Perum DAMRI

DAMRI Public Corporation (Perusahaan Umum DAMRI; was Djawatan Angkoetan Motor Repoeblik Indonesia, lit. Motor Transport Enterprise of the Republic of Indonesia) is an Indonesian state-owned bus operator. Under further development as a public company, the name DAMRI is still used as a brand mark of this state-owned company that still carries out passenger and cargo transport using buses and trucks.

DAMRI has a service network that spreads nearly throughout all regions of Indonesia. In its business activities, DAMRI provides city transport, transport within province, intercity transport, airport transport, tourism transport, logistics transport, transport to isolated areas and inter-country transport.

History
DAMRI's history officially began in 1943, with the establishment of two enterprises during the Japanese occupation of Java: the Java Transportation Enterprise (ジャワ運輸事業社) for freight logistics, and the Automobile Board (自動車総局) for passenger transport. After Indonesia proclaimed independence in 1945, Java Transportation Enterprise changed its name to Djawatan Pengangkoetan (Transport Enterprise) and Automobile Board changed its name to Djawatan Angkoetan Darat (Land Transport Enterprise) as both enterprises were taken over by the Indonesian Department of Transportation.

By 25 November 1946, both enterprises were merged, through a Ministry of Transportation announcement (Maklumat Menteri Perhubungan No.01/DAM/46), into Djawatan Angkoetan Motor Repoeblik Indonesia (DAMRI). It was tasked to "operate land transportation by buses, trucks and other types of motor vehicles".

DAMRI has played an active role during the Indonesian National Revolution, especially during the resistance against the Dutch military aggressions.

In 1961, DAMRI was reorganized as a General Director Board (Badan Pimpinan Umum, BPU). In 1965 the DAMRI BPU became a State Corporation (Perusahaan Negara, PN), and in 1982 it was reorganized as a public corporation.

On 8 June 2023, Perum PPD, an Indonesian statutory corporation that moves in the transportation sector, specifically land transportation in Jakarta and areas surrounding the city, was merged into DAMRI. Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir stated, that the merge was to prevent the overlap of Indonesia's national transportation service, as Perum PPD itself has already expanded its service to Bali, as the operator of Trans Sarbagita transit bus system.

Services
DAMRI serves in some types of services. The services that are served by DAMRI are:

Airport transport
Airport transport is one of the service segments that operates to and from airports. These airport transport segments do not only serve in Jakarta, Indonesia's, but already reach nearly all airports in Indonesia. This service that is oriented to the happiness of its customers, and will always give the best service with its cost that are relatively cheap, safe and comfortable. This service is called Angkutan Pemadu Moda (APM). Airports currently served by Perum DAMRI include Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Juanda International Airport and Yogyakarta International Airport.

JA Connexion
On 26 May 2017, the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Board (BPTJ) planned 12 bus routes from Soekarno-Hatta Airport to some hotels in Jakarta. Perum DAMRI will be operating one routes, which is Amaris Hotel Thamrin City – SHIA.

City bus transport


City bus transport is a mode of transportation inside the city with a specified route. The service ranges into routes in cities, capital cities, provinces or districts. The service extends into in large Indonesian cities such as Medan, Batam, Padang, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Greater Jakarta, Bandung (Trans Bandung Raya), Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Semarang, Jember, Surabaya, Denpasar (Trans Sarbagita), Makassar, Kendari and Manado.

Strategic Business Unit TransJakarta
In the past, DAMRI operated 66 Zhongtong LCK6180GC Doosan CNG Euro V articulated buses (in red-orange-yellow livery) for TransJakarta. Perum DAMRI also operated 21 INKA Inobus Cummins ATC 320 CNG Series, which are now retired for its contract period is over. Main corridors that were served were Corridor 5 (Kampung Melayu-Ancol) Corridor 8 (Harmoni-Lebak Bulus), Corridor 9 (Pluit-Pinang Ranti) and Corridor 10 (PGC-Tanjung Priok). As of January 2021, all operations of the Zhongtong units were ceased, and replaced by newer units owned by Perum PPD (in white-blue livery). Since the merger with DAMRI, all of PPD's fleets were automatically transferred to DAMRI, which includes Hino RK8 JSKA-NHU R260 and the newer Zhongtong units. On 22 December 2023, DAMRI officially launched 26 units of Skywell NJL6126BEV low-floor electric bus for non-BRT feeder routes, operating under the Metrotrans brand. In the near future, more electric bus for TransJakarta will be tested by DAMRI.

Strategic Business Unit TransJabodetabek
This business unit, which is transferred from Perum PPD, connects several gated communities in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) with the Jakarta city center. Some routes are branded as TransJabodetabek or Jabodetabek Residence Connexion (JR Connexion). The current fleet is Hino RK8 JSKA-NHU R260, where some of them were previously used or originally planned as a TransJakarta fleet operated by PPD. In September 2023, three months after the handover from PPD, the JR Connexion-branded routes of this business unit have carried about 400,000 passengers.

