IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN INDONESIA

Authors

  • Pada Lumba Faculty Member, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Pasir Pengaraian, Pasir Pengaraian, Indonesia.

Keywords:

Corona, COVID-19, Physical distancing, Public transport, Virus

Abstract

 The Corona virus was first discovered in Wuhan City, China in 2019, and this virus was detected in Indonesia on March 2, 2020. In a short time this virus has spread throughout the world with a high number of fatalities. To anticipate the spread of this virus, the Government of Indonesia issued recommendations such as: worship from home, work from home and school from home, thus with this recommendation it is hoped that direct contact between humans will not occur. As a result of this mobility restriction, it has an impact on the transportation sector which results in a decrease in the number of passengers, both land transportation, air transportation and sea transportation. The important of this study is to know the impact of COVID-19 on public transport. The contribution of this study is as an initial effort to provide references of the causes of the impact of COVID-19 on public transport, thus that it will make it possible for policy makers to formulate policies and programs related to public transport.

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2026-08-28

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Lumba, P. (2026). IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN INDONESIA. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 29(4), 010149(1–6). retrieved from https://ph04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SUJST/article/view/15150

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