The Government Will Review Plans For Closing Railroad Crossings At Pasar Senen Station

Central Jakarta Assistant for Economics and Development (Asekbang), Bakwan Ferizan Ginting/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The plan to close the railroad crossings is resumed by PT KAI and the Central Jakarta City Government. This time, the planned closure will be at the main crossing of Pasar Senen Station towards TL Atrium, Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta Assistant for Economics and Development (Asekbang), Bakwan Ferizan Ginting, said the closure would certainly have social, accessibility and economic impacts, especially on the community. According to him, the plan will be disseminated to the public. "We have asked that this is really disseminated comprehensively, thoroughly to the community, so that people also have to change, let's say that so far people have walked directly to Pasar Senen, it will definitely have an impact," he said when contacted by VOI, Thursday 10 February .

It is still reviewing the closure plan. So this is based on a notification from the Directorate of Railways about the plan to close the level crossing gate in Senen. "As for the exact time, there is not yet. But earlier we asked that the plan be finalized first, related to impact issues and others," he said. Ginting said that his party had asked for a pedestrian bridge (JPO) to be made, so that people could still pass through the crossing. However, he said he would review the construction of the JPO from a spatial perspective. "Yes, we asked for a JPO to be made, so that residents from Tanah Tinggi and its surroundings can have access to Pasar Senen. But later we will see from a spatial perspective, whether this JPO is possible or not," he said. Besides asking to build a JPO, he continued, his party also asked for traffic engineering to be made for two-wheeled and four-wheeled users.