Employees Around Tanah Abang Complain There Is No Commuter Line, Transportation Agency Offers Free TransJakarta Buses

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JAKARTA - There have been complaints from employees based around Tanah Abang because the KRL Commuter Line service does not stop at Tanah Abang Station in the afternoon.

It is known that the government has decided not to serve passengers at Tanah Abang Station from 15.00 p.m. to 19.00 p.m., the crowd at Tanah Abang Market said.

Responding to this, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency offers free Transjakarta bus services for the public.

"For people who will carry out activities that usually use Commuter Line from Tanah Abang Station, a free Transjakarta service is prepared from Tanah Abang Station", said Syafrin at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Monday, May 3.

Syafrin said that the free Transjakarta service would take passengers from Tanah Abang Station to Palmerah Station, Karet Station, Duri Station, and Angke Station.

"Meanwhile, this free bus is available as long as the train service regulation in Tanah Abang is being implemented", he said.

Currently, Syafrin admits that only five free bus fleets have been prepared from Tanah Abang Station. However, when the need for buses increases, the DKI Provincial Government will increase its services.

As is known, over the past few days, Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta has been crowded with visitors who want to buy new clothes ahead of Eid Al-Fitr. The crowd was inevitable, even outside the market building.

Finally, the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan took steps so that the crowd in Tanah Abang would not repeat itself and one of them was by dividing the schedule for closing the market. There are markets that are closed at 16.00 p.m. and some others at 17.00 p.m.

In addition, there is also a change in the schedule for the commuter line that crosses Tanah Abang station. Starting today, from 15.00 p.m. to 19.00 p.m. commuter line trains will not stop at Tanah Abang Station.

Commuter line passenger services from the direction of Rangkasbitung, Parungpanjang, or Serpong only reach Palmerah Station. The commuter line for Bogor, Depok, Nambo-Angke, or Jatinegara PP does not take passengers at that time at Tanah Abang Station. Users are required to hop on and off from Karet, Duri, or Angke Station.

However, as an alternative for the community, the provincial government still provides TransJakarta buses that operate from Jalan Jati Baru to other stations.

Not only that, but merchants also have to sell in the market building. Anies said, buying and selling activities should not be carried out on the sidewalks around the Tanah Abang Market because this creates a risk of crowds.