Emergency brake not for fun: Railway company<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A packed electric commuter train plying Bogor-Jakarta stopped
\nsuddenly after passing Cawang Station, East Jakarta, on Wednesday
\nat around 8:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
State railway company PT KAI could not pinpoint a cause, but
\nsuspect that someone applied the emergency brake -- either
\naccidentally or deliberately.<\/p>\n
Dozens of standing passengers bumped into each other due to
\nthe jolt. After nearly 30 minutes, the passengers, most of whom
\nwere employees, started to complain.<\/p>\n
\"My boss will be angry as I am carrying the key to the store.
\nIf I'm late, other employees will be late too,\" groaned Santi, a
\n21-year-old attendant of an electronics shop in Mangga Dua, West
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
The incident caused the delay of nine other commuter trains.<\/p>\n
\"Since the interval between trains is only five minutes during
\npeak hours in the morning, nine other trains were forced to
\nwait,\" said Akhmad Sujadi, spokesman of the Greater Jakarta
\noperational division of state railway company PT KAI, as quoted
\nby Antara. \"An electric commuter train needs half an hour before
\nit can start again after its emergency brake is pulled.\"<\/p>\n
The train continued its journey to Manggarai Station, South
\nJakarta, where passengers were transferred to another train.<\/p>\n
Akhmad said that such an incident occurred almost every week.<\/p>\n
\"It could be that someone intentionally pulled it for fun, or
\na standing passenger, who was holding the brake, accidentally
\npulled it,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Many of the emergency brakes in the carriages are not covered
\nwith glass boxes. \"Many of the glass boxes have been broken and
\nwe haven't managed to replace them,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Akhmad said PT KAI had failed to prevent such incidents due to
\nthe meager fines imposed. The existing regulation stipulates that
\nsomeone who pulls the brake in a non-emergency situation can be
\nfined between Rp 50,000 (US$5.44) and Rp 500,000. They can also
\nbe sued for damages.<\/p>",
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