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e a very heavy volume of buses arriving at the Harmony station. With this significant<br />

increase in buses and passengers being served by this station, it is important that this<br />

station be reconfigured. This configuration adds an overtaking lane at this station, and a<br />

second bus stop per direction connected to the first one.<br />

20 m<br />

20 m<br />

By providing a second bus lane in each direction at the Harmony stop, having a much<br />

longer bus stop, and locating the doors in each direction so that they are not immediately<br />

across from one another, crowding within the transfer terminal will be reduced and buses<br />

cueing at this station stop can be minimized.<br />

Obviously, it would be even better if the buses and bus stations had four doors, as<br />

depicted below. This would give the Harmony station sufficient capacity <strong>for</strong> the next ten<br />

years or more, which would prevent having to reconstruct the station in the medium term.<br />

V.3. Improving Capacity and Speed of Busway and Mixed Traffic in<br />

Corridor I<br />

Simple changes in the roadway and intersection design in Corridor I could significantly<br />

improve the <strong>TransJakarta</strong> bus speeds and capacity, while also improving the speed and<br />

capacity of the mixed traffic. It is also Congestion in this short stretch causes a<br />

Final Recommendations <strong>for</strong> <strong>TransJakarta</strong>, p. 78

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