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State railway firm launches multi-purpose 'Railpay' card
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State bigwigs - State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno (right) chats with state developer Perum Perumnas president director Bambang Triwibowo (left) and state railway operator PT KAI president director Edi Sukmoro on the sidelines of the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding on the development of an integrated and inclusive transit-oriented project in Jakarta on Dec. 19. (Antara/Audy Alwi)
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tate railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has launched the multi-purpose 'Railpay' card that can be used for online ticket payment and other digital transactions.
"We are supporting PT KAI's initiative to upgrade its customer service through the launch of this card," State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno said as quoted by Antara news agency during the launch of the card at Juanda railway station in Central Jakarta on Monday
"Hopefully, train passengers can enjoy more convenient cashless transactions," Rini added.
PT KAI president director Edi Sukmoro said his company had cooperated with several state banks, including BNI, Bank Mandiri and BRI, to provide the card payment platform.
According to Edi, the card can be used to purchase train, airplane, ship and bus tickets. The 'Railpay' card can be used for commuter trains in Greater Jakarta, Transjakarta buses and Transjogja buses as well as toll fees. The card is also accepted at several convenience store companies. (dmr)
