Blok M Bus Terminal

{{Short description|Bus terminal in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Blok M Terminal

| native_name = Terminal Blok M

| native_name_lang = id

| image = Blok M Jakarta.jpg

| caption = Blok M terminal in 2010

| location = Jakarta, Indonesia

| address = Jalan Sultan Hasanuddin, Melawai, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta

| opened_date = {{Start date and age|1968|df=y}}

| landlord = The Jakarta Government Office of Transportation {{Small|({{Langx|id|Dinas Perhubungan Provinsi DKI Jakarta}})}}

| owner = Provincial Government of Jakarta

| parking = Available

| building_type = Bus terminal

| renovation_date = {{Start date and age|1992|10|3|df=y}}

| coordinates = {{coord|-6.2434937|106.8017898|display=title,inline}}

}}

Blok M Terminal is a type-B bus terminal located within the commercial and entertainment quarter of Blok M in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia. As a type-B terminal, it only serves city transport buses that connects several regions in Jakarta and its surrounding cities. The terminal primarily serves Transjakarta's BRT corridors and feeder routes. Perum DAMRI also operate numbers of shuttle bus services from the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and several gated communities in Greater Jakarta to Blok M terminal. Apart from DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti and Sinar Jaya also operate their bus routes to this terminal.

Due to decreasing service quality, the Blok M terminal is currently under revitalization since 2024.{{Cite web |last=Sari |first=Janlika Putri Indah |date=2023-10-22 |editor-last=Ferdian |editor-first=Azwar |title=Terminal Blok M Bakal Direvitalisasi Mulai 2024 |url=https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2023/10/22/080100715/terminal-blok-m-bakal-direvitalisasi-mulai-2024 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}{{Cite news |last=Ramadhanty |first=Dinda Aulia |date=2025-05-24 |editor-last=Pamungkas |editor-first=Mohamad Bintang |title=Bakal Beroperasi 24 Jam, Pramono Resmikan Blok M Hub |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2025/05/24/19091131/bakal-beroperasi-24-jam-pramono-resmikan-blok-m-hub |access-date=2025-05-26 |work=kompas.com |language=id |quote=Blok M Hub merupakan hasil dari revitalisasi terminal dan mal Blok M, yang sebelumnya sempat mengalami penurunan aktivitas akibat pandemi COVID-19. |trans-quote=Blok M Hub is the result of the revitalization of the Blok M terminal and mall, which previously suffered an activity decrease due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} This is the second revitalization of the terminal after the first one in 1992, which forms the current building of the terminal.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3lzjzYGuqM |title=JELAJAH Terminal Blok M yang Siap Direvitalisasi II Nantinya Jadi Kawasan Berorientasi Transit |language=en |access-date=2024-04-20 |via=YouTube}} The first stage was inaugurated on 24 May 2025, the rest will follow by October. Since then, the terminal is now officially termed as the Blok M Hub.

History

Kebayoran Baru was originally built as the satellite city of Jakarta, prior to the city's mass urban expansion, which have 17 blocks sorted from A to S. The first block (Blok A) accidentally became a spontaneous busy terminus point (known as 'shadow terminal' (terminal bayangan)) of public bus routes.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} In 1968, then-Governor of Jakarta, Ali Sadikin proposed to build a permanent bus terminal on a {{Convert|2.2|ha|m2}} plot of land in Blok M. Since the opening, it became a new terminus for all bus services to Kebayoran Baru, which was in a form of an open-air bus terminal.

In December 1990, Governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto wanted to revitalize the terminal, by combining it with a shopping arcade (later known as Blok M Mall) on the basement level. The first revitalization cost about IDR 80 billion at the time. In September 1992, the revitalization was completed, and the terminal was reinaugurated on 3 October of the same year.

The Provincial Government of Jakarta and PT. Integrasi Transit Jakarta, subsidiary of the Jakarta MRT, are planning to revitalize Blok M terminal once again in 2024. The plan is a part of the government to redevelop Blok M as an integrated transit-oriented development zone, alongside the CSW-ASEAN TOD. The revitalization will create a direct connection from Blok M BCA MRT station and the adjacent Martha Christina Tiahahu Literacy Park into the terminal. At first, the government refurbished the building and the surroundings to provide a convinient space for cultural and culinary events. On 24 May 2025, the early stage of the revitalization was inaugurated as the Blok M Hub by the Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung. The remaining stages is scheduled to be finished by October 2025.

Architecture and facilities

Blok M terminal is a three-storey terminal, where the first floor is the ground floor used as the platform of the terminal. The second and third floors are built underground. The second floor is used as a shopping arcade known as Blok M Mall or Mal Blok M. The third floor is used as the parking area, as well as a marketplace of used cars and other automobile needs.

= 1st floor, platform level =

Blok M terminal has six lines, with lines 1-5 used for Transjakarta services. For Transjakarta, the first line is used for BRT services, the second and third platforms are used for non-BRT services, while the fourth platform is used for Mikrotrans and Royaltrans services. Line 5 is used for cross-border (Transjabodetabek) feeder routes, alongside Perum DAMRI, Mayasari Bakti, and Sinar Jaya buses.{{Cite tweet|number=1563545713677840387|user=PT_Transjakarta|title=#INFOTRANSJAKARTA {{!}} Sahabat TiJe, Halte Blok M jalur 1 merupakan titik akhir dari Koridor 1 dan 10H. Pelanggan wajib tap out sebelum keluar dan melanjutkan perjalanan di jalur 2,3, dan 4.|author=PT. Transportasi Jakarta|author-link=TransJakarta}} Line 6 is used for DAMRI shuttle buses to the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.

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style="border-top:solid 1px gray" |Line 6

| style="text-align:center;border-top:solid 1px gray" |← Perum DAMRI buses to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport