KAI is set to reduce the arrival headway for the Rangkas Bitung\n(Green Line) KRL route, shortening the current 10-15 minute interval to\njust 4-5 minutes. Commuters (Anker) have reacted positively to the\nplan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy,\u201d said Auliya (26) at Tanah Abang Station, Central\nJakarta, on Saturday (26\/9\/2026). Auliya hopes this reduction will\ndecrease overcrowding and the intense pushing during train arrivals. She\nnoted that shorter headways would provide more options for passengers,\npreventing them from being focused on a single train.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually, because we have to wait over 10 minutes for each train,\npassengers pile up and it becomes very crowded. Especially at Rawa Buntu\nand Sudimara, the crowds are overwhelming. If trains come more\nfrequently and carriages are increased, the crowding will surely\ndecrease,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Auliya admitted she often delays her journey home to avoid the\ncongestion at Tanah Abang Station. She expressed hope that the plan will\nbe realised.<\/p>\n
Another commuter, Hidayat (29), described commuting on the Green Line\nduring rush hour as a test of courage and physical endurance, noting\nthat trains from the Rangkas Bitung direction are always full. \u201cIn my\nexperience using the KRL on the Green Line, if you miss a train and the\ndoors have just closed, you might wait up to 15 minutes,\u201d said\nHidayat.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the 6-8 AM peak hour, it feels like a physical test. It is\neven worse if the next train from Rangkas Bitung is already full and you\nhave to prepare to squeeze in,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Hidayat also welcomed the plan to reduce headway, believing it could\nspeed up his commute. \u201cIf the maximum waiting time is reduced to 5\nminutes, it will be great as it can speed up our journey to work. If a\ntrain is already overcrowded, we can choose to wait since the next one\nwill arrive in less than 5 minutes. It would provide peace of mind,\u201d he\nremarked.<\/p>\n
Syahrul (30), another commuter, also agreed with the plan to reduce\nheadway to mitigate passenger accumulation. He admitted to feeling\nexhausted by the daily struggle of overcrowding during his commute. \u201cI\nstrongly agree with this plan. Reducing the interval and adding\ncarriages will reduce the density inside the trains. Honestly, as a\nGreen Line user, it is exhausting to deal with the crowding every day\ngoing to and from work,\u201d said Syahrul.<\/p>\n
Previously, during a Hearing (RDP) with Commission VI of the DPR on\nWednesday (23\/9\/2026), the President Director of KAI, Bobby Rasyidin,\npresented plans to improve facilities and infrastructure to accommodate\nthe 1.1 million daily KRL Jabodetabek passengers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the direction towards Rangkas, we will also increase and improve\nthe signalling so that the current 10-15 minute headway will be\nshortened to 4 or 5 minutes, moving from the current SF12 capacity,\u201d\nBobby stated during the meeting.<\/p>\n
He noted that for the Rangkas Bitung Green Line, KAI has begun\ninstalling five traction substations. KAI aims that by 2027, the entire\nRangkas Bitung line will be serviced by 12-carriage train sets.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe infrastructure \u2018quick win\u2019 is for 2026. For the Rangkas Bitung\nGreen Line, we are starting to install five traction substations this\nyear and upgrading nine others, so that by the first semester of 2027,\nthe entire Green Line can be serviced by SF12 sets,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commuters-welcome-reduced-headway-for-krl-green-line-1790405711", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }