Residents have raised concerns about access at Depok Baru commuter\nrail (KRL) station, describing it as unfriendly towards the elderly and\npeople with disabilities. They believe the station should be equipped\nwith lift facilities.<\/p>\n
Observations by detikcom at the location on Sunday (22\/2\/2026) showed\nthat from the entrance of Depok Baru Station, there are stairs for\ngeneral use and a separate path for disabled access. The station area\nfeatures tactile guiding blocks for visually impaired passengers.\nHowever, to reach the opposite platform, the only access is via an\nunderpass with stairs and no guiding blocks.<\/p>\n
Although each platform is provided with wheelchair facilities,\ndisabled passengers cannot directly cross between platforms, as the\nstaircase underpass is the sole means of switching platforms.<\/p>\n
One resident, Aulia (25), said Depok Baru Station is not\ndisability-friendly. She noted that the staircase access is shared\nbetween disabled passengers, the elderly, and the rush-hour crowd of\ncommuters.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely not disability-friendly. Even for able-bodied\npeople, during the evening rush hour it\u2019s extremely crowded going up and\ndown the stairs. One side of the staircase is like a narrow household\nstairway, so it\u2019s very suffocating. And this has to be shared with the\nelderly, disabled people \u2014 someone already using crutches still has to\nclimb stairs,\u201d Aulia told reporters on Sunday (22\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
She said a close relative had switched to boarding the KRL from\nPondok Cina Station because they could not manage the stairs at Depok\nBaru Station. She expressed hope that lifts would be installed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere really should be a lift. I once met a visually impaired person\nwho needed to get to the terminal but had to use the stairs \u2014 it was\npitiful. My uncle can no longer alight at Depok Baru Station because\nthere\u2019s no accessible route. He has a kidney condition so he gets\nbreathless quickly. Now he gets off at Pondok Cina or UI Station\ninstead. But most of the time he just doesn\u2019t want to take the KRL\nanymore,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the very minimum, if there\u2019s no budget for a lift or escalator,\nbuild an overpass crossing above the tracks. If that solution can\u2019t be\ndone because of safety risks, then think about the risks to passengers\ntoo,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Another resident, Tania (22), also said Depok Baru Station is not\nfriendly towards the elderly or disabled. She noted that despite the\navailability of wheelchairs, they are effectively unusable because there\nis no lift for crossing between platforms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not disability or elderly-friendly. There\u2019s no lift for\nswitching platforms. They have wheelchairs available but they can\u2019t\nactually be used,\u201d Tania said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd even without a lift, at the old Depok Station there\u2019s still an\nunderground passage \u2014 if someone needs to go through, the security guard\nopens the gate for them. At Depok Baru Station there\u2019s nothing at all,\njust the staircase underpass,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
She said the underpass is also narrow. Because of the lack of\ndisability access, passengers wishing to reach the Bogor-bound platform\nmust enter through the station entrance near the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stairs going down from the Bogor platform are narrow too. So\npeople who want to get to the terminal without climbing the stairs have\nto go the long way round through the market \u2014 getting off at the Bogor\nplatform and walking around via the market. There really needs to be a\nlift,\u201d she said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/residents-say-depok-baru-station-lacks-disability-and-elderly-access-call-for-lifts-1771748148", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }