KCI Assures Train Retrofit Won't Affect KRL Operation

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -  Corporate Secretary PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) Anne Purba assured that KRL operations would not be affected by the retrofit or rejuvenation of 19 trainsets. According to Anne, the retrofit will be conducted in phases.

In its initial phase, 4 trainsets would be sent to be rejuvenated by PT Inka. Once the process is done the trainsets would be sent back for operations while 4 more trainsets would be sent to PT Inka until all 19 trainsets are retrofitted.

"[The process] has been calculated in accordance with the transport, facility, and infrastructure capabilities. The frequency [of KRL operation] won't be reduced," she said at the KCI office in Jakarta on Monday.

Last weekend, PT KCI and PT Inka inked an agreement to retrofit 19 trainsets in Madiun on Friday afternoon.

President Director of PT KCI Asdo Artriviyanto stated that this agreement will be conducted starting this year to 2026, with a budget of around Rp186.2 billion. According to Asdo, one trainset of KRL (with 12 train cars) will need Rp9.8 billion for rejuvenation. This number is around 50 percent cheaper than manufacturing a new KRL trainset.

After the re-work, KRL will be as good as new, with 19 years of functioning period. However, Asdo also said that it will depend on the maintenance. "[For KRL] it could function up to 30 years," he said.

Meanwhile, Chief of Operation PT Inka I Gede Agus Prayatna hoped that the company is able to finish the retrofit project for the 19 trainsets of KRL. "[We hope] it could be finalized on time and most importantly, prioritizing quality," he said.

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