Wirawiri Suroboyo operates small, 10-14 seat minibuses, that run circuitous routes to pick up and funnel passengers to existing Suroboyo Bus and Trans Semanggi Suroboyo corridors. Wirawiri Suroboyo minibuses are also staffed with helpers that assist the driver with fare collection and passenger wayfinding.
As with Suroboyo Bus, the service is ran by the local Departement of Transportation in Surabaya. The system uses a Buy-The-Service scheme, where the government pays for each kilometer traveled by the operator of the lines.
History
Wirawiri Suroboyo was launched on the 3rd of March, 2023. It initially had 14 Hiace units seating 14 passengers, and 38 Grand Max units seating 10 passengers.[1]
During the 2024 ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship in Surabaya, Wirawiri Suroboyo minibuses were provided as a free shuttle service between TIJ and Gelora Bung Tomo stadium.[2]
Routes
At present, Wirawiri Suroboyo operates 11 routes.[3]
FD03 and FD08 run alternate, extended routes during Saturday and Sunday. FD03 extends to Mangrove Gunung Anyar, and FD08 extends to Adventureland Romokalisari.[4]
At the 19th of September, 2024, a Wirawiri minibus serving FD03 plunged into the Gunung Anyar river in between Medokan Sawah Timur and UPNVJT. The driver was purportedly conducting an evasive maneuver after a motorcyclist had cut in front of the minibus. The driver suffered minor injuries, whilst three other passengers did not suffer any.[6]
During the August 2025 Indonesian protests, multiple Wirawiri Suroboyo lines had to be redirected and eventually halted prematurely before 20.35 WIB on August 29.[6] Service resumed normally on August 30.
Except Transjakarta, BRT in Indonesia is commonly merely a bus with shelter and not isolated from traffic.
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