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