Arya Sinulingga Promised The Jabodebek LRT To Operate In The Middle Of The Year, Connecting Fast Trains At Halim Station

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JAKARTA - Special Staff to the Minister of SOEs, Arya Sinulingga, said the Jabodebek Light Rail Transit (LRT) train was operating in mid-2023.

"In the middle of this year," Arya said at a press conference in Jakarta, Friday, February 3, as reported by Antaraa.

The operation of the LRT train is likely to coincide with the operation of the Jakarta - Bandung high-speed train.

The presence of the Jabodebek LRT train is expected to reduce traffic density in Jakarta and its surrounding areas.

The Jabodebek LRT train is also integrated with the Jakarta - Bandung High Speed Train at a station located in Halim.

"Later on, people who take the fast train from Bandung will get off at Halim Station and then switch to the Jabodebek LRT train to continue their journey to downtown Jakarta. This will certainly make it easier and make people comfortable using public transportation modes," said Arya.

The presence of the Jabodebek LRT is a momentum for the integration of public transportation in Jakarta and its surroundings.

Arya also said that the presence of the Jabodebek LRT would be good for the development of the railway industry in Indonesia because it would be operated without a driver or autonomous.

In addition, all LRT train carriages are domestically produced by state-owned PT INKA. As for the system, PT Len Industri is working with international company PT Siemens.

Previously, Deputy Chairman of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Martin Manurung, reminded that Light Rail Transit (LRT) which connects several cities including Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi (Jabodebek) must be able to be connected to various modes of transportation around the area.

According to him, the LRT will later cross the Jakarta to Depok and Bekasi areas where the transportation facilities owned are different in each city such as angkot, Trans Jakarta, and other transportation.

Not only that, the safety of the Jabodebek LRT must be the most important aspect so that public trust in national public transportation is getting better.

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) is still discussing the determination of the Jabodetabek Integrated Rail or Light Rail Transit (LRT) tariff.

The tariffs proposed by the Indonesian Railway (KAI) range from Rp. 12,000 to Rp. 15,000.

For your information, the Jabodebek LRT transportation mode is targeted to operate in July 2023. Now the construction progress has reached 88.4 percent.