DAMRI bus

DAMRI or Djawatan Angkoetan Motor Repoeblik Indonesia ("Motor Vehicles Board of the Republic of Indonesia") is an Indonesian state-owned public transit bus company. It offers transit routes to and from major airports in the country, including Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. It also operates intercity buses and some transborder routes into neighboring nations. It also operates three routes of the TransJakarta busway.

In June 2016, there were plans to have DAMRI operate routes directly to hotels in Jakarta, rather than only transit terminals.

History
DAMRI's history began in 1943, with the establishment of two enterprises during the Japanese administration:  for freight logistics, and the  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 (), into Djawatan Angkoetan Motor Repoeblik Indonesia (DAMRI). It was tasked to "operate land transportation by buses, trucks and other types of motor vehicles".

DAMRI 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 (). In 1965 the DAMRI BPU became a State Corporation (), and in 1982 it was reorganized as a public corporation.

Services

Mode integrator 
DAMRI's Airport Transportation serves Greater Jakarta and several other airports in Indonesia.

Transjakarta 
Damri operates corridors 1,8 and 11 of the  TransJakarta bus service through its Strategic Business Unit (SBU).

City transportation 
DAMRI serves route networks between cities, including provincial and district capitals. Service Network covers the cities of Medan, Batam, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Bandung, Surabaya, Makassar, Kendari and Manado.

Interstate 
DAMRI pioneered cross-border transportation between Malaysia and Indonesia, serving routes from Pontianak (Indonesia) to Kuching (Malaysia). In addition, DAMRI has also opened new services from Pontianak to Brunei Darussalam.

DAMRI is also pioneering routes from Indonesia to Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea. DAMRI's inter-country transportation routes are:
 Pontianak (Indonesia) - Kuching (East Malaysia)
 Pontianak (Indonesia) - Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Darussalam)
 Kupang (Indonesia) - Dili (Timor Leste)
 Jayapura (Indonesia) - Vanimo (Papua New Guinea)

Pioneering Bus 
DAMRI serves some remote areas that have not been served by other transport companies. 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.

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 such as  Astra, Pharmacy,  Carrefour, Unilever and others.

See also
 List of bus operator companies in Indonesia
Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (Indonesia)

References

Category:Public transport in Indonesia
Category:Bus transport in Indonesia