Lorena (bus company)

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Perusahaan Otobus Lorena
Lorena AKAP Malang-Jakarta (Oktober 2022).jpg
Lorena's inter-city double decker bus that serves the route between Jakarta and Malang
ParentLorena Holding Company
Founded1970;54 years ago (1970)
Commenced operation1973 [1]
HeadquartersJl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari No. 15 C, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Service area Sumatra, Java and Bali
Service type Intercity bus service
AllianceKarina Transport
Stationstes
DepotsJl. Tajur No.106, Bogor, West Java
Fleet500 [2]
Fuel type Diesel fuel
OperatorPT Eka Sari Lorena
CEOEka Sari Lorena Soerbakti
Website lorena-transport.com

Perusahaan Otobus Lorena or PO Lorena is an autobus company providing inter-city transport buses with long distance routes in Indonesia.

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History

PO Lorena was founded by GT Soerbakti in 1970 under the name CV Lorena. At the beginning of its establishment CV Lorena only had 2 bus fleets with short distance routes, namely Bogor - Jakarta PP. Long distance routes were opened by PO Lorena in 1984 starting with the route Jakarta - Surabaya PP, followed by other cities on Java, Madura, Bali and Sumatra.

Services

Inter-city buses between provinces

PO Lorena currently has long-distance routes between Bali, Java and Sumatra,being served by a 500 bus fleet with executive and business classes on single or level bus. The routes are: [3]

IslandRoute
Java
BogorBanyuwangi
BogorPonorogo
BogorBobotsari
Java - Sumatra
BogorJambi
BogorPadang
BogorPalembang
BogorPekanbaru
BogorPrabumulih
BandungPekanbaru
BandungBukittinggi
KotabumiBanyuwangi
Tulang BawangMalang
PringsewuBlitar
Java - Bali Bogor - Denpasar
Java - Madura Bogor - Sumenep

Note: All routes are round trip.

Bus Rapid Transit

PO Lorena was an operator of TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit from 2008 to 2018. PO Lorena had a fleet of 47 buses painted grey, consisting of 13 articulated locally made Komodo buses operated in Corridor 5 and 34 single Hino buses operated in Corridor 7. All buses were fueled with CNG. [2] [4]

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References

  1. "Lorena 001, bus pertama PO Lorena". Busnesia.com (in Indonesian). August 24, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Profil Perusahaan PO Lorena". PO Lorena Official Website (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. "Daftar Trayek PO Lorena". PO Lorena Official Website (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. Dean Pahrevi (November 11, 2018). "Penggemar Transjakarta sayangkan Bus Lorena Dipensiunkan". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 2, 2019.