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City to build central public transit hub
The central government and the Jakarta administration will reconstruct Dukuh Atas train station in Central Jakarta to become a public transportation hub for those traveling throughout Greater Jakarta, an official says
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The central government and the Jakarta administration will reconstruct Dukuh Atas train station in Central Jakarta to become a public transportation hub for those traveling throughout Greater Jakarta, an official says.
Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said Friday the Jakarta administration and the ministry were planning to cater to passengers of the busway, train and the future Mass Rapid Transit system.
"Dukuh Atas station will serve as a major transit point for commuters from many different destinations," he said at City Hall.
Jusman and the ministry's train director general, Wendy Aritenang, met Governor Fauzi Bowo and Jakarta Transportation Agency head Nurachman to discuss a number of transportation issues, including the development of Dukuh Atas train station and railway-based transportation mode.
During the meeting, Jusman said, the ministry and the administration promised to speed up the development of a double-track train system from Jatinegara, South Jakarta, to Bekasi, West Java, as well as the revitalization of the railway system to Tanjung Priok port.
He said the government currently faced obstacles in land acquisition for the Jatinegara-Bekasi double-track system that would link Jatinegara to the east.
"We have the money and we hope the administration will find the best solution to settle this problem," he added.
The ministry and the administration will have to acquire a remainder of 13,000 square meters of land out of the 140,000 square meters required, said Wendy.
He said a team was yet to determine the amount of money needed for the land acquisition because the land was partly owned by residents.
The double-track system project, expected to cost approximately Rp 3 trillion (US$321.78 million), is scheduled for completion in 2012.
Land disputes also restrain the ministry from reviving the railway system providing access to Tanjung Priok port.
Wendy said it needed another 6,000 square meters of land out of the 20,000 square meters required to rerun trains for three kilometers directly to the port.
In the meeting, the ministry and the administration also discussed the development of a railway system that would connect the capital to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, said Jusman.
"The administration hopes the railway system can pass Pluit (North Jakarta) before heading to the airport," he said.
Initially, the system was designed to start from Manggarai train station, South Jakarta, to Dukuh Atas train station and then to the airport.
However, the administration has proposed the trains travel from Manggarai to Dukuh Atas, Muara Angke in North Jakarta, Pluit and finally stop at the airport.
