Bandros
Bandros or Bandung Tour Bus is a tour bus which operates in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.[1] It is used by tourists in Bandung City.[1] The bus was unveiled by the Mayor of Bandung, Ridwan Kamil, on New Year's Eve 2014,[2] and on February 18, 2018 [3] it was announced that a tour bus will serve the city's.[4] A local tour leader will accompany tourists on the bus.[5] Bandros is managed by two parties: the Department of Transportation in Bandung (which is associated with the Regional Revenue and Expenditures Budget) and Mang Dudung which forms part of Corporate Social Responsibility. Buses have a capacity of 22 people. There are six buses operated by the Corporate Social Responsibility division, and 12 buses operated by the Regional Revenue and Expenditures Budget which is managed by the BLUD UPT Angkutan Department of Transportation in Bandung.
History
[edit]The existence of bandros as tour bus started with a plan of the Bandung City Mayor, Ridwan Kamil when he was a newly elected mayor in 2013, and to improve the tourism sector, which is one of wheel drive economic mainstay and Bandung.[6] According to the plan, the bus will transit at each hotel to escort tourists to travel around the city of Bandung and its surroundings. In addition, the bus is designed with a comfortable and attractive, which is expected to reduce the use of private transportation so that it can reduce the congestion that occurs in the city[7]
This plan is then received from the Telkomsel, willing to fund the first units of a tour bus in the city of Bandung through the Corporate Social Responsibility.[8] In addition, the city government is also holding an open competition to name the tour bus through social networking Twitter.[9] the competition was won by Erry Pamungkas who named this tour bus with BANDROS, which is stands for the Bandung Tour Bus.[10] The name itself comes from the name bandros one of the typical foods Parahyangan so the name is increasingly making a tour bus in the city of Bandung interesting. Finally, on 31 December 2013, coinciding with the New Year's Eve 2014, the Mayor, Ridwan Kamil officially launched Bandung Tour Bus.[11]
Fares
[edit]Fares are relatively cheap, only Rp. 20,000 for one trip.[12]
There are two payment methods :
- Cash (Customers can pay using local currency cash in Rupiah)
- QRIS[13] (Customers can pay by scanning the QR code using any supporting e-money payment app such as QRIS)[14]
Route
[edit]- From Alun - Alun Kota Bandung : Alun-alun Kota Bandung - Banceuy - Cikapundung - Braga - Suniaraja - Perintis Kemerdekaan - Wastukancana - LLRE Martadinata - Ir H Djuanda - Diponogoro - Citarum - Lombok - Aceh - Sumatera - Tamblong - Asia Afrika -Alun-alun Kota Bandung
- From Jalan Diponegoro : Jalan Diponogoro - Citarum - Lombok - Aceh - Sumatera - Tamblong - Asia Afrika - Alun-alun - Banceuy - Cikapundung - Braga - Suniaraja - Perintis Kemerdekaan - Wastukancana - LLRE Martadinata - Ir H Djuanda - Jalan Diponogoro[15]
Facilities
[edit]One of the facilities provided in the bus is a tool GPS so that tourists know where his position was.[16] in addition to GPS, the bus is also equipped with a data center and information making it easier for tourists to access the ins and outs of the city of Bandung.
Physically, bandros has a length of 747 cm and 315 cm high and 210 cm wide. At the bottom level, there are a number of round seat and a lounger with a capacity of 20 passengers. [17] The driver and conductor bandros be clothed with a special design that makes tourists are increasingly interested in using these buses.
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kota Bandung Resmi Operasikan Bus Wisata "Bandros"". www.antaranews.com. January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Kota Bandung Resmi Operasikan Bus Wisata "Bandros"" (in Indonesian). January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ antaranews.com (1 January 2014). "Kota Bandung resmi operasikan bus wisata "Bandros"". Antara News. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Sejarah Bandros Bandung City Tour on Bus Telkomsel" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Yuk Catat Cara Keliling Bandung dengan Naik Bandros! -". Holamigo - Portal Travel Indonesia. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Ridwan Want There decker Bus Tours on Every Hotel" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Bus Unique Tourism Can Reduce Congestion Bandung" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Sejarah Bandros Bandung City Tour on Bus Telkomsel" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "name bandros Results Contest on Twitter" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "name bandros Results Contest on Twitter" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Kota Bandung Resmi Operasikan Bus Wisata "Bandros"" (in Indonesian). January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Rakyat, Pikiran. "Baru Satu Bus Bandros Per Koridor - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Kanal dan Layanan". www.bi.go.id. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Peluncuran Pembayaran Nontunai QRIS di Kota Bandung". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (8 January 2023). "Catat, Cara Naik Bandros Bandung Buat Keliling Kota Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Bus Free Travel Serve immediately tourists" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Ridwan Want There decker Bus Tours on Every Hotel" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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