Japanese trains to arrive soon

JAKARTA: State railway operator PT KAI is expecting to begin operating two additional electric trains purchased from Japan.

Spokesman of PT KAI Greater Jakarta Akhmad Sujadi said on Monday the company had ordered four trains formerly used by Japan Railway. The first two are expected to arrive on Wednesday and the remaining two in early December.

Sujadi said the used trains, which were bought at Rp 10.2 billion (US$1.1 million) each, were still in good condition.

"We don't have the money to buy new ones produced by the state (firm) PT Industri Kereta Api, which costs Rp 5.6 billion each," he said, adding that PT KAI planned to purchase more used Japanese trains next year. -- Antara