Lorena (bus company) explained

PT Eka Sari Lorena Transport Tbk
Abbreviation:PO Lorena
Company Slogan:"Sabar, Sopan, Senyum"
Parent:Lorena Holding Company
Founder:GT Soerbakti
Commenced:1973[1]
Headquarters:Jl. K.H. Hasyim Ashari No. 15 C, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Service Area:Sumatra, Java and Bali
Service Type:Intercity bus service
Alliance:Karina Transport
Stations:tes
Depots:Jl. Tajur No.106, Bogor, West Java
Fleet:500[2]
Fuel Type:Diesel fuel
Leader Type:CEO
Leader:Eka Sari Lorena Soerbakti

PT Eka Sari Lorena Transport Tbk is a publicly-traded bus company providing inter-city transport buses with long distance routes in Indonesia.

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
Kotabumi – Banyuwangi
Tulang Bawang – Malang
Pringsewu – Blitar
Java - BaliBogor - Denpasar
Java - MaduraBogor - 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lorena 001, bus pertama PO Lorena. Busnesia.com. id. August 24, 2016. July 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: Profil Perusahaan PO Lorena . PO Lorena Official Website. id. July 2, 2019.
  3. Web site: Daftar Trayek PO Lorena . PO Lorena Official Website. id. July 2, 2019.
  4. Web site: Penggemar Transjakarta sayangkan Bus Lorena Dipensiunkan. Kompas. id. Dean Pahrevi. November 11, 2018. July 2, 2019.