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Greater Jakarta LRT to continue trials despite ongoing crash probe
A Greater Jakarta LRT carriage crashed into another train during a trial run on Monday. Train manufacturer PT INKA said it would bear the cost of repair and resume operational trials.
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Mechanics examine a Greater Jakarta LRT carriage that crashed into a parked train between the between Harjamukti Station in Depok and Ciracas Station in East Jakarta on Oct. 25, 2021. (Antara Foto/Asprilla Dwi Adha)
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he Greater Jakarta LRT is set to continue operational trials, despite an ongoing probe into a recent non-fatal crash, as developers of the nationally strategic project race to meet deadlines.
Budi Noviantoro, president director of state-owned train manufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA), said on Monday evening that the company would wait for the results of the National Transportation Safety Committee’s (KNKT) investigation before halting the trial process.
The KNKT opened the investigation after a Greater Jakarta LRT carriage crashed into a parked train on the same rail line during a trial run on Monday. The incident happened in Cipayung, East Jakarta, between Harjamukti Station in Depok and Ciracas Station in East Jakarta.
In the meantime, INKA hoped to resume tests once the damaged trains had been removed from the rail line.
“Once the KNKT finishes its investigation, we will bring the train carriages back here and we will fix them. Maybe some components are still intact. If not, we will buy them again, no problem,” said Budi.
The results of the KNKT’s investigation present a potential setback to the roughly Rp 29.9 trillion (US$2.11 billion) project slated to begin operating in July 2022.
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