Makassar-Parepare Train Will Be Inaugurated In The Near Future, How Much Tariff?

Director General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation Risal Wasal. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Operational Makassar-Parepare train in the near future will be inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

At the beginning of this operation, no tariffs have been charged yet. That is, it's still free.

The Director General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation, Risal Wasal, said that his party had not charged the tariff for the stage. Because, there are still discussions about tariffs.

"This means that in recent years the socialization process is still in progress and we are still zero, right? Even though we are there with the hall, we have prepared a cashless concept, if friends go to Sulawesi, they still eat, but zero rupiah," he said. met at the Ministry of Transportation, Jakarta, Thursday, March 2.

Risal said that the ticketing support system had been carefully prepared. However, the tariff is still valid at Rp. 0.

Risal said that he had conducted an abability to pay (ATP) and willingness to pay (WTP) survey to make a reference for the amount of tariffs charged to users.

But unfortunately, Risal is still reluctant to talk much about the range. Even so, Risal ensured that when the tariff applies, it will be in accordance with the ability of the community's bags.

"We have done the ATP and WTP for later (knowing) how much we actually operate the costs we collect from passengers later. We haven't talked about how many numbers in the near future, but later there will be numbers, of course it will be very affordable with the community," he said.