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KAI signs MoU with INKA on rolling stock, services
KAI has inked a deal with local train manufacturer INKA to buy 16 commuter line trains holding 12 cars each, with the first delivery expected in 2024.
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Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Kartika "Tiko" Wirjoatmodjo speaks during an event in Jakarta for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between PT INKA and PT KCI on May 9. (Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises/-)
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tate-owned commuter railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia Commuter (KCI), a subsidiary of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned train manufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) to procure new rolling stock as it anticipates growing demand.
As explained during the signing ceremony on Monday, KCI plans to procure 16 commuter line trains holding 12 cars each, with the first batch expected to be delivered in 2024.
KCI operates the commuter lines in Greater Jakarta, as well as the Yogyakarta-Surakarta route.
"We hope that with INKA entering this business cluster, the supply chain for train production and maintenance will be fully developed so that we can make technological leaps for technology transfer, such as fast trains and integration with the LRT," Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Kartika "Tiko" Wirjoatmodjo said during the ceremony.
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The MoU between INKA and KCI also covers after-sales services, including the provision of spare parts. The value of the prospective procurement deal has not been disclosed, with KAI president director Didiek Hartantyo saying at the same event that the talks were still at an early stage.
KAI said the MoU served as guidance for the two parties in preparing the procurement of the 16 trains while occupancy rates of up to 100 percent showed that demand for commuter rail services was increasing.
