Flood warning patrol for trains

Flood warning patrol for trains

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The local office of state-owned
railway company Perumka has instructed employees to patrol
portions of the railroad in areas prone to flooding.

Office head, Singgih Abadi, said patrols will alert train
drivers to track conditions in the flood-prone area.

"We don't want a repeat of the accidents that happened in the
rainy season a few years ago," Singgih told The Jakarta Post on
Thursday.

Heavy railway traffic passes through Purwokerto from Jakarta,
Bandung, Solo and Yogyakarta and train drivers on these routes
should slow down and check ahead for possible flooding.

Railroads in the vicinity of Karanggandul and Kroya are
particularly prone to flooding. (wah/ste)