Kemayoran-Ancol train line reopens

Kemayoran-Ancol train line reopens

JAKARTA: Starting next month, Jakartans wanting a day out in
Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta will be able to take a train
instead of driving there since state railway PT KAI, in
cooperation with Dreamland management, will reopen the railway
line from Kemayoran in Central Jakarta to Ancol.

The line is being reopened in order to reduce traffic
congestion and parking problems in the Ancol complex, since many
visitors drive private cars to Ancol in the absence of public
transportation.

"We're having some trial runs before fully operating the
line," said Ahmad Sujadi, spokesman for PT KAI's Greater Jakarta
division, over the weekend.

Sujadi said the electric train would also transport people
wanting to continue on to Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta.

PT KAI closed the route in 1999 amid low demand. --JP