PDIP Deputy Chairman of Commission VI of the DPR, Mufti Anam, has\nhighlighted the train collision involving the Argo Bromo Anggrek and a\nKRL at Bekasi Timur Station. Mufti Anam is urging a comprehensive\ninvestigation to uncover the causes and future safety measures for rail\nusers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe collision incident in the Bekasi area shows that something is\namiss in our railway safety governance. Transport that we have long\nprided ourselves on as the safest and most punctual mode is now\nrevealing fundamental gaps that should not occur in this technological\nera,\u201d Mufti told reporters on Wednesday (22\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Mufti heard that the Argo Bromo train did not receive a signal\nregarding the KRL ahead, leading to the accident. He spotlighted the\nlayered security system that has not yet been implemented in\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cI received information that the long-distance train did not get a\nsignal about the train ahead. If true, this is a system failure and\npossibly even human error,\u201d Mufti stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn many countries, systems like Automatic Train Protection (ATP) or\nEuropean Train Control System (ETCS) are the minimum standard to prevent\ncollisions, even if the driver makes a mistake. Why hasn\u2019t a layered\nsafety system like this been fully and optimally implemented in\nIndonesia?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mufti said that the government has long provided various beneficial\nfacilities to KAI. The legislator expressed disappointment with KAI for\nfailing to protect people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cKAI has enjoyed a very strong position, even tending towards\nmonopolistic in the rail transport sector. The state provides various\nfacilities: state capital injection (PMN), public service obligation\n(PSO) subsidies, strategic project assignments, to regulatory\nprotections so that competitors are almost non-existent. We are\ndisappointed that KAI, as one of the most privileged SOEs, has failed to\nprotect people\u2019s lives,\u201d Mufti said.<\/p>\n
Mufti stated that he has long reminded that investments are too\nfocused on physical infrastructure, tracks, stations, to new trains.\nHowever, he continued, technology-based safety systems and risk\nmanagement have not progressed in tandem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is also very concerning is that all the victims of this\naccident are women. How is our safety design? Train carriage design\nstandards must consider crash safety, not just capacity and comfort.\nSafety should not be half-hearted. It\u2019s not enough to just protect from\nsocial crimes, but also from accident risks,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n
He urged a thorough investigation into the causes of the train\naccident at Bekasi Timur. Mufti requested that the director and\nhigh-ranking KAI officials resign if human error is proven.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge immediate steps. First, conduct a comprehensive and\nindependent investigative audit, not just an internal investigation. It\nmust be transparently opened to the public on where the failure points\nare, whether in the signal system, SOPs, or human error,\u201d Mufti\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf human error is proven, we demand the President Director and other\ntop leaders to take responsibility and resign. An apology and evaluation\nare not enough,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mufti proposed that KAI accelerate the implementation of automatic\ntechnology-based safety systems across all lines, especially busy lines\nlike Jabodetabek. According to him, no train should run without digital\nprotection.<\/p>\n
\u201cThird, total evaluation of operational management and safety culture\nwithin KAI. Do not let business orientation and punctuality override\nsafety aspects. Fourth, redesign carriage composition based on risk,\nincluding evaluation and repositioning of women\u2019s carriages to be\nsafer,\u201d Mufti said.<\/p>\n
Mufti also highlighted another factor, a taxi stuck at a level\ncrossing in the Bekasi Timur Station area. He demanded that all illegal\nrail crossings be permanently closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this all-technological era, I think it\u2019s outrageous to still\nallow these illegal gates. All crossings must be mapped and secured,\nofficially guarded or equipped with automatic gates. Illegal crossings\nmust be immediately closed permanently or at least protected with\ndigital systems like sensors and warning alarms,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Argo Bromo Anggrek train collided with a stationary\nKRL at Bekasi Timur Station on Monday (27\/4) night. The incident began\nwith a taxi stuck blocking the KRL at a crossing not far from Bekasi\nTimur Station.<\/p>\n
The taxi blocking the KRL caused the KRL at Bekasi Station to wait.\nThe Argo Bromo Anggrek then arrived and collided from behind. The train\naccident resulted in 15 fatalities and dozens injured.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdip-legislator-disappointed-with-kai-highlights-suboptimal-layered-security-1777438360", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }