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Kelapa Gading-Velodrome LRT line to begin commercial operations next month, expansions planned
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Commuters ride the LRT during a public trial in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on June 11. (JP/Eisya A.)
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he first line of Jakarta’s LRT network, spanning 5.8 kilometers from Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta to the Jakarta International Velodrome in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, is expected to begin commercial operations next month after long delays, officials have said.
“We hope [commercial operations will begin] mid-November, as we're only waiting for one more prerequisite,” city-owned LRT operator PT LRT Jakarta acting president director Wijanarko told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, adding that an infrastructure permit was still being processed by the Public Works and Housing Ministry.
Jakarta Transportation Agency head Syafrin Liputo echoed Wijanarko’s statement, saying the administration expected to the LRT line to commence commercial operations next month.
“We are in communication with the central government about accelerating [the project],” he told the Post.
The city administration previously aimed to open the LRT in time for the 2018 Asian Games to connect venues in Kelapa Gading with the Jakarta International Velodrome.
However, the line was not fully completed until after the quadrennial sporting event ended on Sept. 2, last year.
The firm claimed to have completed the physical infrastructure in May and the line has been open for a public trial since June 11. The trial runs from 5:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. every day with a headway of 10 minutes.
