Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta light rail transit to start operation in August
Jakarta (VNA) – The
Greater Jakarta Light Rail
Transit, or Jabodebek LRT, of Indonesia is set to become operational in
August.
According to Didiek Hartantyo, President and Managing Directorof
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which is the operator of Jabodebek LRT, the
system is expected to go live in August 2022 and
will be fully operational in late 2022.
Hartantyo said the LRT will be operated
using a communications-based train control (CBTC) system, using Level-3
automation grade (GoA).
This is the first railway project of Indonesia that
has used unmanned driving technology, which is considered to be a major
technology in the railway signaling sector.
According to Hartantyo, total
investment in projects started after 2015 has reached 32.5 trillion rupiah (2.27 billion USD).
The project is hoped to reduce traffic congestion, emissions, fuel usage and
save travel time, serving as an efficient and modern alternative to public
transportation./.