主催: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
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This study aims to observe Rural Public Transport (RPT) service characters in Indonesia, what problems in obtaining such services and what efforts to be conducted for improvement. The research was carried out in Kulon Progo, Indonesia by collecting primary data of RPT service characters, meanwhile RPT users? assessment on service performance was obtained by distributing questionnaires to 150 respondents. The results indicated that RPT service performances (represented by headway, load factor, waiting time) are low but public perception shows conversely. They assume that RPT service is good in general and the presence of RPT is more important than its service. Implications of RPT are significant to educational and long travel which required better service performance. It is recommended to make RPT fare lower and to have broader service coverage, so subsidy is required to assist public transport operation. Finally, better service is expected to be achieved by rural society
