The Government Is Advised To Free Up Residential Land Around Manggarai Station For Long Queue Solutions

Manggarai Station Queue/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Changes in the operation of the Commuter Line KRL which have been implemented since the last few days, especially on the Bogor and Bekasi/Cikarang routes have drawn criticism for causing long queues of passengers at Manggarai Station.

Transportation observer from the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI), Djoko Setijowarno, said that the main cause of passenger density at Manggarai Station is the station's capacity.

Djoko said that the capacity of Manggarai Station with a building size of 100 square meters was not yet ready to become a Jabodetabek KRL transit center.

As a result, long queues of KRL passengers on the Bekasi/Cikarang - Jakarta Kota and Bogor/Depok - Tanah Abang/Sudirman/Angke/Duri routes who have to transit at Manggarai Station are inevitable.

"Currently, Manggarai Station is considered to still have problems in the infrastructure of services to consumers. The government needs to solve the problem first, one of which is thinking about the capacity of the Manggarai Station," said Djoko in his statement, quoted on Monday, June 6.

Not to mention, access to Manggarai Station is inadequate, namely narrow roads and a crowded, chaotic and disorganized surrounding.

Djoko assessed that as a solution to this problem, the government needs to expand the Manggarai Station area by freeing up residential land around it. The central government needs to coordinate with the DKI Provincial Government to carry out the land acquisition.

"However, people from Bogor, Depok, Tangerang who use KRL predominantly work in Jakarta. The involvement of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government can be done by clearing land which is currently being used by many residents as residential areas around Manggarai. Coordination must be with the Ministry of Transportation, BUMN, PT KAI , DKI Jakarta Provincial Government for how to embrace the surrounding community," explained Djoko.

This land acquisition process, continued Djoko, will take up to 10 years. Bearing in mind, it is not only land control that takes time, but the provision of settlements to replace those that are in order also takes time.

"This means that residents must be provided with housing first. Land control is not the responsibility of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. However, this control issue is related to Jakarta residents. This land issue is important to be taken seriously because it affects the operational carrying capacity of Manggarai Station itself," he added. .