Blok M Terminal
Terminal Blok M
Blok M terminal in 2010
General information
TypeBus terminal
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
AddressJalan Sultan Hasanuddin, Melawai, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
OwnerProvincial Government of Jakarta
LandlordThe Jakarta Government Office of Transportation (Indonesian: Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi DKI Jakarta)
Other information
ParkingAvailable

Blok M Terminal is a type-B bus terminal located within the commercial and entertainment quarter of Blok M in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia. It only serves city transport buses that connects several regions in Jakarta and its surrounding cities. The terminal primarily serves TransJakarta's BRT corridors and feeder routes. Perum DAMRI also operates numbers of shuttle bus services from the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and several gated communities in Greater Jakarta to Blok M terminal. Apart from DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti and Sinar Jaya also operates their bus routes to this terminal.

Due to the decrase of service quality, the Jakarta provincial government planned to revitalize Blok M terminal starting in 2024.[1]

Architecture and facilities

Blok M terminal is a three-storey terminal, where the first floor is the ground floor used as the platform of the terminal. The second and third floors are built underground. The second floor is used as a shopping arcade known as Blok M Mall or Mal Blok M. The third floor is used as the parking area, as well as used car market.

1st floor, platform level

Blok M terminal has six lines, with lines 1-4 used for TransJakarta services. For TransJakarta, the first line is used for BRT services, the second and third platforms are used for non-BRT services, while the fourth platform is used for Mikrotrans and Royaltrans services.[2] Lines 5 and 6 are used for Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses.

Line 6 Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 5 Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 4 TransJakarta: Mikrotrans and Royaltrans
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 3 TransJakarta: 1E, 1M, 1Q, 6U, 6W, 8D, and 8E Non-BRT routes
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 2 TransJakarta: 1C, 1N, 1P, 6M, 6N, and 7B Non-BRT routes
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel
Line 1 TransJakarta: (ASEAN) Koridor 1 Transjakarta to Kota
Side platform, the platform doors are opened on the left side of the direction of travel

2nd floor, shopping arcade

The second floor of Blok M terminal is a shopping arcade better known as Blok M Mall, which used to be one of the most popular and busiest shopping malls in Jakarta between the 1990s and the 2000s. The mall was best known for its affordable clothing markets. Due to losing the market competition, caused by the existence of e-commerce and the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of kiosks in Blok M Mall have been permanently closed and the mall become very quite.[3][4]

TransJakarta routes

Blok M
TransJakarta bus rapid transit station
General information
LocationBlok M Bus Terminal, Melawai, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Owned byPT. Transportasi Jakarta
Managed byPT. Transportasi Jakarta
Line(s)Koridor 1 Transjakarta Blok MKota
Platforms1 side platform (BRT corridors)
3 side platforms (Non-BRT routes)
Connections Blok M BCA
Other information
StatusOperational
History
Opened15 January 2004 (2004-01-15)
Services
Preceding station   TransJakarta   Following station
Terminus   Corridor 1   CSW
towards Kota
TransJakarta
Service type Corridor Destination Fare (IDR) Platform line
Regular BRT Koridor 1 Transjakarta Blok M - Kota 3,500 Line 1
Inner-city feeder[lower-alpha 1] 1C Pesanggrahan - Blok M Line 2
1N Tanah Abang - Blok M
1P Senen - Blok M
6M Blok M - Manggarai Station
6N Ragunan - Blok M (via Kemang)
7B Kampung Rambutan - Blok M
7Q Blok M - PGC
1E Pondok Labu - Blok M Line 3
1M Meruya - Blok M
1Q Rempoa - Blok M
6U Blok M - Pasar Minggu
6W Duren Tiga - Blok M (via Bangka Raya)
8D Joglo - Blok M
8E Bintaro - Blok M
RoyalTrans (premium) 1K Cibubur - Blok M 20,000 Line 4
B13 Summarecon Bekasi - Blok M
MikroTrans Jak Lingko JAK-31 Andara - Blok M Free
JAK-95 Blok M - Lebak Bulus
  1. Some of them are the successors of Kopaja and MetroMini, which ceased operational in 2020.

Other routes

Perum DAMRI

Airport shuttle

Jabodetabek Residence Connexion (JR Connexion)

JR Connexion is a shuttle bus service that connects the Jakarta city center with several residences in Greater Jakarta, iniated by the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) of the Ministry of Transportation. The list below are JR Connexion routes originally operated by Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta, before it merged with DAMRI in 2023.

Mayasari Bakti

Sinar Jaya

  • Blok M terminal - Bubulak terminal
  • Blok M terminal - Sentul City

Places nearby

See also

References

  1. Sari, Janlika Putri Indah (22 October 2023). Ferdian, Azwar (ed.). "Terminal Blok M Bakal Direvitalisasi Mulai 2024". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. PT. Transportasi Jakarta [@PT_Transjakarta] (27 August 2022). "#INFOTRANSJAKARTA | Sahabat TiJe, Halte Blok M jalur 1 merupakan titik akhir dari Koridor 1 dan 10H. Pelanggan wajib tap out sebelum keluar dan melanjutkan perjalanan di jalur 2,3, dan 4" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. Dewi, Mis Fransiska (3 January 2023). "Kisah Tiga Mal di Blok M yang Berbeda Nasib". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. Simangunsong, Wasti Samaria (8 July 2023). Ihsanuddin (ed.). "Menyusuri Sunyinya Mal Blok M, Pusat Mode yang Kian Redup Terkikis Waktu Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. Rosa, Nikita. "Taman Literasi Martha Christina Tiahahu Dibuka, Pencinta Buku Yuk Merapat!". detikedu (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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