Transjakarta (stylised in all-lowercase, often erroneously called Busway sometimes shortened as TJ, and branded as TiJe) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first BRT system in Southeast Asia, it commenced operations on 15 January 2004 to provide a fast public transport system to help reduce rush hour traffic. The system is considered Jakarta's premier public transit offering. The buses run in dedicated lanes (busways), and ticket prices are subsidised by the regional government.
Transjakarta has the world's longest BRT system ( in length), which operates about 5,000 buses, of which 470 are electric. Transjakarta aims to have 50 percent of its fleet be electric buses by 2027. By 2030, the aim is for the entire Transjakarta ecosystem to use electric buses. As of March 2026, it serves an average of 1.4 million passengers daily and covers 92.5% of Jakarta's area.
The system is operated by municipally owned company PT Transportasi Jakarta. However, many of its fleet is operated by private companies alongside the company itself.
History
Transjakarta was conceived to provide a fast, comfortable, and affordable mass transportation system in Jakarta. The proposal for a BRT system was emerged in 2001; Governor of Jakarta at the time, Sutiyoso proposed four mass public transportation modes in Jakarta: Mass-rapid transit (MRT), with the construction of the first line beginning in late 2013 and opening in March 2019. Monorail, which began construction in 2004 but was halted shortly thereafter. The construction was expected to resume in 2013 but was eventually permanently cancelled two years later. Bus rapid transit (BRT), by carrying the concept from the TransMilenio system in Bogotá, Colombia. Water transport (waterway), which was short-lived.
The MRT was considered a long-term goal thanks to its speed and capacity, but it required large foreign investment. At the time, Indonesia lost investor confidence due to concerns about domestic instability in the early 2000s, following the fall of the New Order regime in 1998, so the MRT construction could not be realised. Among those four, the bus rapid transit was considered the most likely to be realised in the near future because it didn't require foreign investment.
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) was an important party accompanying the BRT planning process. The initial concept was created by PT Pamintori Cipta, a transportation consultant who had frequently worked with the Jakarta Office of Transportation (Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi DKI Jakarta). Apart from the private sector, several other parties supported the project, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and University of Indonesia's Center for Transportation Studies (UI–CTS).
The buses were given lanes restricted from other traffic and separated by concrete blocks on the streets that became part of the busway routes. The first Transjakarta line opened to the public on 15 January 2004. It was free to ride for the first two weeks, after which commercial operations started on 1February 2004.
Currently, Transjakarta has 14 main BRT corridors and 17 cross-corridor BRT services. In addition, there are about 200 non-BRT services that serve beyond the exclusive busway corridors to serve smaller streets as well as neighbouring suburbs. The number of Transjakarta buses has also increased dramatically, from 605 medium-to-large buses in 2015 to about 4,700 in 2026. The fare has remained Rp3,500 (27 US cents) per passenger since operations began. In November 2020, Transjakarta won the 2021 Sustainable Transport Award.
Operations
Routes
15 corridors were initially planned, 14 of which are currently in operation. Corridors 1 to 12 and Corridor 14 operates at a ground level, mostly separated from mixed traffic by roadblocks. Corridor 13 is the first and only corridor to feature a dedicated elevated track.
Other than the 14 main BRT corridors, Transjakarta operates 17 cross-corridor BRT services, 64 non-BRT services operating within the city border, 18 non-BRT services operating into the satellite cities called Transjabodetabek, 10 premium non-BRT services called Royaltrans, 3 city tour services called Bus Wisata, 65 routes consists of Metrotrans electric buses and 100 microbus services called Mikrotrans.
Most services run from 5:00am to 10:00pm daily. The 24-hour overnight service called AMARI is available for the 14 main BRT corridors as well as 4 Mikrotrans services.
