It was 6:45pmWIB(Waktu Indonesia Barat) when the train halted at the Stasiun Tanjung Karang in Bandar Lampung,Lampung Province.The skies were already very dark as the time zone is similar to those of Thailand and Indochina.
The Indonesian archipelago has 3 time zones (UTC+7 to UTC+9)
The western time zone(WIB) covers whole of Sumatra and Java.
Central time zone (WITA) covers Sulawesi,Kalimantan and Lesser Sunda (Denpasar area) while the Eastern time zone(WIT) is observed in Maluku and Papua.
Near the exit of the station were many green coloured angkot waiting to transport passengers to town center and the Rajabasa bus terminal.
I followed one 'bapak'(a name used to address an Indonesian male senior) who was also going to catch a ferry to Jakarta who guided me.
For the ladies we called them as 'ibu'.The fares charged was Rupiah5,000 and the minivan was packed like sardine.
Bapak used to pay for Rupiah3,000 using the angkot and was telling me no reason for the hike in price.
The train station was off Jalan Raden Intan(near Plaza Lampung) and the angkot headed northward along Jalan Teuku Umar via Jalan Zaenal Abidin Pagar Alam which is quite a straight stretch of road to the Rajabasa Bus Terminal.
Ramayana Shopping Centre is within vicinity.
The city centre and the seaside will be southward along Jalan Raden Intan passing through traffic circle on to Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro till Jalan Ikan Bawal which is near the coast.
The Universitas Lampung and museum were located north of Lampung city.
Hotels and guesthouses(rumah penginapan) in Lampung:
1) Hotel Seraton:Jalan Wolter Mongonsidi. Tel:(0721) 486666
2) Marco Polo Hotel:Jlana Dr Susilo Tel:(0721) 262511
3) Sahid :Jalan Yos Sudarso Tel:(0721) 488888
4) Indra Puri:Jalan Wolter Mongonsidi Tel:(0721) 258258
5) Sumatra Elephant Eco Lodge:Dusun 1,Desa Ratu Iv Way Kambus
6) Hotel Hanum:Jalan Raden Intan
7) Hotel Hartono:Jalan Kesehatan Tel:(0721) 262525
8) Hotel Arinas:Jalan Raden Intan Tel:(0721) 266778
9) Grande Hotel:Jalan Raden Intan
10) Hotel Grand Anugerah:Jalan Raden Intan
11) Hotel Nusantara:Jalan Soekarno Hatta
12) Hotel Nusa Indah(Melati III):Jalan Raden Intan. Tel:(0721) 265242
13) Hotel Kurnia Perdana (Melati III):114,Jalan Raden Intan Tel:(0721) 262030
14) Hotel Andalas (3 star):89,Jalan Raden Intan Tel:(0721) 263432
15) Hotel Kurnia Dua (3 star):75,Jalan Raden Intan Tel:(0721) 252905)
16) Hotel Purnama (3 star):75,Jalan Raden Intan Tel:(0721) 26148
17) Hotel Ria (3 star):107,Jalan Kartini Tel:(0721) 253974.
18) Hotel Mahligai Puri(3 star):29,Jalan Cokroaminoto Tel:(0721) 253694)
19) Hotel Kemala (3 star):73/75Jalan Gatot Subroto
20) Hotel Sari Damai (3 star):Jalan Teuku Umar.Tel:(0721) 701935
21) Hotel Parahiyangan(3 star):Jalan Teuku Umar Tel:(0721) 255339
22) Hotel Pacific (3 star):13,Jalan Yos Sudarso Tel:(0721) 482334
23) Hotel Merpati(3 star):Jalan Yos Sudarso Tel:(0721) 341333
24) Wisma Lampung:1,Jalan Z.A.Pagar Alam Tel:(0721) 704676
25) Wisma Haji:Jalan Soekarno Hatta tel:(0721) 702077
26) Bukit Randu Hotel & Restaurant:1-2A,Jalan Kemboja Tel:(0721) 2566680
27) Hotel Chandra:1,Jalan Hayam Wuruk-Pemuda. Tel:(0721) 263787
KOTA AGUNG (80km southwest of city,coastal area.Location of planet's most biological habitats park,the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park ranked by WWF .Needs permit to visit so get at main office in Jalan Raya Terbaya.Camping grounds near Sukaraja)
1) Soponyono Hotel :Jalan A. Yani Pringsewu Tanggamus Street Tel: (0722) 21051
2) Setia Hotel :294,Jalan Samudera Tel:(0722) 21065
3) KS Hotel :90,Jalan Samudera, Pasar Madang
4) Wisma Hosana :Jalan Raya Gisting Bawah - Tanggamus Tel: (0729) 41705
5) Balong Kuring Hotel :Jalan A. Yani Pringsewu - Tanggamus
6) Borobudur Hotel :Jalan Raya Pringsewu - Tanggamus
Tourist Office:79,Jalan Ahmad Dahlan. Tel:0721-263401
Terminal Rajabasa is for long distance buses and about 10km to city center.
