The Case Of The Anjlok Train Repeatedly, The DPR Urges An Independent Safety Audit

KA Purwojaya (KA 58F) Gambir-Cilacap connection at the Kedunggedeh Station emblasis fell on Saturday, October 25, 2025/ Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA Deputy Chairman of Commission V of the DPR, Syaiful Huda, highlighted the case of the train dropping which has continued to occur in recent months. Huda also urged the Ministry of Transportation to conduct an independent safety audit to ensure the objectives of recommendations for improving rail services in the country.

Then there were at least three cases, namely the fall of Argo Bromo's train in Subang, KRL at Jakarta Kota Station, then there was the Kuala Stabas Train in Lampung. This month it happened again, namely the Purwojaya Train in Kedunggede Bekasi. Although there were no casualties, this case cannot be taken lightly," said Syaiful Huda, in a statement to reporters, Monday, October 27.

Huda explained, based on BPS data, the average number of train passengers per year reaches hundreds of millions. In 2023, the total number of national train passengers, both long-distance, local, and commuter trains will reach 365 million, in 2024 train passengers will reach 504-505 million.

According to Huda, the high number of passengers per year must be interpreted that the train has become the backbone of national transportation.

"So every train accident incident must be the focus of attention for evaluation and improvement," he said

Huda assessed that the high intensity of the train dropping was a form of transportation safety crisis in the country. He said, there are three main problems that often trigger train accidents in Indonesia, namely infrastructure age, accumulation of damage to facilities, and defects in operational procedures.

"We assess that the high number of train incidents in Indonesia requires radical policy, regulatory, and concrete action interventions given the high number of passengers for this mode of transportation," said the PKB legislator from the West Java VII electoral district.

Therefore, Huda urged the Ministry of Transportation to take concrete steps so that train accidents, both long-distance, local, and commuter accidents do not happen again. The move, according to him, carried out infrastructure rejuvenation with the latest technology.

"Old rail lines must be rejuvenated. In addition, there must be rail surveillance technology such as a track geometry measurement system to scan rail damage automatically," he said.

"It's time for us to switch from corrective care waiting for damage to predictive care based on sensor data, such as practices applied in developed countries," concluded Huda.

It is known that Purwojaya's executive train majoring in Gambir 'Cilacap fell near Kedunggede Station, Kedungwaringin Village, Bekasi Regency, Saturday, October 25, at around 14:20 WIB.

The Purwojaya train with nine carriages had problems with the ninth carriage or the back of the carriage.

The wheels of the train were reported to have been off the rails, allegedly due to the rail filling due to hot weather, resulting in a bending on the rail line.

The relevant parties immediately conducted an evaluation and as many as 224 passengers were rescued.