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Jakarta Post

The daily commute

Tue, May 24, 2016   /   11:14 am
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    Passengers sit on the roof of a train at Cawang Station in East Jakarta on April 3, 2014. JP/Ricky Yudhistira

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    A Commuter Line train is forced to stop 500 meters before Tanah Abang Station due to a flood on January 17, 2013. JP/Ricky Yudhistira

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    A train heading to Bogor passes a gateless railroad crossing at Roxy, North Jakarta. The crossing is prone to accidents due to the absence of barriers and a warning system and thus, as a temporary solution, the crossing is guarded by a local volunteer. JP/R. Berto Wedhatama

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    A train car is unloaded at the Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Dec. 5, 2014. KAI Commuter Jabodetabek [KCJ], the operator of the Greater Jakarta commuter line, received 16 train cars from Japan in the final shipment of the 2014 train procurement program, in which the company received a total of 176 train cars. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    People queue at the ticket counter at Kota Station on Oct. 1, 2012. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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    Passengers enjoy a new KAI Commuter Jabodetabek [KCJ] train car on Jan. 8, 2013. JP/Ricky Yudhistira

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    A passenger collects a ticket from the e-ticketing machine at Manggarai Station on July 1, 2013. JP/P.J. Leo

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    Commuters buy tickets at Sudirman station on Jan. 10, 2015, as a KRL Commuter Line officer looks on. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    A ticketing counter employee shows off a handful of train tickets. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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    Passengers leave the train after having been stuck for an hour at Senayan on June 16, 2015. The delay was due to a train derailment on the Tanah Abang - Parung Panjang route. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Several officers evacuate a derailed commuter Line train on the Tanah Abang - Parung Panjang route on June 16, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A female passenger purchases a bottle of water from a vendor on June 16, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Due to limited seating space, it is not uncommon for passengers to stand, as seen on a train heading to Tanah Abang Station on Sept. 4, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Dozens of passengers check gadgets during their journey, as seen on Sept. 4, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Commuters wait for trains at Tanah Abang station, on March 10, 2016. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    Maintenance workers repair the tracks after a train heading to Tanah Abang station derailed on May 18, 2016. JP/Seto Wardhana

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    A woman passes by a motorcycle parking lot at Rawa Buntu Station, South Tangerang, on Nov. 2, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Several cars are parked at Rawa Buntu station, South Tangerang, on Nov. 2, 2015. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

Millions of commuters travel to and from Jakarta to work. White collar professionals, blue collar and informal workers alike descend on Jakarta each morning, having fought for a seat on one of the many commuter line trains operated by KAI Commuter Jabodetabek [KCJ].

According to a survey carried out by the Central Statistics Agency [BPS] in 2015, up to 2.43 million commuters travel to and from Jakarta on a daily basis.

They travel to the city from Bogor, Bekasi and Depok in West Java and Tangerang in Banten.

The commute is not easy; schedules can get delayed, trains have been known to derail, and tracks break. Such is the journey on the tracks.[ags]