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KCI to import 8 more Chinese trains for Commuter Line
Commuter Line operator KCI is set to import another eight trains from China's CRRC for a total of 11 trains, after a retrofitting deal with local train manufacturer INKA was revised down from 19 to two trains, according to a spokesperson.
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Passengers wait for an intercity train on Dec. 6, 2023 at Pasar Senen Station in Central Jakarta. (Antara/Cahya Sari)
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T Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), a subsidiary of state-owned railway firm PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) that operates the Commuter Line service, is planning to procure eight additional trains from China to replace its aging fleet serving passengers in Greater Jakarta.
The planned procurement brings the total number of passenger trains imported from China to 11, all produced by Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.
Earlier on Jan. 31, KCI had inked an initial agreement to purchase three trains for Rp 783 billion (US$49.69 billion).
“The additional imports were due to changes in the retrofit [agreement] from 19 to two [trains] from INKA, so we replaced it by importing eight new trains [from China],” KCI spokesperson Anne Purba said on Monday, as quoted by Bisnis.com, referring to Indonesia’s state-owned train manufacturer.
She did not disclose the cost of importing the eight additional trains.
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KCI had previously inked an agreement valued at Rp 2.23 trillion for INKA to retrofit 19 trains after the Industry Ministry rejected its request to procure 10-12 used trains from Japan.
