Bekasi-Kota train always late

Bekasi-Kota train always late

From Warta Kota

The services of state-owned railway company PT KAI, particularly those for ordinary people, still await improvement. Take, for example, the departure time of the Bekasi-Kota economy- class electric train. It's late almost every day.

This train is sometimes over 30 minutes late, as on Feb. 26, 2002. The train was scheduled to depart at 3:42 p.m. but it left at 4:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the fast electric train left the station as scheduled.

Does the fast train run on schedule because the fare is higher than that for the economy-class train? The fare for the former ranges from Rp 4,000 to Rp 6,000, while for the latter it is only Rp 600. If that is the case, it is truly regrettable, as ordinary people, who can afford only the economy-class train, also expect a decent service from PT KAI.

YENI IDA

Bekasi, West Java