Meriah Mass Rapid Transportation

The Meriah Mass Rapid Transportation (known locally as M2RT) is a rapid transit system serving Meriah, the capital of North Cikulon Province in Karasem. It currently consists of four lines that cover 53 kilometers. Meriah Mass Rapid Transportation starts its operational in 8 October 2010 with first route of Pamekasan Utara-Cipelak (Cipelak Line) and keep expanding its service network. The newest Kelan Line project which will connect Pamekasan Baru Station with Meriah International Airport directly planned to be started in end of 2017 and predicted will be opened for operation in 2019.

The rapid transit system is owned and operated by PT Meriah Mass Rapid Transportation, a public-private company under Meriah city government. Together with upcoming Kota Baru Subway, its the only rapid transit operated not by Karasem National Railway instead by the city government itself.

Organization
PT Meriah Mass Rapid Transportation is a public-private company which owned by Meriah City Government with 70% of its share, Karasem National Railway with 30% of its share. The company founded in 2007 when the first project of Meriah rapid transit commenced by the agreement with Nakama International Cooperation Link (NICL). The company purpose to operate and extend the service of the rapid transit around Meriah as well developing the Transit Oriented Development alongside of the line. M2RT currently awarded by Karasem Government as the innovative design of Public Transit in Karasem major urban area and have the second best service after Cibebek Railway in Cibebek.

Fares
Since its first operation, Meriah Mass Rapid Transit enacted the progressive fares with base fare of Rk 5000 for first 20km and adding Rk 2000 for every next 10km. Fare system controlled by e-ticketing system using automated gate and ticket vending machine.

There are 2 types of ticket in the system, the multi trip ticket system and one trip system. For the multi trip ticket, it support the Meriah Transit Card as the integrated fare payment toward all public transit in Meriah including the conventional city buses, bus rapid transit and Meriah Urban Railway system.