AirportTrain Launched: Jokowi Asks People to Use Public Transport
3 January 2018 18:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has inaugurated the Soekarno Hatta Airport train on Tuesday, January 2. The project that needed three years to build is mainly aimed to reduce traffic congestion heading towards the airport.
“By stating Bismillah, I officially inaugurate the operations of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport train,” said President Jokowi.
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Jokowi hopes after all of the modes of transportation such as the Transjakarta, Commuter line, LRT, and MRT, are integrated, the public can leave their private vehicles behind in favor of a much safer and convenient public transportation.
The airport train will serve 42 trips between 03:51-21:51 through the Sudirman Baru – Soekarno Hatta stations and from 06:10-23:10 for the trip back. It will have a one-hour headway between trips.
In the early stages of its operations, the airport train Railink will only be available for passengers in three stations such as Sudirman Baru (BNI City), Batu Ceper, and Soekarno-Hatta. It will cost Rp70,000 for a single trip.
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