| BRT Banjarbakula | |
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 Fleet of Banjarbakula BRT | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | BRT Banjarbakula |
| Area served | Greater Banjarmasin (Banjarbakula) area |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 3 |
| Number of stations | 37 (as of 2019) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 14 August 2019 |
| Operator(s) | Ministry of Transportation |
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BRT Banjarbakula, also informally known as "Tayo bus",[2] is abus rapid transit (BRT) system serving Greater Banjarmasin metropolitan area, encompassingBanjarmasin,Banjarbaru, and parts ofBanjar Regency inIndonesia.[3] It comprises three routes and more than 37 bus stops as of 2019.[3] After several months of trials with free service, it launched on 14 August 2019 to coincide with the celebration of 69 years since the creation ofSouth Kalimantan province.[4] The local government plans to expand the system to 6 routes and a total of 112 bus stops, encompassing the entireBanjar regency,Tanah Laut regency, andBarito Kuala regency; covering the entire metropolitan area with service.[5][6] The government is also considering handing operations to a private firm in 2021 to boost its development.[6] As of September 2020, recruitment of new drivers for the service was stalled because of theCOVID-19 pandemic, hampering route and fleet expansion needed to keep up with demand.[7]
During2021 South Kalimantan floods, several terminals and bus stops were damaged and used by victims of flood as shelter, but according to officials the service were still operating as usual.[8] During the annual event commemorating death of a charismaticulema from the region,Muhammad Zaini Abdul Ghani [id;bjn], bus tickets are free for pilgrims.[9]
After the outbreak ofCOVID-19 pandemic in the province, the number of passengers per bus was limited to a maximum of 12 people.[10][11] New rules such as wearing masks andlarge-scale social restrictions were implemented.[3] Hours of operation were also changed to 06:30–17:00 (Central Indonesia Time) from Monday to Friday and 08:00–15:00 on weekends and holidays.[12]
