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Railway station tunnels to be completed in April

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Tue, March 28, 2017 Published on Mar. 27, 2017 Published on 2017-03-27T19:46:15+07:00

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A woman passes above a tunnel construction at Bojonggede railway station in Bogor, West Java. A woman passes above a tunnel construction at Bojonggede railway station in Bogor, West Java. (Warta Kota/Theo Yonathan Simon Laturiuw)

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he construction of underground tunnels at six railway stations across Jakarta, Bogor and South Tangerang is projected to be completed at the end of April.

The six stations are Pondokranji and Sudimara in South Tangerang; Tebet station in South Jakarta; Citayam station in Depok, West Java; and Cilebut and Bojonggede in Bogor, West Java, railway operator PT Jakarta Commuter Jabodetabek (KJC) spokesperson Eva Chairunnisa said on Monday.

"The tunnels are being constructed to increase the safety and comfort of passengers when crossing from one platform to another," said Eva as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.

(Read also: Five MRT stations to be integrated with Transjakarta bus stops)

According to the report, digging was still underway under the platforms of Bojonggede station in mid-March. (kkk)

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