Batik Solo Trans


Batik Solo Trans is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of Surakarta, Central Java. Launched in 2010, it currently operates 3 corridors.

Summary

Batik Solo Trans was launched on 1 September 2010 by then-mayor of Surakarta Joko Widodo. The service, which initially had only a single corridor and 38 stations, was expanded with its second corridor in 2014 and a third in 2018.
In 2017, estimates place that 5,500-6,000 people used the first corridor daily, with another 3,500-4,000 in the second. The city's transportation board claimed that around 5,000 used the third corridor service daily. While it has some features of BRT systems, BST has low passenger throughput and lack a right of way in roads.
There were 31 active buses in 2013. The BST also uses local angkot to act as feeders to the service.