JAKARTA - PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) or KAI Commuter is preparing to add the operation of two electric train (KRL) series produced by PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero) or INKA to strengthen the Commuter Line service on the Cikarang line ahead of the 2025 Christmas and New Year holidays (Nataru).
The additional two sets come from a total of 12 KRL trainsets ordered by KAI from INKA. To date, four trainsets have arrived, two of which have been operating since Tuesday, December 16. while the other two are still undergoing certification.
VP Corporate Secretary of KAI Commuter Karina Amanda targets that the two trainsets which are still in the certification process can be immediately operated before the end of 2025 so that they can support services during the Nataru transportation period.
"Two more trainsets are targeted before the end of the year can be operated," Karina said at a press conference in Jakarta, Friday, December 19.
Karina said that the two new KRL trainsets that had previously operated served the T5 Loop 20 and TS Loop 2 Depok/Bogor-Manggarai/Jakarta Kota routes. Meanwhile, the two additional trainsets targeted to operate before the end of the year will be focused on serving the Cikarang or blue line routes.
"The plan to add two trainsets will run on the Cikarang line," he said.
Previously reported, PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia or KAI Commuter operates two sets of trains (TS) of new KRL facilities produced by PT INKA (Persero) for the Commuter Line Jabodetabek service starting today.
The KRL facility with the serial number CLI-225 officially serves the Bogor Commuter Line after being declared to have passed safety and legality certification by the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation.
KAI Commuter President Director, Mochamad Purnomosidi, said the operation of this new KRL facility was carried out after obtaining the eligibility and safety certification from the Ministry of Transportation.
"Starting Tuesday, December 16, 2025, KAI Commuter will begin operating the new CLI-225 KRL facilities produced by PT INKA on the Bogor line," said Purnomosidi in an official statement, Tuesday, December 16.
In the initial phase, these two new KRL lines are operated on the TS loop 20 and TS loop 22 with the Depok/Bogor-Manggarai/Jakarta Kota relationship. There are a total of eight trips per day served using the CLI-225 KRL facility on the crossing.
Purnomosidi said that in the initial stage of operation of this new CLI-225 LRT facility, KAI Commuter will continue to be accompanied by a team from PT INKA in its daily operations.
"A total of eight trips per day will be served using the CLI-225 KRL facility on the line," said Purnomosidi.
Purnomosidi said the operation of the new KRL is part of KAI Commuter's efforts to optimize the Jabodetabek Commuter Line service while replacing the KRL series that has entered the conservation period.
For information, currently KAI Commuter manages 100 KRL series with a total of 1,064 train units to serve 1,063 daily trips across all lines. The serial number CLI-225 is a continuation of the previous numbering of new KRL, namely CLI-125.
CLI is an acronym for Commuter Line Indonesia, the numbers 1 and 2 indicate the generation of the means, while the number 25 indicates the year of manufacture.
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