KAI raises railway fares<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung<\/p>\n
Business and executive class train fares will rise by between
\nfive percent and 33 percent on Feb. 1 to compensate for past
\nlosses, state-owned railroad operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT
\nKAI) announced in Bandung on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
PT KAI spokesman Patria Supriyono said the decision to raise
\nthe fares followed the earlier cancellation of economy-class fare
\nincreases, and involved only 19 trains serving its networks in
\nJava and Sumatra.<\/p>\n
The fare hikes, according to Patria, were based on passenger
\nload rates of more than 85 percent, passenger purchasing power
\nand competition with other forms of public transportation, such
\nas airlines and ferries.<\/p>\n
"Therefore, certain fares are actually being reduced and we
\nare extending discounts to passengers of the Argobromo, Gumarang
\nand Argowilis super-executive class trains," Patria continued.<\/p>\n
The fares for the Argobromo Anggrek train (Jakarta-Surabaya)
\nis being reduced from Rp 240,000 to Rp 220,000 and the Gumarang
\n(Jakarta-Semarang) train from Rp 175,000 to Rp 165,000, while
\nthe Argowilis train (Bandung-Surabaya) will have a special fare
\nof only Rp 165,000 from Monday through Thursday as against the
\nnormal fare of Rp 195,000.<\/p>\n
Fifteen trains running in Java and four others in Sumatra will
\nhave their fares increased. Ten of them have the highest load
\nfactors in Java, including business and executive class trains
\nbound for Jakarta, and will be subject to 33 percent fare
\nincreases.<\/p>\n
The Parahyangan train (Bandung-Jakarta) sees fares raised from
\nRp 30,000 to Rp 40,000 for business class and from 45,000 to Rp
\n60,000 for executive class. The rises for nine executive and
\nbusiness trains from Jakarta to Surabaya, Malang, Yogyakarta,
\nSemarang, Jombang, Kutoarjo, Cilacap and Cirebon range from Rp
\n10,000 to Rp 20,000.<\/p>\n
From Bandung, apart from the Parahyangan train, the fares for
\nthe Lodaya train bound for Solo and the Mutiara Selatan train
\nbound for Surabaya are also being increased by Rp 10,000
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
Outside Bandung and Jakarta, three other trains that will have
\ntheir fares raised by between Rp 5,000 and Rp 10,000 are the
\nSancaka (Yogya-Surabaya), Mutiara Timur (Semarang-Banyuwangi) and
\nLogawa trains (Purwokerto Banyuwangi). Business and executive
\nclass rail fares in Sumatra that will increase by the same amount
\nare the Sindangwarga, Sriwijaya, Bandarpati and Sribilah trains.<\/p>\n
Patria added that the revenue targets from the fare hikes
\ncould not yet be calculated as yet in view of the increased
\ndiscounts for elderly people and pensioners of between 20 percent
\nand 30 percent, and the fare exemptions for children under three
\ntraveling in business and executive classes.<\/p>",
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