Selecting Transport Modes of Railway and Road Based on Tariff and Travel Time

Abstract

Transportation is a movement of people or goods from the origin place to a destination. Regarding this, the writer is interested in studying the selection of transport modes of railway and road based on the transporting tariff and travel time from Bandung and its surroundings to Tanjung Priok port. The research methods the writer uses are applied method and survey. Based on the tariff and the travel time, we can see clearly the market position of transport using train or truck. It can be stated assertively that the weakness of train is its long travel time: the container from industrial centers must be carried using truck, there are discharging/loading processes at Gedebage container terminal (TPK Gedebage), and the frequency of train departure from Bandung to Jakarta is very low.

The Role of Railway Integrated Distribution Centers in Industrial Zones to Improve Logistics Competitiveness

“…So far, transportation of goods by train has been considered as a means of transporting goods with the characteristics of goods transported raw materials in large volumes and not too sensitive by time. Yet, with the right technology and infrastructure, cooperation with other modes of transportation and proximity to warehousing centers and other supporting infrastructure such as roads connected to various industrial centers or warehousing, railway freight will be able to be the main choice in lowering logistics costs (Sinulingga, Surayya and Putri, 2015;Wibowo and Chairuddin, 2017;Vanek and Smith, 2004), Erjavec and Trkman, 2014).…”