TRAMWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN INDONESIA
Abstract: Tramway systems, which
can carry more passengers than buses at one haul, are now being proposed to
meet Indonesia’s public transport requirement. The objective of this research
is to analyze the management structures for operating tram in different
countries and then propose a suitable organizational structure for operating
trams, if re-introduced, in Indonesia. The author chose France (Montpellier
tramway), Germany (Karlsruhe tram-train) and the UK (Nottingham Express
Transit) as the role model countries for investigation. From the analysis, the
most appropriate organizational structure and suitable tramway management
structure for operating tramways implementation in Indonesia. The key features
of the research are to establish public transport company by local government to
manage all public transport systems, propose tramway construction and operation
to exist as separate departments under the tramway team division of the public
company, recommend the public transport company to have responsibility for
overseeing construction of the trams, operating, and maintaining the trams,
suggest local government to own them and have responsibility for tramway
strategic policy, control regulation as well as supervision and coordination of
the performance of the public transport company, propose joint working between
public and private sectors.
Author: Melia Damayanti, Siti
Malkhamah, Karen Walker
Journal Code: jptsipilgg150041
