Perumka prepares more double tracks<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State railway company Perumka will build a 135-
\nkilometer double-track railway line between Cikampek and Cirebon
\nin West Java.<\/p>\n
Perumka said the project was scheduled to be finished by 2001.<\/p>\n
The first segment, linking Cikampek and Haurgeulis (54 km),
\nwill be financed by Japan's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund.<\/p>\n
The second segment (32 km) will link Haurgeulis and
\nTelagasari.<\/p>\n
The third segment (48 km) linking Telagasari and Cirebon is
\nexpected to be funded by British government loans.<\/p>\n
According to Perumka's reports to House Commission V, the
\ntracks between Telagasari and Arjawinagun will be completed this
\nfiscal year.<\/p>\n
Perumka said it would also reopen railway services in Aceh in
\nnorthern Sumatra, and set up new routes between Citayam and
\nCibinong in West Java and between Medan and Gabion in North
\nSumatra.<\/p>\n
The company will also improve railway tracks between
\nTebingtinggi and Bandartinggi in North Sumatra, Telukbayur and
\nSawahlunto in West Sumatra, Panjang and Kertapati in South
\nSumatra, Duri and Tangerang in Greater Jakarta, Bogor and
\nYogyakarta in West and Central Java, and Wonokromo and Bangil in
\nEast Java.<\/p>\n
Next year Perumka plans to become a limited liability company
\nto allow it to operate fully as a business enterprise. Currently
\nthe company has semi-liability status.<\/p>\n
The company's activities are overseen directly by the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
\"The government has ruled that Perumka must arrange its
\nservice 60 percent for economy class and 40 percent for
\ncommercial activities,\" the company said.<\/p>\n
The company said most of its crossings were unattended.<\/p>\n
\"The are 3,529 crossings on Java of which 840 are attended and
\n2,266 unattended. The other 423 are unauthorized crossings.\"<\/p>\n
In Jakarta there are 516 crossings, but only 157 are attended,
\n209 unattended and 150 unauthorized.<\/p>\n
There are 432 crossings in Bandung, West Java, of which 74 are
\nattended, 357 unattended and 1 unauthorized.<\/p>\n
In Surabaya, of 705 crossings, 163 are attended, 425
\nunattended and 115 unauthorized.<\/p>\n
Perumka said it was still looking for investors for its
\nexpress train between Jakarta and Surabaya.<\/p>\n
\"Perumka has conducted a feasibility study. Passengers and
\ncargo will grow significantly by 2003.\"<\/p>\n
Three concepts were prepared by Perumka based on speed
\nincluding 160 kph, 200 kph and 300 kph. (icn)<\/p>",
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