Serpong Train Station
My means of transportation. This week’s challenge of English Friday.
Speaking of transport for my daily routines, it is quite hard not to talk about it with some kind of sad mood. However, let’s get to the fact only, not how I feel about it! Yosh!
I live in Tangerang, a Jakarta neighboring city. It is around 1 to 1.5 hours driving in a normal traffic. What I mean normal here is of course with the traffic jam here and there but not heavily congested condition with a heavy rain or an accident occurs.
I work in Jakarta. So getting up early and commuting is a necessity. There are some options to get to Jakarta.
The cheapest and maybe the fastest one is by using trains from a nearby train station to get to Jakarta from where I live. Commuter lines as we refer to this mode of transport. It only takes roughly 45 minutes from Serpong to my latest stop in Jakarta. I said cheap since it only cost me six thousand rupiah for a two way trip. However, from tge train station in Jakarta, I still need to take another two kinds of public transportation to get to my office and they cost me anoter sixteen thousand rupiah for the two way trips in the morning and in the afternoon. In total I need around three hours and twenty five thousand rupiah a day.
Other than train there are also busses that can take me to Jakarta, but this is not an option for me. If I took busses to get to Jakarta, I need to get going from my house around 5 or five fifties. Yet the traffic will still be the same.
Unfortunately trains and busses only work if I commute alone. Not if I have to take A to daycare. In that case, Driving is my only option. Taking train or buss will only brings too many hassle for me since by either train or buss I still have to get to the daycare. It is very expensive though driving. At the very least I have to spend fifty thousand rupiah. But then it’s the most convenient way.
What about you? How do you manage to get here and there everyday?
[EF#12] Getting Here and There
27/03/2015
santi
naik kereta, pak. jugijagijugijagijuuuuuuug kemudian kecopetan anaknya masih dendam 😀 😀
Ryan
Puk puk Santi
santi
terima puk puk dan traktiran kok, mas ryan 😛
Ryan
Dannnn, tuh ada yang mau traktir #eh
gadiscb
Thank God my office and my parent’s house (where i reside now) its only 2 mins away by ojek! so happpyyyyy… no more traffic and thats the reason why i always postpone to live in our own house far away in Bekasi
gak sanggup jadi commuter… ngebayanginnya aja udah mules2 🙁
and for me, the best transportation in Jakarta is the one and the only Ojek! sometimes their price is so high even higher than Taxi but they are so reliable and fast!
aylofyu abang ojek <3
rizzaumami
Haha, ada yang fans berat of Abang Ojek. Abang Ojek motornya enggak perlu gede-gede, tapi berani nyalip Ninja dkk-nya.
dani
hahahaha. Gitu ya Mam. Etapi gw juga fans abang ojek sih. 😛
Vita
I enjoy very much reading each post from BEC’s challenge this week. We haven’t seen all the submissions yet as it still opens but I have read some about Jakarta and surroundings. As a non Jakarta resident I always wonder how people from outside Jkt can cope with this mood saddening (as you said 😀 ) situation and if they have a plan to go back to their hometown one day.. Bagaimana dg anda bapak Dani? 😀
Ryan
So envy to those who can use ComLine from home to office.
arbiyanti
quite funny because i would prefer to keep myself away from Jakarta and luckily Serpong welcomes me every Mónday-Friday. I think Serpong is a friendly place to live and work. Wouldn’t it be nice for you to just work around your way in Serpong?
dani
Im trying to find one though. Actually last month I was seriously asking but there were so many things swarming in my head, thus I couldn’t even make a good conversation with you. Is there any? Ah! Better if I contact you directly. Hehehe.
arbiyanti
yeah, we hardly conversed much at the meet-up. btw, unless you’re German and thinking about applying as primary teacher, then you are welcome here 🙂 unfortunately we have no vacant position for the local staff at the moment. Ever tried searching for vacancies in schools around Serpong?
MS
yes, I love commuter line.., he..he.., but maybe it is because I use it not in peak time..
riemikan
Aaahhh Jkt dan dilemanya. Mobil mmg costly bgt, itu dah trmsk bensin Dan? Belum kaann yaa
dani
Beloooom. Hihihihi. Itu toll doang. Patkir dll belom.
riemikan
Yayaaya…Jakarta hidup keras hahahah
dani
Hahahahahaha, mbeer Mbakk.. Mbeer…
febridwicahya
Aku belum pernah naik kereta bang. mengenaskan bukan 😀
Gara
I love CL. Maybe because I take it only on weekends, so I don’t have to experience the hectic morning and evening for people who usually use CL for work. Well, I’m still a kid with his motorbike, so usually I wander the city using my motorcycle :haha.
Btw, good photo. You always get the beauty of the sun :)).
tu2t widhi
motorcycle.. but if I could choose, i love to walk and go with bus & angkot 😀
nianastiti
I choose a nearby resident from my college to stay. I only need to walk to the college. Hihi. But if I have to attend some meeting or invitation at Jakarta, I usually go there by Commuter Line or motorcycle. I am a biker 😀
jampang
naik motor jadi lebih mobile…. tapi ya basah kalau kehujanan 😀
bebe'
Naik kereta emg lbh cepet ya Dan.. Tapi kalo lagi peak hour gitu gw liat fotonya suka amazed sendiri.. Apa kabar yang bawa anak yaa.. 🙁
desweet26
for me…comlineee is more efficient public transportation than took a bus.. 😀
walopun harus kayak pepes, pasti apapun akan dijabanin… hihihihi
adhyasahib
saya pernah waktu ke jkt di ajak teman naik commuter lines,walaupun berdesak2an tp lumayan cpt nyampenya,dan untungnya usah ada gerbong khusus wania jadi walapun berdesak2an tetap nyaman 😉
Beby
Sekarang uda jarang nyetir yah, Bang?
Aku sih pakek Honda ke mana-mana.. Di Medan ngga ada KRL gitu. Bus pun jaraaaang.. Angkot sih yang banyak, tapi ugal-ugalan semua.. -_-
Susie Ncuss
kangen commuterline Jakarta-Bogor huhuhu
Pungky KD
Lu pasti tau komen gw dah…
Walaupun depan kantor gw yang sekarang ada APTB yang bisa langsung nyampe Bekasi. Tapi gw tetep memilih jalan kaki atau naek metromini sejenak ke stasiun untuk commuter line….dengan resiko udah gak kayak pepes lagi dah….lebih parah dari itu…sampai bingung ngejelasinnya….cuman…ya paling murah dan bebas macet….tapi ga bebas gangguan sinyal….damn…. 😉
Lia
naik kereta sebenernya enak ya. cuma sayang akses ke beberapa daerah belum ada. jadi mesti beberapa kali naik angkot. semoga nanti MRT jadi, banyak line nya. jadi ga naik turun angkot.
zilko
The public transport system in Jakarta is, unfortunately, still not good nor convenient at all
abi_gilang
Everyone has their own way to solve transportation problem
dani
Indeed Kang. So true! 🙂
Andik Taufiq
aku kyknya blm komen di postingan yg ini ya… maaf ini hanya tes 😛
dani
Gakpapa Mbah. Aku ya banyak kelewat euy
auuak
Tapi enjoy kan Dan 🙂
dani
Rnjoy duongs. Huhehehehehe