Malang-Surabaya train route to return to normal on Thursday
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 09/23/2009 7:07 PM
The Malang-Surabaya train route is expected to return to
normal on Thursday after the derailment of a cargo train in the Lawang area of Malang, East Java.
Kompas.com
reported that officials were still awaiting a special device from Surakarta, Central Java
to move seven derailed cars.
Some 2,000 passengers from the Panataran, Malang Express and
Tawang Alun trains failed to depart on Wednesday because of the incident.
Spokesman for the state railway company Kereta Api Indonesia
(KAI) for region VII apologized to the passengers for the departure
cancellation, saying his office would reimburse their tickets.
Malang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Edi Sukaryanto said
police had questioned cargo train driver Sudarwanto and his assistant, who fled
to Surabaya
after the incident.
The train derailment killed one man.
