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A boy holds his meal in front of his home as a train passes by
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A boy holds his meal in front of his home as a train passes by.
The sound of the train's whistle and wheels, and the shaking of the ground every time it passes by are not problems for Jakartans living on railway banks.
They have bigger problems in life: what to eat today; how to make money to buy clean water; how their children will receive an education.
The area along the railway in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, is no place for a proper living.
But Jakarta has limited options for people with no money. They scatter in places prone to floods, accidents and disease.
Evictions are also a continual looming threat for them.
Nevertheless, behind the towering buildings and amid the hustle and bustle of this megacity, these people strive to live on. The children grow and play on these banks as well, watching the trains come and go.
-Photos by J. Adiguna