Trans Bandung Raya
Trans Bandung Raya (TBR) is DAMRI's transit bus system in the Bandung metropolitan area, West Java. It originally had 20 routes, but due to the presence of other bus systems in the city—namely Trans Metro Bandung and Trans Metro Pasundan (in which DAMRI become its operator), only 5 TBR routes that still operational. The current routes are:

Inter-city transport
DAMRI serves an inter-city transport in Indonesia known as AKDP (Inter-City Inner Province) and AKAP (Inter-city Inter-Province)). This service serves from one city to another and goes through province borders, and it have four non-economy classes; Business, Executive, Royal, Limousine and the latest, Imperial Suite (using double-decker bus ). Some are:


 * Bandung - Kuningan (AKDP)
 * Bandung - Indramayu (AKDP)
 * Jakarta - Yogyakarta (AKAP)
 * Jakarta - Lampung (AKAP)
 * Yogyakarta - Temanggung (AKAP)
 * Yogyakarta - Semarang (AKAP)
 * Jakarta - Surabaya (AKAP)
 * Jakarta - Purwokerto (AKAP)
 * Malang - Palembang (AKAP)
 * Pontianak - Pangkalan Bun (AKAP)
 * Banjarmasin - Samarinda (AKAP)
 * Balikpapan - Nusantara (AKDP)

International cross-border transport
Inter-country transport is a mode of transportation from one city to another, across country borders. DAMRI operates inter-country transport across the Indonesia-Malaysia border, serving a route between Pontianak, Indonesia to Kuching, Malaysia. DAMRI has also opened a new service from Pontianak to Brunei Darussalam.

DAMRI is also in the process of opening inter-country transport to Papua Nugini and Timor Leste. The inter-country routes that are served by DAMRI are:


 * Pontianak (Indonesia) – Kuching (Malaysia)
 * Pontianak (Indonesia) – Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Darussalam)
 * Kupang (Indonesia) - Dili (Timor Leste)
 * Jayapura (Indonesia) – Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)

Pioneer transport


DAMRI serves some remote areas that have not been served by other transport companies. Pioneer transport is a service that serves to the deeps of Indonesia, sometimes routes with unpaved roads. It mostly serves the deeps of Papua and Kalimantan, where the forests are still thick. Pioneer transport is an assignment from the government to meet the community's need for transportation so that children can go to school, logistics costs can be reduced, and produce can be distributed. Some routes served are:


 * Surade – Sagaranteun (Sukabumi)
 * Serang - Ciboleger (Lebak)
 * Pangandaran – Sindang Barang (Cianjur)
 * Sindang Barang (Cianjur) – Teugal Buleud (Sukabumi)
 * Ponorogo – Telaga Sarangan (Magetan, East Java)
 * Peusangan Siblah Krueng – Bireuen (Aceh)
 * Ambon – Werinama (Seram Island)
 * Nabire – Paniai (Papua)
 * Jayapura - Senggi (Keerom)
 * Jayapura – Sarmi (Papua)

Tourism transport


DAMRI also serves tourism transport, using various sizes of bus. The goal is to support the accessibilty of tourism sites across Indonesia that have been included on the 'National Tourism Strategic Area' (Kawasan Strategis Pariwisata Nasional or KSPN) program. The routes are:


 * Pematangsiantar –Port of Ajibata (North Sumatra)
 * Pangkalpinang – Tanjung Berikat (Bangka Belitung Islands)
 * Tanjung Pandan – Membalong (Bangka Belitung Islands)
 * Madiun Station – Klayar Beach (East Java)
 * Caruban Bus Terminal – Telaga Ngebel (East Java)
 * Pasar Turi Station – Gubeng Station – Sukapura Bromo Rest Area (East Java)
 * Malang Station – Tosaei Bromo Rest Area
 * Bangsal – Sembalun Geopark (West Nusa Tenggara)
 * Port of Lembar – Mandalika (West Nusa Tenggara)

Logistics
DAMRI uses trucks to deliver goods in collaboration with PT Pos Indonesia in Medan, Dumai, Surabaya and Mataram in primary and secondary pathways. DAMRI also serves freight transportation as a canal service from train logistics and other private parties.

Offices
Perum DAMRI head office
 * Jl. Matraman Raya No. 25 East Jakarta 13140
 * Telp. (021) 8583131 (Hunting) Fax. (021) 8504876

Regional division offices
Regional Division I
 * Jl. Angkasa No. 17 B Kemayoran Jakarta Pusat 10610
 * Telp. (021) 4246802 Fax. (021) 4246802
 * Regional Division I covers West Java, Sumatra

Regional Division II
 * Jl. Mpu Tantular No. 8 Semarang 50175
 * Telp. (024) 3544712 Fax. (024) 3586280
 * Regional Division II covers Central Java, Kalimantan

Regional Division III
 * Jl. Raya Kalirungkut No. 7A Surabaya 60293
 * Telp. (031) 8490118 Fax. (031) 8490142
 * Regional Division III covers East Java, Bali, Lombok, NTT, South Sulawesi

Regional Division IV
 * Jl. Pasifik Indah No. 17 Ex Bengkel PU. Pasir II Jayapura 99117
 * Telp. (0967) 5620177 Fax. (069) 5620177
 * Regional Division IV covers Sulawesi (except South Sulawesi), Maluku, Papua