Starting Operation August 18, Heru Budi Yakin LRT Jabodebek Can Reduce DKI Congestion

Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono together with Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi at LRT Halim Station, East Jakarta, Wednesday (28/6/2023). (Doc. ANTARA/Siti Nurhaliza)

JAKARTA - Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Bekasi (Jabodebek) will operate starting August 18, 2023.

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono believes that this operation can reduce congestion in DKI Jakarta. "With this LRT, it automatically reduces vehicles entering Jakarta, meaning that it automatically reduces congestion," said Heru at the Halim LRT Station, East Jakarta, Wednesday. Heru explained that this was because a number of residents would switch from private vehicles to the Jabodebek LRT. "This LRT can later be useful for the community, especially people who work in Jakarta and live in Bekasi and its surroundings," said Heru, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 28.

Heru said that currently the operation of the Jabodebek LRT is just waiting for the trial which is scheduled for July 12, 2023, until August 18, 2023.

"People's conditions can use this LRT up to Dukuh Atas Station, as well as Dukuh Atas towards Bekasi and Sukaraja Bogor Regency, this can be used after being inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia," said Heru. Heru hopes that the work of this nation's children can be used properly by the community and of course can be treated together. Heru together with the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi visited the Jabodebek LRT Depo at Dukuh Atas LRT Station, Setiabudi, South Jakarta. Heru arrived at Dukuh Atas LRT Station at around 12:36 WIB wearing an orange vest. After that, Heru together with the Minister of Transportation Budi and his staff boarded the LRT from Dukuh Station for Halim Station, East Jakarta.

Furthermore, Budi said that the Jabodebek LRT would be able to carry 500 thousand passengers per day. So, when combined, the transportation modes of KRL and LRT will carry 1.7 million passengers per day.

"From our discussion earlier, the Jabodebek LRT will carry 500,000 passengers per day. This means that KRL and MRT will have a total of 1.7 million passengers, God willing, this is close to 50 percent of the journey that will occur," explained Budi.

Then, Budi said that the trip from Dukuh Atas LRT Station to Jatimulya LRT Station took 39 minutes, faster than normal trips using toll roads for about two hours.