Corridor # Origin-Destination Length of Line Opened BRT Standard (2025) Blok M – Kota15.48 km 15 January 2004 Silver Pulo Gadung – Monumen Nasional17.88 km 15 January 2006 Bronze Kalideres – Monumen Nasional16.14 km Pulo Gadung – Galunggung12.33 km 27 January 2007 Ancol – Kampung Melayu13.58 km Ragunan – Galunggung15.90 km Kampung Rambutan – Kampung Melayu12.57 km Basic BRT Lebak Bulus – Pasar Baru25.33 km 21 February 2009 Pinang Ranti – Pluit31.57 km 31 December 2010 Tanjung Priok – PGC19.11 km Pulo Gebang – Kampung Melayu13.86 km 28 December 2011 Pluit – Tanjung Priok23.30 km 14 February 2013 CBD Ciledug – Tegal Mampang14.18 km 14 August 2017 JIS – Senen Toyota Rangga9.7 km 11 November 2023 JIS – Pulo Gebang TBD (planned) TBD16 Kampung Melayu – Harmoni 17 Ancol – Tanjung Priok 18 Puri Kembangan – Pluit 19 Manggarai – UI
Timeline 15 January 2004: Corridor 1 (Blok M to Kota) began a public trial run. 1 February 2004: Corridor 1 (Blok M to Kota) started commercial operations. 15 January 2006: Corridor 2 (Pulo Gadung to Harmoni) and Corridor 3 (Kalideres to Pasar Baru) became operational. 27 January 2007: Corridor 4 (Pulo Gadung to Dukuh Atas), Corridor 5 (Kampung Melayu to Ancol), Corridor 6 (Halimun to Ragunan) and Corridor 7 (Kampung Rambutan to Kampung Melayu) became operational. 10 September 2008: Grogol and RS Sumber Waras stations began serving Corridor 3. Pemuda Rawamangun and Pramuka BPKP stations began serving Corridor 4. Gunung Sahari and Salemba Carolus stations began serving Corridor 5. 21 February 2009: Corridor 8 (Lebak Bulus to Harmoni) became operational. 31 December 2010: Corridor 9 (Pluit to Pinang Ranti) and Corridor 10 (PGC to Tanjung Priok) became operational. 18 March 2011: Corridor 1 and Corridor 9 extended service hours to 11:00pm. Services beyond 10:00pm skipped several stations. 20 May 2011: Corridor 2 and Corridor 3 extended service hours to 11;00pm, but only 9 out of 22 stations on Corridor 2 and 9 out of 13 stations on Corridor 3 served beyond 10:00pm. 1 July 2011: Corridors 4 to 7 extended their service hours, leaving only Corridor8 without service beyond 10:00pm. 28 September 2011: Three non-BRT services launched with Route1 from West Jakarta Municipal Office to Daan Mogot Ave, Route2 from Tanah Abang KRL station to Medan Merdeka Selatan Blvd and Route3 from Sudirman CBD to Bundaran Senayan BRT station. The fare was Rp6,500 ($0.72), which covered both the non-BRT and BRT tickets. However, these services were short-lived due to low ridership. 13 December 2011: Transjakarta implemented a policy of segregating male and female passengers, following the KRL Commuterline's example. The area between the driver's cab and the middle set of doors was designated as a women-only area. 28 December 2011: Corridor 11 (Kampung Melayu to Walikota Jakarta Timur) became operational, with a shuttle bus between Pulo Gebang and Walikota Jakarta Timur. Jatinegara RS Premier station began serving both Corridors 11 and 5. c. 2011-2012: Corridor 6 was extended to Dukuh Atas 2. The main Corridor 8 service stopped serving RS Tarakan, Tomang Mandala, S. Parman Podomoro City, and Grogol 2 stations. Service 8A was introduced to serve these stations, running between Grogol 2 and Juanda. Corridor 9 stopped serving Kramat Jati, PGC 1, and BKN stations and was diverted to Jagorawi Highway between Garuda Taman Mini and Cawang UKI stations. 14 February 2013: Corridor 12 (Pluit to Tanjung Priok) became operational. 19 May 2014: The extension of Corridor 2 (Pulo Gadung to Harapan Indah) became operational. 