Not A Former KRL, Luhut Says Indonesia Will Import Three New Trainsets

KRL illustration (Photo: Doc. VOI)

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan ensured that Indonesia would not import used electric rail trains (KRL) from Japan. On the other hand, the government will import a new series or trainset.

The plan is that there will be three new trainsets or train series that will be brought to Indonesia to cover the need for a series of shortages in these two critical years.

"But we will only import 3 new ones. To cover it, but it will take 1-2 years. So the criticality is that it will be in the next year until 2025," he said at KCJB Halim Station, Jakarta, Thursday, June 22.

Furthermore, Luhut said to cover the needs of this series of trains in the critical two years, the government would retrofit PT INKA.

"We have retrofitting in Indonesia, and that we can. Then later we will build a new one in Indonesia, we will spend around Rp9.3 trillion in funds, but everything will be done later at INKA Banyuwangi and in Madiun," he said.

Regarding the import of the former KRL, Luhut said the decision to refuse was taken after he held a meeting with relevant stakeholders regarding the plan to import a former KRL from Japan.

In addition, Luhut explained that the cancellation of the planned import of the former KRL from Japan was carried out because it had the potential to violate three rules.

The rules in question are Presidential Regulation (Perpres), rules at the Ministry of Industry, and at the Ministry of Transportation.

"The used goods because they violated three rules, one Presidential Decree, the second industry and the third from the Ministry of Transportation. Therefore, yesterday's meeting we asked the previous 4 days to take steps so as not to be disturbed. And it turned out to be possible," he said.

For your information, the import of used KRL from Japan is the main choice of PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) to identify 10 train series or trainsets that will retire this year and 19 trainsets in 2024.