LRT Jakarta to Operate at March's End: Gov't
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25 February 2019 10:11 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Light Rail Transit or LRT Jakarta with the route of Kelapa Gading-Velodrome will open its operation in March 2019.
“God willing, [LRT Jakarta project] completes at the end of March because the signal and depo unit have been yet ready. It will be operated at March’s end. There is no more problem. So we’ll wait for the construction completion related to signal and depo,” said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi in an official statement Sunday, February 24.
The construction project of LRT Jakarta per February 21 has 99.4 percent completed. Minister Budi said that his side had coordinated with developers and so the project will finish in mid-march. As for the tariff, he added, it would be set by Jakarta provincial administration.
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The minister mentioned that LRT Jakarta, the eco-friendly public transportation, would be a solution to alleviate congestion in the capital city and would increase the accessibility and mobility of the people. Besides, the train will be integrated with Transjakarta bus. Hence, he called for the public to change their private vehicles to public transportation.
“The public should change their transportation, from a private vehicle to public transportation,” he underlined.
LRT Jakarta has 5.7 kilometers length of track from Kelapa Gading to Velodrome, passing six elevated stations, namely Mal Kelapa Gading, Kelapa Gading Boulevard, Pulomas, Pacuan Kuda, Velodrome in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, and one Depo LRT.
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