KAI loses Rp 125m daily

JAKARTA: State railway company PT KAI Greater Jakarta is losing Rp 125 million (US$13,441) daily from its commuter trains operating the Bogor, Depok, Bekasi and Tangerang to Jakarta services because many passengers refuse to buy tickets.

Division director Rahmadi said it was difficult for KAI employees to force passengers to buy tickets as many said they did not have money and preferred to sit on the roof.

"Every time we enforce the regulation that violators are fined five times the ticket price, which is only Rp 1,000, they say they don't have any money," he said.

Around 450,000 passengers are using commuter trains to reach their workplaces from residential areas in Greater Jakarta and vice versa. -- JP