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        "msgid": "expert-proposal-to-move-womens-krl-carriages-to-the-middle-is-an-absurd-idea-1777456401",
        "date": "2026-04-29 16:16:53",
        "title": "Expert: Proposal to Move Women's KRL Carriages to the Middle is an Absurd Idea",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Following a fatal collision between a KRL commuter train and the Argo Bromo Anggrek intercity train at Bekasi Timur Station, which killed 16 people and injured 90, Minister for Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Arifah Fauzi proposed relocating women's-only carriages to the middle of the train with men's carriages at the ends. Transportation expert Deddy Herlambang dismissed the idea as absurd, arguing that women's carriages are placed at the ends for easier access and that safety management should be the priority rather than gender-specific positioning. Coordinating Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and PT KAI's Director General Bobby Rasyidin echoed the emphasis on overall passenger safety across all carriages, regardless of gender.",
        "content": "<p>Minister for Women\u2019s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Arifah\nFauzi has proposed relocating the position of women\u2019s carriages on KRL\ntrains to the middle section of the train consist, with men\u2019s carriages\nmoved to the ends. This proposal was made by Arifah following the\nincident where the women\u2019s carriage of the Cikarang KRL was struck by\nthe Argo Bromo Anggrek train (KA) at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday\n(27\/4). She also claimed to have suggested to PT KAI to move the special\nwomen\u2019s carriage to the middle of the consist. \u201cSo the men\u2019s at the\nends, yes, front and back for men, so women in the middle like that. For\nnow,\u201d said Arifah at RSUD dr. Chasbullah Abdulmadjid in Bekasi City on\nTuesday (28\/4). This has sparked pros and cons among the public,\nparticularly evident in social media comments. In response to the\npolemic, Chairman of the Indonesian Transportation Society\u2019s Railway\nTransportation Forum, Deddy Herlambang, stated that the proposal to move\nthe women\u2019s special train (KKW) to the middle of the consist is an\nabsurd idea. \u201cThe one proposing to move the KKW to the middle is just\nabsurd because it\u2019s considered there\u2019s a Women\u2019s Special Train and Men\u2019s\nSpecial Train\u2014which is actually a mixed train,\u201d said Deddy via text\nmessage on Wednesday (29\/4). Deddy explained that KKW is actually not a\nminimum service standard for trains. He stated that it is a form of\nexclusive bonus service for women who are reluctant to mix in the train\nconsist with men. Meanwhile, Deddy explained the reason why KKW is\nplaced at the end of the consist is to facilitate women\u2019s mobility in\naccessing the train. \u201cKKW is placed at the end because it\u2019s executive\n(special service) because if placed in the middle it would be full of\nwomen since most station entry and exit doors are in the middle,\u201d he\nsaid. The most important aspect: Safety Deddy emphasised that the most\nimportant thing is not the position of the KKW in a train consist. But\nhe stressed that the most important is the safety aspect for passengers.\n\u201cThe important thing is the railway safety management aspect itself,\u201d he\nsaid. Previously, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional\nDevelopment Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), when asked by the media\nabout the women\u2019s carriage position proposal, instead emphasised\nevaluation to promote the safety aspect. AHY stressed that fundamental\nimprovements to the public transportation system are to ensure the\nsafety of all passengers regardless of gender. \u201cThis is also something\nwe will continue to evaluate, but clearly men and women are the same,\nthey must not become victims in any incident,\u201d AHY firmly stated in\nBekasi on Tuesday (28\/4). \u201cSo what we focus on is not women and men but\nhow the train transportation system and other public transportation\nsystems are safe, secure, provide a sense of security, comfort, and\nsafety first is truly not just a jargon but can truly be implemented\nwell,\u201d he added. Separately, President Director of PT Kereta Api\nIndonesia (KAI) Bobby Rasyidin emphasised that safety standards for all\npassengers, both men and women, are the top priority. He assured that\nthere is no difference in the level of security protection between male\nand female service users on the train. \u201cWe also need to emphasise that\nsafety is our top priority. Regarding the PPPA Minister\u2019s proposal to\nmove the women\u2019s carriage position on KRL to the middle area, and men to\nthe end of the consist, Bobby said that this does not relate to the\nlevel of safety.\u201dWe have absolutely no tolerance for violating or\nreducing the safety level for our customers and service users from PT\nKereta Api Indonesia, whether male or female gender,\u201d said Bobby at\nBekasi Timur Station on Wednesday. The fatal accident involving the\nElectric Rail Train (KRL) and KA Argo Bromo Anggrek occurred at Bekasi\nTimur Station on Monday (27\/4) night. As of Wednesday afternoon, the\ntragedy has claimed 16 lives and 90 people injured, with details of 44\nvictims already allowed to go home and 46 other patients still under\ncare.<\/p>",
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