New railway service soon

Thu, 22 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANDUNG: PT Arion Paramita Group, a private transportation
company, will launch a new executive train service linking
Jakarta and the Central Java city of Surakarta (Solo) next
August.

The company announced that it has invested Rp 50 billion ($23
million) on 20 coaches and three locomotives to operate the new
service. It hopes to reach a break-even point within 10 years.

Anwar Suprijadi, the president of the state-owned railway
company Perumka, said four other private companies are planning
to operate executive train services. (pet/02)

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