The Condition Of The Pondok Jati Station Train Door Is Getting Worse, Many Motorcycles Fall Due To Damaged Asphalt

Atmosphere at the railroad crossing Pondok Jati Station, Matraman, East Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The condition of the Pondok Jati train crossing gate (KA), Palmeriam Village, Matraman District, East Jakarta, is increasingly concerning. The lack of supervision from PT KAI and the East Jakarta City Government, allows local residents to only surrender.

"For KAI and Dishub to be wise, there are many two-wheeled vehicles that are opposite the direction of the Kayumanis area. That must be dealt with firmly, not facilitated," said the Pisangan Baru Village Deliberative Institute (LMK) for Welfare, Muhammad Yusuf when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, April 12, afternoon.

Yusuf also asked PT KAI to immediately repair the asphalt at the Pondok Jati Station train crossing which had been damaged. As a result of the asphalt damage, passing vehicles are difficult because the wheels often slip.

"KAI must also care and pay attention to the asphalt of the railroad crossing, the asphalt is damaged, so one of the causes of traffic jams because passing vehicles must be slow because the road is damaged," he said.

The high traffic flow of vehicles crossing the railroad crossing (KA) Pondok Jati, Matraman District, East Jakarta, from morning to evening finally received the spotlight from Public Relations of PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta.

Head of Public Relations of PT KAI Daop 1 Jakarta, Eva Chairunisa, confirmed that the Pondok Jati train crossing was one of the official crossings in the Matraman District area.

"The existence of the Pondok Jati crossing is an official crossing. In a coordination meeting with Daop 1 Jakarta, it will again submit proposals for the construction of a Flyover or underpass to the Regional Government," Eva told VOI, Wednesday, March 22.

Meanwhile, regarding the congestion conditions in the area, Eva continued, one of the reasons for the large number of two-wheeled vehicles that went against the flow, KAI Daop 1 Jakarta will also coordinate with the Transportation Agency and related police.