Danantara to Begin Railway Electrification on 20 May 2026, Here Are the Routes

Jakarta — Danantara’s Operational Director Dony Oskaria has revealed plans to start the railway line electrification project on 20 May 2026 for the Jakarta-Cikampek, Jakarta-Sukabumi, and Jakarta-Cilegon routes. Dony, who also serves as Head of the BUMN Agency, stated that the electrification of the railway lines aims to revitalise new cities along the routes.

“This year, precisely on 20 May, we will conduct the groundbreaking for the electrification of Jakarta-Cikampek, Jakarta-Sukabumi, and also Jakarta-Cilegon,” Dony said when met on the sidelines of the Jakarta Globe Insight event held in Jakarta on Tuesday (28/4/2026).

In addition, the electrification of railway lines is believed to reduce pollution and improve efficiency in rail transport.

“By carrying out electrification, this reduces urbanisation,” Dony said.

Therefore, the electrification of railway lines becomes one of the main performance indicators (Key Performance Indicator/KPI) of the railway industry.

“I always say that railways only have two KPIs. One related to safety, the second electrification,” Dony said.

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) and PT PLN (Persero) signed a memorandum of understanding on the railway line electrification cooperation plan at the Auditorium of the Jakarta Railways Center on Monday (20/10/2025).