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Ministry demands Jakarta revise LRT plan to avoid overlap with MRT
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A light rapid transit (LRT) train conducts a trial run from Kelapa Gading to Rawamangun Velodrome in Jakarta in February 2019. The Jakarta administration plans to construct an east-west LRT line from Pulogadung to Kebayoran Lama. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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he government has told the Jakarta administration to revise its plans for the east-west line of the light rapid transit (LRT), saying the route, as currently planned, overlapped with that of the MRT.
The revision, the government said, should make the LRT a supporting system for the MRT as the backbone of public transportation in the city. Thus, LRT passengers could continue their trips using the MRT and vice versa.
The Jakarta administration planned to construct the second line of the LRT Jakarta from Kebayoran Lama in South Jakarta to Pulogadung in East Jakarta, a stretch of 19.7 kilometers.
The fully elevated corridor would serve Perintis Kemerdekaan in East Jakarta, Suprapto, Senen, Tugu Tani, Kebon Sirih, Sarinah and Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta as well as KS Tubun in West Jakarta.
At the end of 2019, however, the central government through the Transportation Ministry warned the city administration about possible overlap of that route with the east-west line of MRT Jakarta between Kebon Sirih and Perintis Kemerdekaan.
The MRT line will span 87 km from Cikarang in West Java to Balaraja in Tangerang regency, Banten. A 31.7-km section of the route will run through the capital, namely from Ujung Menteng in East Jakarta to Kalideres in West Jakarta.
To prevent route overlap, which could trigger competition for passengers, the ministry requested that the city change its plans for part of the LRT Jakarta network to support the MRT Jakarta.
