Check The Safety Of The Daop 9 Railroad To Safely Serve Homecomers

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia Operation Area 9 Jember together with the TNI/Polri, the Transportation Service and Raharja Services checked the railway facilities and infrastructure ahead of the Eid 2022 transportation period which was set on D-10 to D+10 Lebaran 2022.

"Today, we together with the TNI/Polri, the Transportation Agency and Jasa Raharja carried out a cross-check from Jember Station to Tanggul Station to ensure the train line complies with the security and safety standards that have been determined," said Vice President Daop 9 Jember Broer Rizal on the sidelines of the meeting. during the inspection activities in Jember, Thursday, April 14, quoted from Antara.

PT KAI will continue to make efforts in order to realize safe, safe, comfortable and healthy rail transportation, one of which is through the reliability of railway facilities and infrastructure.

"According to the 2021 Railway Travel Chart (Gapeka), the support for facilities at Daop 9 Jember consists of 8 locomotives and 45 passenger trains, while the infrastructure (railway) from Bangil Station to Ketapang Station is 262,465 kilometers long," he said.

KAI Daop 9 Jember, he continued, continued to carry out routine maintenance and inspection of railway facilities and infrastructure because officers had inspected the railway line from Jember Station to Bangil Pasuruan Station, then continued to Ketapang Banyuwangi Station.

"In the cross inspection, we made sure that the track conditions were really good, the width of the lanes, the condition of the bearings and bridges, level crossings and the placement of Material Transport for Standby (AMUS)," he said.

During the inspection, in addition to checking the condition of the track and bridge, the right and left rails were also monitored for the possibility of fallen trees in the direction of the railway line.

"If there are trees that are prone to falling onto the train track, we will order the task force in the field to immediately cut down so as not to interfere with the train journey," he said.

To make Lebaran Transportation successful during the pandemic, he continued, his party still ensures the reliability of all railway facilities and infrastructure at Daop 9 Jember which are ready to deliver passengers safely, safely, comfortably, and healthy because safety is a fixed price.