Jabodetabek KRL Passengers Are Still Required To Wear Masks During Travel

Passengers on the electric train (KRL) trip to the Bogor-Jakarta route, Sunday (11/6/2023). (Between/Siti Nurhaliza)

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) still requires passengers to wear masks during the trip using an electric train (KRL) commuter line. Even though Circular Letter (SE) Number 1 of 2023 concerning Health Protocols during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Transition Period which was stipulated by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force was issued on Friday (9/6), his party is still waiting for a derivative SE.

"Currently, they are still (obliged to wear masks) until the new SE is issued from the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub)," said Public Relations Manager of PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) Leza Arlan when confirmed by Antara in Jakarta, Sunday.

In addition to wearing masks, Leza said, his party still set a vaccine policy as a condition for taking the train. "It's still the same (order to take the train), right, we are commuter line, not long-distance trains," saidLeza.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) Syafrin Liputo also said that the KRL would adjust its travel regulations to derivative regulations from the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA).

"According to the SE of the National Task Force for Handling COVID-19 Number 1/2023, Jakarta has also adjusted," said Syafrin.

Previously, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force issued health protocol rules during the transition period of the COVID-19 endemic as cases spread was controlled.

The adjustment is stated in the Circular Letter of the COVID-19 Task Force Number 1 of 2023 concerning Health Protocols during the COVID-19 Endemic Transition Period.

The latest circular generally regulates health protocols for all people who wish to travel domestically and abroad, perpetrators of large-scale activities, and activities at public facilities to provide personal protection or responsibility to prevent transmission of COVID-19 with several recommendations.