Transjakarta Corridor 5
The TransJakarta Corridor 5 is the TransJakarta bus rapid transit route which operates from Ancol, North Jakarta to the Kampung Melayu Bus Terminal, East Jakarta. The roads that passed by corridor 5 are Jalan Gunung Sahari, Jalan Pasar Senen, Jalan Kramat Raya, Jalan Salemba Raya, Jalan Matraman Raya, Jalan Jatinegara Barat/Timur and arrive at Kampung Melayu Terminal. This corridor passes three railroad lines, Manggarai–Jatinegara, Rajawali–Kampung Bandan, and Jakarta Kota–Tanjung Priok railway lines. From Pademangan to Pasar Jatinegara BRT stations, several stations are close to KRL Commuterline stations. History

Inauguration 
After having a trial run on December 2006, Corridor 5 began its operation on 27 January 2007, along with corridor 4, 6, and 7. BRT station revitalization 
On 15 April 2022, as one of the stations of corridor 5, TransJakarta temporarily closed the Kebon Pala BRT station (now Matraman Baru) for revitalization along with 10 other stations on corridor 1, 2, 9, and 11. The revitalization was carried out to integrate corridor 5 with the Matraman railway station as the brand new station on the KRL Commuterline system. it was later followed by the Central Senen (Senen Sentral) and Pasar Jatinegara BRT stations, which were temporarily closed on 4 and 6 September 2022 respectively. Eventually on 22 December 2022, the revitalized Kebon Pala BRT station was reopened and renamed into "Matraman Baru". Later on 15 February 2023, the revitalized Pasar Jatinegara BRT station was reopened, later followed by the revitalized Central Senen BRT station on 31 May 2023. On 7 January 2023, the Kampung Melayu BRT station at the Kampung Melayu bus terminal was temporarily closed for revitalization either. The station is the terminus of corridor 5, 7, and 11, and several non-BRT routes. As the impact of the closure, corridor 5 was temporarily terminates at Pasar Jatinegara 1 BRT station, corridor 7 at Bidara Cina, and corridor 11 at Matraman Baru, while non-BRT bus routes were still operate normaly. At the first day of the closure, a number of passengers didn't know that the Kampung Melayu BRT station was temporarily closed. The Kampung Melayu BRT station was reopened on 19 July 2023, and all affected routes  returned to operate normally. List of BRT stations 
 Currently, all bus stops are served by buses 24 hours a day. Night corridor M5 extends the line to PGC 2 following corridor 7's route. Station indicated by a → sign has a one way service towards Kampung Melayu only. Cross-corridor routes

Corridor 5C (PGC 2–Juanda) 
 Station indicated by a ← sign has a one way service towards PGC 2 only. Stations indicated by a → sign has a one way service towards Juanda only. Italic text indicates that the BRT station is temporarily closed for renovation or the bus do not stop at the station. Originally, this corridor serving the route from PGC 2 to the Monumen Nasional BRT station. Starting on 4 March 2023, TransJakarta began to temporarily extend the line to the Juanda BRT station. Corridor 5D (PGC 1–Ancol) 

 Only operates on weekdays (Monday–Friday) and closed on public holidays. Stations indicated by a ← sign has a one way service towards PGC 1 only. Stations indicated by a → sign has a one way service towards Ancol only. Italic text indicates that the BRT station is temporarily closed for renovation or the bus do not stop at the station. Fleets 

 Zhongtong Bus LCK6180GC Euro 5, white-dark blue (DMR)
 Hino RK8 R260, blue (DMR)
 Hino RK8 R260, blue (BMP, night bus (22:00 - 05:00) (Ancol–PGC 2))
 Scania K310IB 6x2, white-blue (MYS)
 Mercedes-Benz OH 1626 NG A/T, white-blue (MYS)
 Volvo B11R 6×2 A/T, white-blue (SAF)

Depots 
 Cawang (TJ)
 Pesing (TJ)
 Cijantung (MYS)
 Cawang (DMR)
 Klender (DMR)
 Pulo Gadung (DMR)
 Klender (SAF)

Incidents 

 On 3 July 2015, one of the bus fleets that serves corridor 5 was on fire when the bus stopped at the Salemba UI BRT Station. There were no casualties. On 24 May 2017, two explosions occurred at the in Kampung Melayu BRT Station and bus terminal. The Police confirmed that the explosions were caused by multiple explosive devices found in the toilet and in another part of the terminal. The bombings killed five people: three policemen and two attackers. The 11 injured people were taken to multiple hospitals across the Eastern Jakarta area. On 16 July 2022, a middle-aged woman died when she was hit and run over by a bus on the Transjakarta route near the Kramat Sentiong NU BRT Station. The victim suffered serious head and hand injuries and the driver who hit her was named as the suspect. On 3 September 2022, a MetroTrans non-BRT bus with route 5M (Kampung Melayu–Tanah Abang via Cikini) got stuck under the viaduct, the former Gunung Antang viaduct near the Matraman Baru BRT Station. The bus was damaged at the top causing smoke suspected to be freon. The bus driver allegedly forgot that there is not much difference between the bridge and the road. There were no casualties and the traffic around the scene also remained smooth and unaffected. See also
TransJakarta
List of TransJakarta corridors

References

External links 

 

TransJakarta
Bus routes in Indonesia