Bandar Lampung is the fourth largest city in Sumatra with Teluk Betung being a coastal old town while Tanjung Karang is towards the inland.
The Rajabasa bus terminal is the main transport hub for travellers into Sumatran cities as far as Acheh in the northernmost point.
Buses to Palembang(10hrs),Bengkulu(16hours) and Bukit Tinggi (22hrs)
Another local bus terminal is at Panjang,about 6km southeast of town serving places within the province.
To get here from train station get green oplet(minivan) to Sukaraja Street and transfer to red oplet.
It was around 8:00pm when the angkot reached Rajabasa's terminal right in the middle of the complex where the buses to Bakauheni Ferry Pier(connecting to Jawa Island) were waiting.
In fact in front of the Tanjung Karang's train station is the Damri bus that have the bus-boat transfer shuttling passengers to the pier and picking up on the otherside at Merak(Jawa Island).
Only two trips per day at 9:00am and 9:00pm.
I decided to change plan and not to continue the journey to the pier as it will be past midnight so I spent a night at this terminal.
Inside the main building were many food and snack stalls together with the private bus companies booth.
The ticketing booths are useless as there won't be counter clerks.
One has to roam around the compound and the many touts will be the director ensuring the bus you should take. Using the washroom cost Rupiah2,000
Spent a night at this police beat which also act as a temporary rest area for those who missed their buses.
There were also many nice spots over the other building which is good for resting.
Seating areas are limited. The last bus departure was at 11:00pm after which the whole area became quiet.
I was being approched by a tout offering the last bus to Jakarta for Rupiah120,000 which was a discount of Rupiah20,000 but was turned down by me.
There were no platforms for the individual buses but were alienated certain groupings within the station's compound.
Position 1 is the Information and enquiry dishub,medical centre,passengers waiting lounge.
AKDP Bus routes: Rajabasa to Bakauheni.
Bakauheni is 30km south of Kalianda,the departure point for ferries to Merak,on Java's northwest tip.
Rajabasa terminal main building architecture has a mix of Hindu and Buddhist culture.
The name itself was Hindu and the rooftop is a three-tier chinese pagoda look alike.
Tulang Bawang Kingdom(Lampung) is the oldest Hinduism Kingdom in Nusantara (Indonesia).
The Manggala area in Lampung was an active trading center during the 15th century where Hindu and Chinese traders first visited including the poet I-Tsing. Agama Hindu Dharma is still in practised by 93% of the population in Bali.,Sumatra,Java(especially the Tenggerese in the east),Lombok and Kalimantan.
Pos 2 is near jalan Zainal Abidin Pagar Alam exit where the mikrolet and local bus waiting area.
Position 3:Terminal C (ASDP/AKAP) is from the entrance at Jalan Kapt.Abdul ASDP(Antar Kota Dalam Propinsi)-inside province: Tanjung Karang,Natar,Kemilang,Panjang,Kota Bumi,Unit.
AKAP(Antar Kota Antar Propinsi)-outside province:- Palembang,Medan,Aceh,Jakarta,Bandung,Jogyakarta,Surabaya.
A vendor selling cake puffs standing beside the Puspa Dewi bus.
The bus name is reflective of the Hindu influence during the Srivijaya era.
A year 2010 transport bus price list in Lampung Province from Rajabasa terminal.
There is a minimum base price and a maximum chargeable price in Rupiah.
1) Bakauheni (13,000/17,000)
2) Kota Bumi (13,500/17,500)
3) Manggala (15,500/20,500)
4) Labuhan Maringgai (17,000/22,000)
5) Way Mili (22,000/28,500)
6) Kota Agung (13,000/17,000)
The main entry and exit point for most of the buses beside another section of the complex building.
Local province buses,the blue bus is to Kota Bumi.
A Javanese woman selling 'air mancur' to some of the drivers.
Air Mancur is a medicinal brews known as Jamu which has been a preserved tradition to keep one' health,strength and mental alertness.
The group in purple uniform helped pick up baggages from the luggage compartment while touts will be zooming on the passengers.
Gang of touts including bus drivers from other companies.
Pushcart stall selling 'SoMay Goreng'.
Goreng is fried while SoMay sounds chinese,"siew mai" a kind of dumpling normally serve in a dim sum menu.
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