Double-tracking

Double-tracking of railway needed

From Kompas

Trains may help ease traffic congestion in Jakarta. Some people living in Bintaro, Serpong and Tangerang have benefited from the electric railway service plying the Manggarai-Sudirman- Tanah Abang-Serpong route.

Unfortunately, the railway line on this route is a single one, so a train has to wait until another passes the same length of track. This causes late departures and arrivals.

Train collisions are also more likely if the railway line has only a single track.

Therefore, the railway company and the Ministry of Communications should ensure that the line for the Tanah Abang- Serpong route is double-tracked.

SESTILIANDRY

Tangerang, Banten