Jokowi Will Evaluate Jabodebek LRT Due To Natural Disorders After Operating

President Jokowi tested the Jabodebek LRT via Cawang LRT Station in East Jakarta on Monday, August 28 morning. (X-jokowi)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) promised to evaluate the Jabodebek Integrated Highway (LRT) train. The new mode of transportation in Jabodebek was reported to have experienced a number of disturbances in the first week of operation.

According to him, the disturbances that the LRT users complained about started from the train door and the blackout at Halim Station, are understandable because this is the first time Indonesia has a train without a driver.

"That there is a shortage, yes, that's a correction, we will evaluate it... the evaluation is from INKA and KAI," said President Jokowi when met after the opening of the XVIII National Working Meeting of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) 2023 in South Tangerang, Banten, Thursday, August 31, was confiscated by Antara.

Even though he had experienced problems, Jokowi asked the public not to be afraid to use LRT which is a domestic product.

"Don't make fun of our own products. Who else wants to be proud if we're not users? That sometimes there are traffic jams, fix it, that there is a shortage of design, fix it... it has to be like that," he said.

According to Jokowi, the disruption is a lesson in the operation of the fast train system, the same as experienced by developed countries such as France and Japan.

"In Japan, what is the direct car as good as it is today? (The process) is decades old. Shinkansen is also in the process for decades, TGV (train) is the same as that. I know because I came to them to find out the stages," said Jokowi.

Previously, PT KAI as the operator had apologized to the public regarding the inconvenience experienced by LRT passengers, such as the braking process that still exists, the accumulation of passengers due to technical problems such as train doors being unable to be closed, air conditioning and power outages, as well as several information board facilities that are not functioning optimally.

PT KAI noted that the Jabodebek LRT had served 28,925 passengers as of Tuesday, August 29, since its inauguration on Monday, August 28.