Inaugurated By The Minister Of Transportation, Matraman Station Is Expected To Reduce Passenger Density In Jatinegara And Manggarai

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi and Coordinating Minister for SMEs Teten Masduki inaugurate the operation of Matraman Station on Sunday 19 June 2022. (BKIP Kemenhub)

Jakarta - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said Matraman Station is in a strategic position, which is between the two busiest KRL stations, namely Jatinegara Station and Manggarai Station. His presence is expected to reduce the burden of congestion at the two stations. This was conveyed by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi while attending the soft launching of the operation of Matraman Station, East Jakarta, today. During the visit, Budi was also accompanied by the Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki. For your information, the construction of the Matraman Station is part of efforts to improve the Jabodetabek KRL mass transit service. KRL will go up and down in the Matraman, Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara and Manggarai areas," he said in an official statement, Sunday, June 19. On this occasion, Budi said the government wanted mass transportation to be a priority for the community. Moreover, Budi continued, now trains have become the community's main choice, especially in urban areas and agglomerations. Budi also said that he would continue to improve KRL Jabodetabek mass transportation services. Efforts to improve services include building Double-Double Track (DDT), shortening the headway (waiting time for arrivals between trains) to 3 (three) minutes, and revitalizing stations. "Currently, Jabodetabek electric train users have 1.2 million passengers. per day. In the future we will continue to increase to 2 million passengers per day. God willing, in 2-3 years we can do it, "he explained. Furthermore, Budi said that the presence of transportation infrastructure also supports progress in other sectors such as tourism and SMEs. For this reason, 30 percent of the commercial area in transportation nodes such as stations has been allocated to be used by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). "We have collaborated with the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, together with PT KAI for the allocation. commercial area at the station for MSMEs," he said. Meanwhile, Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki expressed his appreciation to the Minister of Transportation and staff and transport operators who have supported progress. MSME sector. "This affirmation policy will be welcomed by MSME actors," said Teten. Female activist, train user and Director of the Wahid Foundation, Yenny Zannuba Wahid also expressed her appreciation for improving transportation services, especially trains in Indonesia. According to him, the quality standard of rail transportation in Indonesia is equivalent to the standard in developed countries. "This is an achievement that we should be proud of. So I congratulate the Ministry of Transportation and PT KAI for this extraordinary achievement," said Yenny. , accommodate a number of suggestions and input from various circles of KRL users, including people with disabilities, Matraman Station has been equipped with facilities that are friendly to disabilities such as lifts and special lines. The construction of Matraman Station is part of the Manggarai-Cikarang Double-Double Track Mega Project . Matraman Station was started to be built in 2016 by the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation with a budget of Rp. 34 billion, which was sourced from State Sharia Securities (SBSN) funding, which is also the source of the overall construction costs of the Manggarai-Cikarang DDT Project. has two railway lines with one platform 250 meters long and 5 meters wide. The Matraman Station building consists of 2 floors with a building area of 3,010 square meters. Matraman Station is also equipped with two escalator units, one lift and two manual stairs. In addition, this station is also equipped with a parking area of 2,625 square meters. Matraman Station is targeted to serve KRL Commuter Line passengers up to 10,000 passengers per day. During the trial period some time ago, this station has served up and down passengers as many as 1,200 passengers per day. Later this station will also be integrated with the Transjakarta Bus Stop which serves three corridors, namely Ancol, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, and Senen. Also present at the soft launching of Matraman Station were Director General of Railways Zulfikri, President Director of PT KAI Didiek Hartantyo, President Director of KCI Mukti Jauhari, representatives disability, and a number of related officials.