JAKARTA - West Java (Jabar) Governor Dedy Mulyadi plans to reactivate or reactivate a number of train lines that are not used in West Java. The prepared budget reaches IDR 20 trillion.
Meanwhile, the route that will be reactivated include Banjar-Cijulang; Cibatu-Garut-Cikajang; Rancaek-Tanjungsari; Cipat-Padalarang and Cikuceuh (Bandung)-Ciwidey.
Responding to this, the Director General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation Risal Wasal said that his party was ready to accept the challenge of the Governor of West Java to participate in the plan.
"Yesterday, the Governor of West Java also came out, we prepared a budget of Rp. 20 trillion, we carried out reactivations. We (Ministry of Housing) accepted the challenge," said Risal when met at Jakarta Kota Station, Tuesday, April 22.
Risal said the train that will operate there later is the electric rail train or KRL. He said the deepening of the train line reactivation plan, including the division of tasks, would be discussed first with the West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov).
"If the KRL electricity means. We will discuss (the change of duty) later," he said.
In addition, Risal also emphasized that the Ministry of Transportation together with KAI Commuter will continue to develop KRL. Currently, he said, KRL services have reached Yogyakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.
"We will continue to improve this," he explained.
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Risal said the Ministry of Transportation also plans to extend the KRL route to Merak Port. This proposal departs from the high number of local Merak Commuter Line KA users.
"And it's also included in Merak's direction. If it is possible that Merak with our reactivation will extend the KRL, it will develop us more," he said.
"We have to synergize with other ministries, the Ministry of Housing is also directed at Merak, and they ask for our support on how we can extend the KRL to Merak for us to do," he continued.
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