Jabodebek LRT In The Test Commissioning Stage

Jabodebek LRT train series. BETWEEN/HO-PT KAI/am.

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation through the Directorate General of Railways revealed that the Jabodebek Light Rail Transit (LRT) train is in the entertainment or testing commissioning stage.

"LRT is currently being carried out or testing commissioning means it is still in the contractor area and operators. This is to ascertain whether what is built according to the required requirements, then the function will run well or not," said Director General of Railways Mohamad Risal Wasal as reported by ANTARA, Monday, June 5.

Risal said that later next month the LRT trial will invite the public to be allowed to go up or try the LRT.

"We are currently studying the position. Later, after everything has passed and everything is running, we will test it for the certificate to be issued. After the certificate is complete, we will issue the operating permit. After the operating permit, please operate," he said.

Regarding tariffs, the Ministry of Transportation is preparing a proposal. The possibility for the initial LRT tariff is around Rp. 5,000. Then for later the per kilo tariff may be Rp. 750. While the furthest rate is probably Rp. 25,000.

But the question of this tariff, said Risal, is still a concept which means it can change because there are three alternative tariff problems. The nature of it is still a proposal, not a decision. The most efficient cheap proposal is comfortable for the user community.

"What is certain is that it is more comfortable to be safe than other alternative transportation, because it is more timely and well integrated," he said.

Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hoped that the Jabodebek LRT project, whose development has reached 85 percent, could operate and be used by the public in July 2023.

Jokowi is proud because BUMN PT INKA Persero can build an LRT train with a capacity of 420 passengers and has an advanced system capable of operating without a driver.

President Jokowi gave an evaluation that the LRT project in DKI Jakarta and a number of buffer cities is comfortable, fast, and not noisy.