Urgent Needs, KAI Commuter Adds 8 Import Train Units From China

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) or KAI Commuter has increased the number of imported trains from a company from China, CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd as many as eight units. This addition was made due to urgent needs.

For your information, previously KAI Commuter had imported three new train units from CRRC Sifang. That way, the number of trains from the Bamboo Curtain Country ordered by KAI Commuter will be a total of 11 units.

KAI Commuter Corporate Secretary Anne Purba explained that the addition of new train imports from China was carried out because her party canceled rejuvenating 19 train series with the state-owned company.

"The revofit, right, changed, from 19 to 2 from INKA, so we replaced it to 8 new ones (imports). The details (the reason for canceling) you have to ask INKA," said Anne when met at the DPR RI Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, July 1.

Therefore, Anne said, KAI Commuter decided to add 8 new imported train series from CRRC Sifang. The reason is that the company considers delivery time and costs that must be incurred.

"Because, right, as soon as the technical data needed is finished, the production is left," he said.

Another reason for imports from China, said Anne, was because KAI Commuter had designed the train specifications in detail according to previous orders.

If you choose a different company, Anne said that the costs incurred would be mined again.

"Maybe someone asked why it ended up from one country. We design the train design for this one year, if for example we take different manufacturing again we will design it again," he said.

Anne confirmed that her party had signed a contract with CRRC Sifang.

However, Anne said that she had to check the data first so that she could detail the costs.