Japanese train taken on test-drive

Japanese train taken on test-drive

JAKARTA: State railway operator PT KAI's Greater Jakarta
Transportation division evaluated on Thursday morning the
performance of one of four secondhand trains recently purchased
from Japan.

The red train, which has four cars, made a smooth trip from
Juanda station, Central Jakarta, to Kota station, West Jakarta
and back.

Division head Rachmadi said that the secondhand trains were in
good condition.

"The trains, with their total of 16 cars, enlarge the capacity
of Greater Jakarta trains by 25 percent," he said.

He added that one of the trains would be operational in Nov.
1, serving the Tanah Abang-Bogor route, another in early
December, serving the Serpong-Tangerang route. -- Antara