To Support Campus Mobilization, Unpad Provides Jatinangor-Dipati Ukur Inter-Campus Bus Service

Jatinangor, West Java – The provision of off-campus transportation has always been a need for the campus community. In addition to helping save money, off-campus transportation is useful in reducing air pollution. 

In line with this, Universitas Padjadjaran has provided free transportation for students to connect Unpad Dipati Ukur Campus with Unpad Jatinangor Campus. The free transportation provided is expected to increase the effectiveness of Unpad student mobility. 

Director of Facilities and Infrastructure Unpad in 2017, Dr. Irwan Ary Dharmawan states that the initiation is a result of an agreement from discussions between the university represented by the Directorate of Facilities and Infrastructure with students represented by the Student Executive Board (BEM) Kema Unpad.

“Actually, our leaders have programmed this for a long time. Then, last month, we intensely communicated with BEM,” says Irwan during an interview at the Ruang Radio Unpad.

The provision of free transportation is in collaboration with Perum DAMRI. In this regard, two units of buses are provided, each with a capacity of 54 seats and can accommodate up to 90 students. The two bus units are divided into one bus for trips from Jatinangor Campus to Dipati Ukur Campus, while the rest for trips from Dipati Ukur Campus to Jatinangor Campus. 

Irwan explains that students who want to use this facility need to show their Student Identity Card (KTM). This aims to filter passengers who want to board the bus, so as to ensure that passengers are really Unpad students.  

Bus departure times are at 06.00 WIB and 17.00 WIB for buses on the Dipati Ukur – Jatinangor route. As for the bus with the Jatinangor – Dipati Ukur route, it is at 06.00 WIB and 16.00 WIB (Monday-Tuesday), as well as 13.00 WIB and 16.00 WIB (Wednesday-Friday). As for the Jatinangor destination bus, it will surround the faculties on the Jatinangor campus. 

Irwan adds that the bus travel route will pass through the Pasupati flyover-Jalan Dr. Djunjunan-Tol Pasteur-Tol Purbaleunyi and vice versa. During the trip, the buses are not allowed to pick up and drop off passengers. This is done so that the travel time is faster. 

He also says that the Directorate of Facilities and Infrastructure will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of this program.  

“If the occupancy rate and effectiveness are high, it is possible that in the future we will increase the fleet and departure schedule,” he says. 

Irwan hopes that students can contribute to maintaining the existing facilities, namely by maintaining cleanliness and order on the bus during the trip.

Before this special student transportation program took effect, Universitas Padjadjaran cooperated with Perum DAMRI regarding the provision of special buses for lecturers and employees. Every day the bus serves three departure routes, namely Dipati Ukur-Cicaheum-Cibiru-Jatinangor and vice versa, Dipati Ukur-Kiaracondong-Soekarno Hatta-Cibiru-Jatinangor and vice versa, and Terminal Elang-Soekarno Hatta-Tol Moh. Toha-Tol Padaleunyi-Jatinangor and vice versa. The bus operating time is 06.00 WIB from Dipati Ukur and Terminal Elang and 16.00 WIB from the Jatinangor campus. 

Writer: Maria Imanuella Dewi Sekartaji

Translator: Jauza Maryam Mumtazah