Denying The Doors Of The Jabodebek LRT Are Too Short, Ministry Of Transportation: That's The Standard

LRT Jabodebek Photo; Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - Crowded on Twitter social media, a tweet from a Jabodebek LRT user hit the door of this transpotation mode which was considered too short. So, users who are 180 cm tall must lower when entering and leaving the train.

This complaint was uploaded by a Twirtter account with the name @gerbongbagasi. In his upload, he assessed that the mobility of users of public transportation services was hampered by the high size of train doors that were too short.

The first impression of taking the Jabodebek LRT train during the trial. Sorry, this train door is short and not friendly for people as high as 180 cm. Entering and leaving the train bows, moving between train lines to bow, I don't know which dimension to measure. MRT Jakarta and Jakarta LRT trains don't seem this short," he wrote, quoted Monday, August 28.

Responding to this, the Director General (Dirjen) of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) Risal Wasal said that the Jabodebek LRT train door was in accordance with the standard.

"What kind of person talks like that? No, it's a standard (door)," said Risal after attending the inauguration of the Jabodebek LRT, Tuesday, August 28.

Risal emphasized that the shape of the Jabodebek LRT itself had been designed in such a way from the start. Therefore, he considered, the Jabodebek LRT train door does not make its users bend when entering and leaving.

"This means that back to the plan tang design, prepared. Against the gate level, the size of the train is prepared," he said.

For your information, the Jabodebek LRT is the result of domestic company production, PT Inka. This train has a length of 17,300 millimeters (mm) including a device of warring. Meanwhile, the width of the 2,650 mm train. Then, the roof height of the rail head is 3,685 mm. The interior roof height of the train from the floor is 2,000 mm.