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New Trains Set to Arrive Soon at New Jakarta Stations
Tri Listiyarini | February 09, 2012

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Serigala-Berbulu-Domba
8:27am Feb 10, 2012

The Government needs to provide PTKA with the required funding to upgrade its services and not pull the same stunts with hanging onto Public Service Obligation funding in repect of 'subsidized fares' as it has pulled on Pertamina in respect of the BBM subsidy on many occasions over the years.

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Train operator Kereta Api Indonesia plans to build five new stations and refurbish two dozen more in the greater Jakarta area this year.

“We will build five new stations. [Construction] will start in May or June and will finish by the end of this year,” KAI spokesman Akhmad Sujadi said on Thursday. “The new stations will be built so we can serve more passengers.”

Commuters have long complained about conditions of the 24 stations that are slated for improvement. Some are missing ceiling and wall panels, broken escalators or have run down roofs.

Akhmad said the new stations would be at Kebon Bedes in Bogor, Matraman in Centra Jakarta, Roxy in West Jakarta, Bandengan in North Jakarta and Mampang in Depok.

KAI’s announcement came just days after state-owned train supplier Industri Kereta Api (Inka) announced it would replace 326 intercity trains that have been operating for more than three decades.

Speaking to the House of Representatives Commission V, which oversees transportation, Inka’s president director, Roos Diatmoko, said on Tuesday that 45 percent of its 729 economy class trains are more than 30 years old.

Based on specifications set by the Ministry of Transportation, these trains are deemed unfit to operate and must be replaced.

Roos said that the government needs to earmark the money to purchase new trains or change the bylaws regulating the railway industry’s standard.

Inka decided to introduce new trains, given the growth in the number of passengers that shows little sign of abating, Roos said.

In 2005, there were 6.65 million intercity passengers. By 2011, the number had roughly doubled to 12.8 million. It is expected to grow to 13.8 million this year and 15.8 million by 2014.

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