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    "data": {
        "id": 1717492,
        "msgid": "palmerah-station-paralysed-krl-passengers-overflow-wandering-for-an-hour-1777910843",
        "date": "2026-05-04 20:45:17",
        "title": "Palmerah Station Paralysed! KRL Passengers Overflow, Wandering for an Hour",
        "author": "Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "On Monday evening (4\/5\/2026), KRL passengers at Palmerah Station in West Jakarta faced severe overcrowding due to service disruptions reportedly caused by flooding and lightning strikes, leading to chaos as crowds spilled onto pedestrian bridges and outside gates. Frustrated commuters, including Rahmat who waited an hour without securing an online motorcycle taxi, resorted to alternative transport options amid uncertainty over when services would resume. This incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in Jakarta's public transportation infrastructure, exacerbating daily commuting challenges for residents.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Passengers on the commuter rail (KRL) at Palmerah Station\nin West Jakarta overflowed on Monday evening (4\/5\/2026). Kompas.com\nobservations at 20:23 WIB showed prospective KRL passengers spilling\nover to the pedestrian overpass (JPO) and areas outside the entry gates.\nDozens of people were sitting on stairs and in corners of the station.\nSome passengers were seen switching to alternative transport by ordering\nonline motorcycles, though they were not easy to obtain. Rahmat (35),\none of the prospective KRL passengers, said he had been waiting at the\nstation for an hour. He was trying to get home to his house in Pondok\nRanji. \u201cSince 19:00 WIB, I\u2019ve been trying to order an online motorcycle,\nbut no one takes it. Once I get one, its position is in Koja (North\nJakarta),\u201d Rahmat said. Another prospective passenger, Putri, said she\nreceived information that the KRL disruption was caused by flooding and\nlightning strikes. Because there was no certainty when the journey would\nreturn to normal, she planned to ask her husband, who was in BSD, to\npick her up. \u201cIf it still doesn\u2019t run later, I\u2019ll ask my husband to pick\nme up. He\u2019s in BSD, by car,\u201d Putri said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/palmerah-station-paralysed-krl-passengers-overflow-wandering-for-an-hour-1777910843",
        "image": ""
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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