Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta
Perusahaan Umum Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta simplified as Perum PPD or PPD, was an Indonesian statutory corporation operating land transportation in Jakarta and the surrounding areas. It was merged into Perum DAMRI on 8 June 2023.
It is known that Perum PPD operated approximately 494 single buses and 59 articulated buses for TransJakarta. Perum PPD was also known to operate JA Connexion, JR Connexion and Transjabodetabek routes serving Jakarta's suburban area and Trans Sarbagita in Denpasar, Bali.
History
Founded back at 1920, Perum PPD is a state owned company that is under control of the Ministry of Transportation that went along with the country's history. What would be Perum PPD, which have been commissioned as a public company in 1981 based on Government Regulation No. 24 of 1981 which is enhanced into Government Regulation No. 32 of 1984, is the result of merging the Nederlandsch Indische Tram Maatschappij with the Bataviasch Elektrische Tram Maatschappij approaching in 1925 corresponding with the advice from the Burgemeester of Batavia City which was under Ir. Voorneman and became Bataviasche Verkeers Maatschappij.However, since the occupation of Japan in Indonesia from 1942 until 1945, BVM NV was changed into Djakarta Shinden which only operates the city's tram. City buses from the BVM NV was used for other needs. Just a day after The Nation proclaimed independence, a number of workers of Djakarta Shinden sponsored by Menteng 31 youth urged for the Japanese authorities to immediately hand over the tram to the youth. Since 20 August 1945, the tram was handed over to the Indonesian Government and was operated by Djawatan Kereta Api tram section.
To prioritize public interest, BVMNV was then nationalized and controlled by the Transport Minister under Emergency Act No.10 of 1954. As a follow-up to the nationalization, with deed from notary Mr. Raden Suwandi No. 76 dated 30 June 1954 and No. 82 dated 21 December 1954, BVMNV has its legal form as a public company and named Perum Pengangkut Penumpang Djakarta.
Based on Government Regulation No. 205 of 1961, the company changes status to state company under the Department of Land Transportation, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism, became Perusahaan Negara Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta. Then based on Government Regulation No. 229 year 1961 dated 20 September 1961, management of PN PPD was handed over from the Department of Land Transportation, Post, Telecommunication and Tourism to the Regional Government of DKI Jakarta. In 1981, management of PN PPD was returned to the national government through the Department of Transportation based on Government Regulation No. 23 of 1981 dated 17 July 1981. The company status became public company or perusahaan umum based on Government Regulation No. 24 of 1981, thus PN PPD returned into Perum PPD.
In 1991, Mercedes Benz OH 408s with completely built-up body by Volgren and some completely knocked down units with locally made bodies were purchased in preparation of the 1992 Non-Aligned Movement Summit. These buses were then operated by Perum PPD and Perum DAMRI as city buses in various cities throughout the country. The national government also received some to be operated as staff buses. In 2004, Perum PPD added 55 former Japanese buses to the fleet of regular city buses. Previously, Perum PPD received 30 buses donated by the Government of Japan and did not encounter problems. Perum PPD regular city bus services thrive up to 2011.
2011 starts a new era of public transportation in Jakarta. TransJakarta starts to open new routes, often overlapping Perum PPD regular routes. At this point, Perum PPD buses reach an age of 20 to 30 years without replacement, known as reckless buses and encounters many problems. In January 2011, the Jakarta Department of Transportation eradicates 15 bus route permits, including six Perum PPD routes. In 2013, Perum PPD did a transformation from regular city bus to Bus Rapid Transit. Perum PPD also did a transformation in the management in several aspects, namely financial, manpower and operational. By the end of 2016, all PPD city bus routes are either eradicated or deformed into a TransJakarta route.
On 8 June 2023, Perum PPD was officially dissolved and merged with DAMRI, based on the Government Regulation No. 30/2023. The regulation was signed two days earlier. The merge was first proposed by the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir in December 2022.