Regarding Dead Escalators At KRL Station, This Is KCI's Response

Illustration of KRL station (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) has opened its voice about escalators that do not operate at several Jabodetabek KRL stations.

KCI Vice President Corporate Secretary Anne Purba said that her party continues to evaluate and improve facilities.

For your information, escalators that are not operating are located at Palmerah Station, Manggarai Station, to Bekasi Station.

Furthermore, Anne said for Manggarai Station the escalator that has returned to normal and can be used by KRL passengers.

"We have reported everything in Palmerah in Palmerah. In Bekasi to Manggarai. In that area, we communicated with the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation," he said when met at Gambir Station, Jakarta, Friday, November 24.

For supporting infrastructure at the KRL station, continued Anne, it is indeed being built and continues to be built. However, Anne explained that the domain of infrastructure development policies including the escalator is at the Directorate General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation.

Furthermore, Anne said KCI as the operator of the Jabodetabek KRL prioritizes services to passengers. Especially disability in order to get feedback.

"We as the operators who are prioritized are how we can minimize problems in friends who need it," he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Transportation through the Directorate General of Railways ensured that the repair of the escalator at Bakasi Station, which had been dead, would be completed this week. This means that the exulator can be reused this weekend.

For your information, for this month the escalator at Bekasi Station has not been operating. KRL users also have to use manual stairs.

Director General of Railways, Risal Wasal, said that his party will repair the escalator at Bekasi Station starting tomorrow.

"For Bekasi tomorrow it will be done. God willing, in this week it will be finished being able to walk," he said when met at the DPR RI Building, written Wednesday, November 22.