More travelers shift to trains

More travelers shift to trains

JAKARTA: Electric trains in the city saw an increase in
passengers following the recent fuel price increases, Detikcom
reported on Tuesday.

"The number of passengers on electric trains in Greater
Jakarta has increased by about 2.6 percent daily since the fuel
price hike on Oct. 1," spokesman for PT Kereta Api (KA) Jakarta
Ahmad Sujadi said.

He explained that between Sept. 1 and Sept. 12 the company
recorded 3.4 million passengers, while between Oct. 1 and Oct.
12, passengers increased to 3.6 million.

"There was an increase of 161,765 passengers between the two
periods, at an average increase of 13,480 people a day," Ahmad
said.

Unlike other forms of public transportation in the capital
that increased their fares following the fuel price hike, Ahmad
said that PT KA had postponed increasing its fares until Nov. 1.

"This will give time for people to take a breather," he said.
--JP