Commuters Welcome Reduced Headway for KRL Green Line
KAI is set to reduce the arrival headway for the Rangkas Bitung (Green Line) KRL route, shortening the current 10-15 minute interval to just 4-5 minutes. Commuters (Anker) have reacted positively to the plan.
“I am very happy,” said Auliya (26) at Tanah Abang Station, Central Jakarta, on Saturday (26/9/2026). Auliya hopes this reduction will decrease overcrowding and the intense pushing during train arrivals. She noted that shorter headways would provide more options for passengers, preventing them from being focused on a single train.
“Usually, because we have to wait over 10 minutes for each train, passengers pile up and it becomes very crowded. Especially at Rawa Buntu and Sudimara, the crowds are overwhelming. If trains come more frequently and carriages are increased, the crowding will surely decrease,” she said.
Auliya admitted she often delays her journey home to avoid the congestion at Tanah Abang Station. She expressed hope that the plan will be realised.
Another commuter, Hidayat (29), described commuting on the Green Line during rush hour as a test of courage and physical endurance, noting that trains from the Rangkas Bitung direction are always full. “In my experience using the KRL on the Green Line, if you miss a train and the doors have just closed, you might wait up to 15 minutes,” said Hidayat.
“During the 6-8 AM peak hour, it feels like a physical test. It is even worse if the next train from Rangkas Bitung is already full and you have to prepare to squeeze in,” he added.
Hidayat also welcomed the plan to reduce headway, believing it could speed up his commute. “If the maximum waiting time is reduced to 5 minutes, it will be great as it can speed up our journey to work. If a train is already overcrowded, we can choose to wait since the next one will arrive in less than 5 minutes. It would provide peace of mind,” he remarked.
Syahrul (30), another commuter, also agreed with the plan to reduce headway to mitigate passenger accumulation. He admitted to feeling exhausted by the daily struggle of overcrowding during his commute. “I strongly agree with this plan. Reducing the interval and adding carriages will reduce the density inside the trains. Honestly, as a Green Line user, it is exhausting to deal with the crowding every day going to and from work,” said Syahrul.
Previously, during a Hearing (RDP) with Commission VI of the DPR on Wednesday (23/9/2026), the President Director of KAI, Bobby Rasyidin, presented plans to improve facilities and infrastructure to accommodate the 1.1 million daily KRL Jabodetabek passengers.
“For the direction towards Rangkas, we will also increase and improve the signalling so that the current 10-15 minute headway will be shortened to 4 or 5 minutes, moving from the current SF12 capacity,” Bobby stated during the meeting.
He noted that for the Rangkas Bitung Green Line, KAI has begun installing five traction substations. KAI aims that by 2027, the entire Rangkas Bitung line will be serviced by 12-carriage train sets.
“The infrastructure ‘quick win’ is for 2026. For the Rangkas Bitung Green Line, we are starting to install five traction substations this year and upgrading nine others, so that by the first semester of 2027, the entire Green Line can be serviced by SF12 sets,” he concluded.