Starting June 8, Toddlers Are Prohibited From Riding KRL, The Elderly At Certain Hours

Passengers on the commuter line (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) limits the use of electric trains (KRL) to children under five years old (toddlers) and elderly people (seniors). These restrictions to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 take effect from 8 June 2020.

VP Corporate Communications of PT KCI Anne Purba explained that the prohibition for toddlers to ride KRL is because they do not have an urgent need to leave the house. In addition, toddlers are also quite at risk of contracting COVID-19.

"For this reason, toddlers will be temporarily prohibited from using KRL," said Anne in her statement, Thursday, June 4.

Meanwhile, the elderly group, namely people aged 60 years and over, can only use KRL at times outside of peak hours, namely from 10:00 to 14:00 WIB.

"Given the potential density of KRL users during rush hour, this rule was made to minimize the risk for groups who are very vulnerable to COVID-19, namely the elderly or those who are sixty years old or more," he said.

Even so, if toddlers and the elderly have an urgent interest in getting routine medical care at the hospital and can only ride KRL outside the specified time, KCI provides an exception.

Manggarai Station (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

They, said Anne, could communicate and explain these needs to officers at the station. "We hope that this information can also be conveyed to our children, younger siblings and parents," he said.

For information, KCI has adjusted the operation of the Commuterline KRL since the PSBB period in Jakarta took effect on April 10. Since then, each train carriage has been filled with a maximum of 60 passengers.

In addition, the KRL operational schedule has also been adjusted. Operational hours will be limited to 06.00 WIB-18.00 WIB. Passengers are required to always wear a mask and maintain a safe distance.

Time passed, it turned out that the number of KRL passengers had jumped by 14 percent on Tuesday, May 2 when compared to Monday, April 18 two weeks ago. In fact, the PSBB in Jakarta has yet to end.