Prepare Lebaran Transportation, Daop 1 Jakarta Ensures Trains And Locomotives Are In Reliable Condition

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JAKARTA - PT KAI (Persero) has set the Eid transportation period for 22 days, starting from April 22 to May 13.

At that moment, there will be an average of 59 trains per day operating with around 33 thousand seats per day for departures from Gambir and Pasar Senen stations.

Head of Public Relations of Daop 1 Jakarta Eva Chairunisa explained that KAI Daop 1 Jakarta has prepared 329 units of facilities, consisting of 45 locomotives and 284 units of passenger trains and luggage.

The entire locomotive and train facilities have gone through various stages of maintenance and special inspections ahead of Eid transportation. For the maintenance of locomotive and train facilities, Daop 1 Jakarta has 3 locomotive depots, 3 train depots and carriages and the Manggarai Yasa Center for major maintenance or overhauls.

In addition to carrying out special inspections, routine maintenance processes have also been programmed for all locomotive and train facilities which are carried out regularly, namely daily, 3 monthly, 6 monthly and 1 year maintenance.

"In the maintenance process a number of checks were also carried out, including inspections of the diesel motor, electricity, braking system and 9 items that must function when the locomotive is running such as searchlights, locomotive flutes, wipers, cabin lights, locomotive radio, deadman pedal, GPS, speedometer and braking," Eva said in a written statement, Monday, April 18.

All facilities at Daop 1 Jakarta have also gone through the process of checking for operational readiness or ramchecking the Lebaran Transport Railway facilities carried out by the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation.

PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta is committed to prioritizing safety, comfort, security and smooth operation of train travel through a number of efforts, one of which is the reliability of train and locomotive facilities.

Through all the processes that have been carried out, Daop 1 Jakarta ensures that all train and locomotive facilities that will be operated during the Eid transportation period are in good condition.

For further information regarding train travel, the public can contact the KAI Contact Center by telephone at 121, WhatsApp [phone], email [email protected], or KAI121 social media.