'No pickpockets in new trains'<\/p>\n
The police are continuing to investigate the cause of Thursday's
\ntrain crash, which has now claimed four lives and injured some
\n600 passengers. Investigators say they are still unsure whether
\nthe accident was caused by mechanical problems, faulty railway
\nsystems, human error or a combination of the three. The Jakarta
\nPost asked two residents what they thought needed to be improved
\non the city's rail links.<\/p>\n
Gita Hastarika, 25, is a research assistant who lives in Duri
\nKepa, West Jakarta. She occasionally took the economy class
\ncommuter train while she was still in college:<\/p>\n
I think when the trains are overloaded, especially during the
\npeak hours, it gives pickpockets a lot of opportunity to operate.<\/p>\n
The ground staff also seem to have no idea how to control the
\nnumbers of passengers without tickets who get on.<\/p>\n
I noticed that passengers without tickets in their hands could
\neasily get off the train and none of the PT KAI staff ever
\ndetected them.<\/p>\n
Despite the notorious safety issues in economy class, avoiding
\nbeing robbed is sometimes a matter of attitude. Acting like you
\nare familiar with the surroundings makes you less a potential
\nvictim for pickpockets, while being overtly cautious could
\nattract them.<\/p>\n
Yully Nugroho, 37, is employed in the retail industry. She
\ntakes a commuter train to work from Sudimara Station in her
\nneighborhood in Ciputat, South Jakarta, to Sudirman Station in
\nCentral Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I think the cabins on the (first class?) electric train are
\ncomfortable; they are air-conditioned, unlike a few years back in
\nthe old diesel trains.<\/p>\n
Besides, most of passengers are office employees. Lately, you
\nonly see people selling newspapers and magazines on board and not
\nall kinds of street vendors.<\/p>\n
However, I would like for the train's schedule to be more
\npunctual. One day, I had to wait for about 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
The delays get even worse when it's raining. This is usually
\ncaused by falling trees (on the line) or when a cabin derails.<\/p>\n
My other concern is staff at the ticket windows. From my
\nexperience, when I pay a Rp 7,500 ticket with a larger bill, I do
\nnot receive the whole change like I should. I generally don't
\nnotice this until later because I am frequently in a hurry to
\ncatch the train.<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/no-pickpockets-in-new-trains-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }