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Officially Launched, Feeder Transport in Surabaya Operates Starting Tomorrow

The Surabaya WiraWiri Feeder Transport was inaugurated today, Thursday (2/3/2023) and the public transportation is planned to operate starting tomorrow, Friday (3/3/2023).

Tundjung Iswandaru, Head of the Surabaya City Transportation Agency (Dishub), stated that this public transportation is transportation that has a smaller dimension.

“Hopefully, it can reach passengers to narrow areas or roads in Surabaya,” he said at the inauguration ceremony of the Wirawiri Feeder in Surabaya, on Thursday (2/3/2023).

So according to him, it can become public transportation whose services are close and beneficial to all people in Surabaya.

During the inauguration ceremony for the transportation, 52 public transport units were launched, consisting of two types, namely 14 units with a capacity of 14 passengers and 38 units with a capacity of 10 passengers.

Meanwhile, there are five routes for the operation of this feeder transport, namely Benowo-Tunjungan Terminal, PNR Mayjend Sungkono-Embong Wungu, Joyoboyo-Kedung Asem Intermodal Terminal, Penjaringan Sari-Gunung Anyar and Puspa Raya-HR. Mohammed.

“In addition, the facilities offered in public transportation include air conditioning, CCTV, and special seats for children, women, men and the elderly,” he said.

Furthermore, the fare for transporting the feeder is Rp. 5,000, while for school children it is Rp. 2,500 and specifically for the elderly, it is free. And the operating time, which starts at 05.30 to 21.30 WIB.

Meanwhile, Eri Cahyadi Mayor of Surabaya said the launch of feeder transport was also part of an effort to provide public transport services that are evenly distributed in Surabaya.

“We are trying at the ends of Surabaya to be able to use mass transportation, so that it is not only in the middle of the city,” he said.

He hopes that with the feeder transportation, it can be useful for all Surabaya people in traveling, as well as reducing traffic jams in Surabaya.

“With the inauguration of this feeder, please pray for it to be beneficial for the people of Surabaya City, because this is the only struggle we are doing with the Surabaya City DPRD to reduce traffic jams. So it must be maintained,” he concluded. (ris/abd/ipg)

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