TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the Soekarno-Hatta Airport train will be operating fully by early December. Budi said the airport train's trial run is still going until next week.
"By early December—on the second or third—we will open it," he said in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 21.
Budi said the train's first run is pushed back from the initial target because the government and stakeholders want to make sure everything will go smoothly. Budi will still consider a free trial period for the public.
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"We could have done it on November 25, actually. But I wanted to be conservative and have a test-run for a week first, just to make sure everything is great," he said
Budi said there has been no policy change related to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport train fare, which is Rp100,000. Nevertheless, he said that there will still be discussion regarding the final fare.
In addition to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, the government will finalize other airport train projects in several cities, including Solo, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Padang.
Budi said the next airport train project is for Adi Sumarmo Airport, Solo.
"We are working on Solo and Yogyakarta. For Solo, the completion target is by the end of 2018, while for While Yogyakarta in early 2019," he said.
ALFAN HILMI
