The Fate of Public Transport Terminals
BANYUWANGI – Banyuwangi is the only district in East Java that has many public transport vehicle terminals. Until the year 2013, the number of terminals scattered in several places reaches eight units with several types. Of the eight units, The types range from A to C. Type C as many as six units, the rest are types A and B. The two terminals of type A and B are the main terminal of Sritanjung (A) located in Ketapang Village, Kaliporo District.
While the type B terminal is the Brawijaya terminal which is located in the Kebalenan Village, Banyuwangi District. While the type C terminal is the Wiroguna Terminal in Genteng; Jajag Terminal, Gambiran District; Muncar Terminal, and the Rogojampi terminal in addition, the Blambangan terminal in Lateng Village, Banyuwangi District is also classified as a type C terminal. Likewise with the Sasak Perot terminal in Bakungan Village, Glagah District.
“All of the terminals are functioning, although not optimally, except for Wiroguna's terminal which does not work at all,"said the Head of Dishubkominfo Banyuwangi, Suprayogy. Wiroguna Terminal is the newest terminal among the other seven terminals. Even though it's new, but there are no public transport vehicles entering the terminal. Because there is no public transportation that goes, then automatically also no passengers enter.
Some of the terminals owned by Banyuwangi, have sufficient area. The Sritanjung Terminal, which was built during the era of Regent Purnomo T Shidiq, has a large area 62.920 square meter; Brawijaya terminal area 10.000 square meter; terminal Wiroguna Genteng area 11.120 square meter; Jajag terminal 2.690 square meter; Muncar terminal area 10.460 square meter; Rogojampi Terminal 1.966 square meter.
Blambangan and Sasak Perot terminals, area of approx 560 square meter. From the eight terminals, Not all of them have intercity buses. There are only about five terminals serving bus passengers, namely Sri Tanjung, Brawijaya, Muncar, Jajag and Tile. While the rest only serve city transport passengers and rural transportation only. Existing facilities at several bus terminals, not all of them function optimally.
Such as kiosk facilities in the Sritanjung Terminal, Many of the dozens of kiosks in the terminal built during the New Order era are now unemployed, even started to break down because it is not maintained. Several kiosks on the north side of the Sritanjung terminal, now turned into a residence of several residents. Some more, several unoccupied stalls.
In these few years, the north side of the Sritanjung terminal land is used as an agro market by the Ketapang Village government. The same thing happened to the existing facilities at the Wiroguna terminal. If the Sritanjung terminal is still active, the Wiroguna terminal is completely inactive. The terminal area often changes its function as a motorbike counter circuit area and a location for dangdutan events held by residents. (radar)
