Transportation Minister: Airport Trains Speeds up to 38 Minutes
4 February 2018 10:20 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Train travel time from Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta Airport and vice versa will be faster from 55 minutes to 38 minutes in the attempt to provide convenience to passengers, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated.
"Airport train has been well-received and a lot of people use it, so the services need to be enhances," Transportation Minister Budi Karya said inTangerang, Banten, on Saturday (3/2).
He made such a statement after attending a meeting in Soekarno-Hatta Airport with the ministry’s air transportation directorate general Agus Santoso and State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura CEO Muhammad Awaluddin.
He explained that shortening travel time is done technically by means of accelerating the speed of the train and making the mobility of the train more efficient in Duri Station.
"We attempt to provide good services when passengers ride airport train, so it can serve as one option to reach the airport," he added.
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