1 June 2014: Transjakarta introduced two new overnight services, AMARI (Angkutan Malam Hari) and ANDINI (Angkutan Dini Hari), which operate from 10:00pm to 5:00am the next day, effectively making the network operational 24 hours a day. Overnight services were only available for Corridors 1, 3, and 9. 4 June 2014: Due to the construction of Jakarta MRT Phase 1, Masjid Agung, Bundaran Senayan, and Karet stations were relocated to temporary structures, while Bundaran HI and Setiabudi stations were closed and demolished. May 2015: Corridors 2, 5, 7, and 10 started overnight operations. July 2015: The western end of Corridor 12 was cut short, terminating at Penjaringan. c. 2016: Corridor 11 began through service from Kampung Melayu to Pulo Gebang. c. 2017-2018: Setiabudi Utara, GOR Sumantri, and Departemen Kesehatan stations were relocated to temporary structures during the construction of Jabodebek LRT. 16 August 2017: Corridor 13 (Puri Beta 2 to Tendean) became operational, but several stations on the elevated track were still not open to passengers. 1 March 2018: Swadarma and JORR stations began serving Corridor 13. 7 July 2018: Rawa Barat and Velbak stations began serving Corridor 13, leaving only CSW 1, which remained mothballed. 12 November 2018: Corridor 13 was extended to CBD Ciledug. 24 March 2019: Bundaran HI station was reopened after the MRT started operations. 12 August 2019: The eastern end of Corridor 12 was cut short, terminating at Sunter Kelapa Gading. The reason given was to reduce headways without sacrificing service, since the section between Sunter Kelapa Gading and Tanjung Priok was already served by Corridor 10. 4 December 2019: Due to the construction of Jabodebek LRT, Corridor 4 was temporarily extended to Tosari, while Dukuh Atas 2 station was relocated to a temporary structure. March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the overnight AMARI service hours were reduced to only 12:00am. 16 December 2020 to 25 July 2024: Pasar Baru station was closed for revitalisation works that would take a month. The station's revitalisation marked the start of a major network-wide revitalisation project to rebuild dozens of BRT stations. The stations were closed in several rounds and rebuilt using the Transjakarta's third-generation BRT station design. Stations that were rebuilt were Bundaran Senayan, Gelora Bung Karno, Bendungan Hilir, Dukuh Atas (both buildings), Tosari, Bundaran HI, Sarinah, Pulo Gadung (both buildings), Pulo Mas, Senen, Senen Sentral, Juanda, Balai Kota, Kwitang, Kalideres, Jembatan Baru, Jembatan Gantung, Indosiar, Grogol (both buildings), Pramuka BPKP, Manggarai, Pasar Rumput, Halimun, Kebon Pala, Pasar Jatinegara, Kampung Melayu, Ragunan, SMK 57, Jati Padang, PGC 1, Cawang UKI, Pasar Kebayoran Lama, Cikoko Stasiun Cawang, Pancoran Barat, Kuningan Barat, Gatot Subroto Jamsostek, Gatot Subroto LIPI, Semanggi, Slipi Petamburan and Stasiun Jatinegara 2. The last station, Semanggi, reopened on 25 July 2024. 18 December 2021: Corridor 12 was reextended to Pluit and Tanjung Priok. However, to this day, most buses still only serve the section between Penjaringan and Sunter Kelapa Gading, with only a limited number of buses going all the way to the terminus stations. 22 December 2021: The new CSW-ASEAN TOD building was opened, connecting CSW 1 (which had not been opened since the first day of Corridor 13's commercial operations) with two new Corridor 1 stations (Kejaksaan Agung and ASEAN) and the ASEAN MRT station. CSW 1 reopened as the last station on Corridor 13 to serve passengers.