due to losing the market competition, caused by the existence of e-commerce and the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all kiosks in Blok M Mall have been permanently closed and the mall become very quite.

Transjakarta routes

101 Blok M
Transjakarta bus rapid transit station
The passenger boarding platform segment, taken in 2024
General information
LocationBlok M Bus Terminal, Melawai, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Owned byPT. Transportasi Jakarta
Managed byPT. Transportasi Jakarta
Line(s)List of Transjakarta corridors#Corridor 1 Blok M–Kota
Platforms1 side platform (BRT corridors)
3 side platforms (Non-BRT routes)
Connections Blok M BCA
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened15 January 2004 (2004-01-15)
Services
Preceding station   Transjakarta   Following station
Terminus   Corridor 1   CSW
towards Kota
TransJakarta
Service type Corridor Destination Fare (IDR) Platform line
Regular BRT List of Transjakarta corridors#Corridor 1 Blok M - Kota 3,500 Line 1
Inner-city feeder Pesanggrahan - Blok M Line 2
Tanah Abang - Blok M
Senen - Blok M
Blok M - Manggarai Station
Ragunan - Blok M (via Kemang)
Kampung Rambutan - Blok M
Blok M - PGC
Pondok Labu - Blok M Line 3
Meruya - Blok M
Rempoa - Blok M
Blok M - Pasar Minggu
Duren Tiga - Blok M (via Bangka Raya)
Joglo - Blok M
Bintaro - Blok M
Royaltrans (premium) Cibubur - Blok M 20,000 Line 4
Summarecon Bekasi - Blok M
MikroTrans Jak Lingko JAK-31 Andara - Blok M Free
JAK-95 Blok M - Lebak Bulus
  1. ^ Some of them are the successors of Kopaja and MetroMini, which ceased operational in 2020.

Other routes

Perum DAMRI

Airport shuttle

Jabodetabek Residence Connexion (JR Connexion)

JR Connexion is a shuttle bus service that connects the Jakarta city center with several residences in Greater Jakarta, iniated by the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) of the Ministry of Transportation. The list below are JR Connexion routes originally operated by Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta, before it merged with DAMRI in 2023.

Mayasari Bakti

Sinar Jaya

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Places nearby

See also

References

  1. ^ Sari, Janlika Putri Indah (22 October 2023). Ferdian, Azwar (ed.). "Terminal Blok M Bakal Direvitalisasi Mulai 2024". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ JELAJAH Terminal Blok M yang Siap Direvitalisasi II Nantinya Jadi Kawasan Berorientasi Transit. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ PT. Transportasi Jakarta [@PT_Transjakarta] (27 August 2022). "#INFOTRANSJAKARTA | Sahabat TiJe, Halte Blok M jalur 1 merupakan titik akhir dari Koridor 1 dan 10H. Pelanggan wajib tap out sebelum keluar dan melanjutkan perjalanan di jalur 2,3, dan 4" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Dewi, Mis Fransiska (3 January 2023). "Kisah Tiga Mal di Blok M yang Berbeda Nasib". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ Simangunsong, Wasti Samaria (8 July 2023). Ihsanuddin (ed.). "Menyusuri Sunyinya Mal Blok M, Pusat Mode yang Kian Redup Terkikis Waktu Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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