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Passenger target eludes Greater Jakarta LRT
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Two Greater Jakarta LRT trains are pictured in this undated photograph (Antara/HO-Biro Komunikasi dan Informasi Publik (BKIP) Kemenhub)
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he Greater Jakarta LRT is proving less popular than hoped, prompting state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) to hold back on plans to increase the frequency of its services next month, a company official said on Wednesday.
The company had aimed for 69,000 passengers a day to use the service on busy days, but the figure currently hovers between 60,000 and 61,000 passengers per day, falling far short of the target.
“There’s no plan to add [trips to the LRT service] because, based on our evaluation, [current ridership] is still not enough to justify such a move,” Greater Jakarta LRT public relations manager Mahendro Trang Bawono explained, as quoted by Kompas.
One factor contributing to the shortfall, Mahendro admitted, was the inconsistent schedule, as there had never been a similar operational pattern in two consecutive months since its launch in August last year. “We change [the schedule] every month.”
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Adjustments had been made recently to decrease intervals between trains, with headway reduced to about six minutes on the Cawang-Dukuh Atas line and 12.5 minutes on the Jatimulya-Cawang line during weekdays as of March 1, compared with previous intervals ranging from 7.5 to 15 minutes.
Mahendro proposed maintaining the same operational schedule for March and April to try and boost ridership.
