KCIC Opens Voice About Special Recommendations For New Commuter KRL Imports From China

KCIC GM Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa/PHOTO: Theresia Agatha-VOI

PT KAI Commuter (KCI) or KAI Commuter officially imports three new trainsets or KRL series from China. The plan, the three new KRL series will arrive in Indonesia in early 2025.

Related to this, PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has opened its voice about the issue that KCIC provides advice or input to KAI to import a series of trains from China.

"We see that every party who (imports) the mode of transportation must have considerations. From our perspective, at that time the fast train was all used Chinese products. So, if there are other operators who will use the same production site, of course, they have their own considerations," said GM Corporate Secretary KCIC Eva Chairunisa to reporters at Halim Station, East Jakarta, Saturday, February 10.

Eva assessed that what KAI Commuter had done was in accordance with the procedure. Therefore, there is no specific recommendation from the KCIC.

"Everything is according to procedure. We also don't have the capacity there, what every operator does when ordering good from the ABCD country must have considerations," he said.

According to him, the consideration of imports carried out by KAI Commuter has also been supervised by the government through related ministries/agencies.

Therefore, Eva emphasized that her party did not provide special input or recommendations to import the new KRL series from China.

"The procedure that goes through is of course all ministries supervise and we have to do it according to the procedures and conditions set. So, it has nothing to do because we have different management," he concluded.