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PT KAI investigates derailment
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Workers examine a derailed commuter train on the line between Manggarai and Sudirman stations in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. (kompas.com/Kahfi Dirga Cahya)
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tate-owned train operator PT KAI has begun an investigation into the cause of the derailment of a commuter train serving the Jakarta-Bogor route on Wednesday morning, which disrupted the travel plans of thousands of commuters.
The train detailed between Manggarai and Sudirman stations during the morning rush hour at 6.18 a.m. Although the line was cleared at 9:30 a.m. there was still considerable disruption to schedules.
“There are many factors that cause derailments,” said PT KAI spokesman Bambang S. Prayitno in Jakarta on Wednesday as reported by kompas.com, adding that the operator had repaired the track after a similar incident in March.
He declined to speculate on the cause of the two incidents within the last two months in the same location, saying that the investigation was still under way.
Meanwhile, the spokeswoman for electric-train operator PT Jakarta Commuter Jabodetabek, Eva Chairunnisa, confirmed that although the line was clear the impact on scheduling would still be felt hours later.
“The trains had to queue in a number of stations, particularly those heading to and from Tanah Abang [station in Central Jakarta],” she said. (bbn)
