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tarting April 1, Jakarta’s commuter line train network will extend its service to Rangkasbitung, Banten, West Java.

By extending the route, commuter line operator KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KCJ) aims to serve 1.2 million passengers by 2019.

With the new route, two more train stations in Citeras and Rangkasbitung, Banten, will also be opened, said KCJ head MN Fadhila.

“We have prepared all the necessary infrastructure to support the extension of the route to the two new stations, such as ticketing machines, platforms and so on,” Fadhil said during a press conference at KCJ headquarters in Central Jakarta on Thursday.

All passengers on the extended route will be able to enjoy the same facilities that are available on other routes and stations.

The commuter line’s progressive fare system will also be applied for passengers from Citeras and Rangkasbitung.

“Based on our calculation, passengers from both stations will only have to pay Rp 8,000 (60 US cents) for the trip of about 72.7 kilometers to the other end of the line at Tanah Abang station in Central Jakarta,” Fadhila said.

Before the extension, Rangkasbitung residents were served by several local trains that only departed several times a day.

But with the new route, there will be 35 commuter train services from Rangkasbitung to Tanah Abang and vice versa in a single day, with the earliest train departing from Rangkasbitung station at 4 a.m.

Besides that, KCJ also plans to redirect its Bekasi, West Java, to Jakarta’s Kota Station route through Pasar Senen Station from Manggarai in April to reduce the density of passengers at Manggarai. Manggarai station is the biggest transit station for the KRL in Greater Jakarta.