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Govt kickstarts Jakarta LRT extension, set to complete in 2026

Yohana Belinda (The Jakarta Post)
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Mon, October 30, 2023 Published on Oct. 30, 2023 Published on 2023-10-30T15:06:35+07:00

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Govt kickstarts Jakarta LRT extension, set to complete in 2026 A light rapid transit (LRT) train is pictured on a trial run from Kelapa Gading to Rawamangun Velodrome in Jakarta on Monday, February 25, 2019. (JP/Seto Wardhana)

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he government has kickstarted the development of the Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) extension to Manggarai, South Jakarta, which is set to be completed in 2026.

The extension, dubbed phase 1B, will increase the total length of the rail-link to 12.2 kilometers. Currently, phase 1A of the project connects Pegangsaan Dua in Kelapa Gading and Velodrome in Rawamangun, a distance of 5.8 km.

The project was supposed to start in August, but was delayed for two months due to administrative problems.

“The Jakarta administration provided Rp 5.5 trillion [US$345 million] funds for the project. [We expect it] to be completed in 2026. The point is [the construction of the Jakarta LRT] must be high quality,” acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono said during the groundbreaking for the project, as quoted by Kompas.

"The Rawamangun-Pramuka [section] is expected [to be ready] by September 2024," Heru said.

The extension comes five years after phase 1A of the rail link was completed and started commercial operation in 2018.

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Previously, the local administration under former governor Anies Baswedan planned to extend the LRT to the newly built Jakarta International Stadium with a target of construction starting in 2023 and becoming operational two years later.

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