KAI Accelerates the Regeneration of the Jabodetabek KRL Fleet Through PMN

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) continues to accelerate the regeneration of the Jabodetabek electric train (KRL) fleet through the procurement of a new series supported by the State Capital Participation (PMN) considering that hundreds of train units that have been in operation for 34 to 41 years.

President Director of PT KAI Bobby Rasyidin said the need to procure new KRLs was important to anticipate an increase in the number of passengers and the addition of fleets entering the conservation period.

"We have given a little picture of how urgent the need is to anticipate the increase in the number of passengers, and the increase in the means of KRL entering the conservation period," said Bobby as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 8.

Bobby explained that the Jabodetabek KRL fleet currently operating is still dominated by imported used trains from Japan that have been in use for more than three decades.

A total of 780 units are ex-JR East Series 205 fleets with ages of 34-41 years, while the other 128 units are ex-Tokyo Metro fleets with the same age range.

On the other hand, the newer fleet consists of 11 trainsets or 132 units of imported KRL from CRRC China which are less than one year old and seven trainsets or 84 units of KRL production from PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero) or INKA which have started to be operated.

According to Bobby, the need for additional fleet is also driven by the trend of increasing the number of users of the Jabodetabek KRL.

KAI projects the number of passengers to grow by around 4 percent per year to reach 437 million people by 2030.

He said the realization of the number of users in 2025 had even exceeded the previous projection.

"In 2025, the realization was actually more than 339 million (users), namely about 357 million realizations," he said.

To support the fleet regeneration program, KAI and PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) are carrying out a project to procure Jabodetabek KRL facilities worth Rp9.18 trillion.

Bobby explained that the financing for the project came from government support through PMN of IDR 5.3 trillion or about 58 percent of the total project value, bank loans of IDR 3.69 trillion, and KCI's internal cash of around IDR 190 billion.

Based on KAI's exposure, the PMN component consists of PMN 2024 of IDR 2 trillion, PMN 2025 of IDR 1.8 trillion, and PMN 2026 worth IDR 1.5 trillion which is still a projection.

The project includes the procurement of 16 trainsets or 192 new KRL units from PT INKA worth Rp3.85 trillion, three trainsets or 36 imported KRL units from CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd worth Rp830 billion, eight trainsets or 96 imported KRL units worth Rp2.2 trillion to replace the retrofit program.

Then, two trainsets or 24 units of KRL retrofit from INKA worth Rp250 billion, as well as the plan to procure eight trainsets or 96 new KRL units from INKA worth Rp2.05 trillion which have not been contracted.

KAI also reported that the 2024 PMN of Rp2 trillion used for the procurement of new facilities and retrofits had been absorbed entirely.

Meanwhile, the PMN 2025 of IDR 1.8 trillion has been received by KAI on December 31, 2025 and forwarded to KCI on May 20, 2026.

Of this amount, Rp744.46 billion has been paid to INKA, while the remaining approximately Rp1.05 trillion will be disbursed gradually in accordance with the progress of the completion of the KRL procurement.

Bobby said the absorption of the remaining PMN funds would follow the schedule for the completion of the nine trainsets currently being produced by INKA.

"The projection will be based on the progress of the completion of the nine trainsets that are already in PT INKA according to its recovery schedule, namely the completion is expected in September 2026," he said.