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View all search resultsLRT to move 24,000 passengers per hour
All aboard: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (middle) and PT Adhi Karya president director Kiswodarmawan (right) at the LRT groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday
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All aboard: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (middle) and PT Adhi Karya president director Kiswodarmawan (right) at the LRT groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. (JP/Raditya Margi) (middle) and PT Adhi Karya president director Kiswodarmawan (right) at the LRT groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. (JP/Raditya Margi)
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span class="caption">All aboard: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (middle) and PT Adhi Karya president director Kiswodarmawan (right) at the LRT groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday. (JP/Raditya Margi)
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, for which construction started on Wednesday, will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology to help Greater Jakarta overcome its traffic congestion issues.
'Indonesia will soon have a modern LRT transportation system, which is driverless, punctual and ' most importantly ' affordable,' said state-run construction firm PT Adhi Karya president director Kiswodarmawan during the LRT groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday.
The LRT will operate without the need for an engineer. It will use a communication-based train control (CBTC) signaling system, which allows trains to be remotely managed with a high level of automation.
Headway on the LRT during normal hours will be four minutes between trains with greater frequency during rush hours, reaching a two-minute headway at peak times.
The LRT will operate in two configurations; three-car and six-car sets. During rush hour, the six-car configuration will allow it to transport approximately 24,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHD) with a two-minute headway, travelling at 60 to 80 kilometers per hour.
The LRT is set to be part of Greater Jakarta's integrated transportation network; it will move commuters between Jakarta and neighboring cities such as Depok, Bekasi and Bogor.
'Passengers from Depok, Bogor and Bekasi, once they reach Jakarta, will be able to link up with other modes of transportation, such as the mass rapid transit [MRT], Transjakarta buses and commuter trains,' said President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The routes for the LRT have been planned to intersect with other transportation systems. In Cawang, for example, an LRT station will be built close to the Transjakarta bus shelter and the commuter train station. (rad/kes)(++++)
