SEMARANG - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI in Daop 4 canceled the journey of two trains (KA) due to the derailment of the Bangunkarta train at the Bumiayu Station embankment, Brebes Regency, Central Java.
"Two train trips were canceled, namely the Kamandaka train between Semarang and Purwokerto and the Joglosemarkerto train between Semarang and Solo," said Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daop 4 Semarang Luqman Arif, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, April 6.
In addition to cancellation, he continued, there were changes in the operating pattern of train travel due to the event, namely the route of several southern line trains.
According to him, for now there are 13 southern train journeys whose routes are rotated through the northern line.
The trains whose journeys must turn on the northern line include the Joko Tingkir train, the Manahan train, the New Night Gaya train, the Taksaka train, the Bima train, the Argo Dwipangga train, the Jayakarta train, the Gajayana train, and the Sunset Utama train.
PT KAI, he continued, is committed to providing services to customers whose trains are not sent through the refund of ticket purchases. In addition, the state-owned company is also committed to ensuring the safety and smooth running of train travel, one of which is by changing the route of travel through the northern line.
He explained that all train travel organizers and crossing guards had been asked to anticipate the impact of this change in operating patterns.
The Bangunkarta train on the Jombang-Pasar Senen route fell into the embankment of Bumiayu Station, Brebes Regency, Central Java, Monday, around 14.15 WIB.
PT KAI has engineered the pattern of train travel operations due to the incident.
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