Impact Of Congestion At The Train Crossing Of Pondok Jati Station To Tembus New Pisangan Area

Congestion at the Pondok Jati Station train crossing, East Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The routine of vehicles passing through the railroad crossing (KA) Pondok Jati Station, Palmeriam Village, Matraman District, East Jakarta often leads to very severe traffic congestion. As a result of traffic congestion, many vehicles are trapped at the railroad crossing until a traffic accident occurs. "Often this accident is the impact of traffic jams, sir. Because traffic jams sometimes can't even end up stuck in the middle of crossings. This is very sad and worrying, especially since angkot has not long been hit there," said the Village Deliberation Institute (LMK) Pisangan Baru Field Kesra, Muhammad Yusuf when contacted by VOI, Thursday, April 13. Yusuf continues to criticize the impact of congestion at Pondok Jati Station train crossings at hours prone in the morning and evening have an impact to his area. Vehicles that want to pass through that crossing, must be lined up to the Jalan Pisangan Baru area, Pisangan Baru Village. "The long-standing occurrence (clumpancy) of videos has also gone viral due to the impact of vehicle bottlenecks breaking into Jalan Pisanhan Baru Tengah to RW 11 or Jangkrik Market," he said. Previously, the railroad crossing (KA) Pondok Jati Station again claimed victims. This time, a city transportation (angkot) M21 microlet became an accident victim when crossing the railroad gate on Wednesday, April 6. As a result of this incident, the microlet driver M21 with the initial N was injured as a result of being hit by a train. While at the back, the driver's son with the initial B also suffered injuries. Luckily, both survived the death that hit him. According to Fiza, the victim, victim N has long been an M21 angkot driver. In his daily life, N also often crosses the crossing of the Pond Jati train which is always crowded with the driver.