New train to Surabaya

New train to Surabaya

JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned railway company Perumka started
operating their Sembrani train yesterday, which will make the
Jakarta-Surabaya trip in 10 hours.

The company's executive in Surabaya, Soedaryono, said that the
new service will increase Perumka's passenger capacity to some
4,000 per day.

"The growth rate of train passengers on the Jakarta-Surabaya
route is 11 percent per year," the Antara news agency quoted
Soedaryono as saying.

Perumka currently operates several trains on the Jakarta-
Surabaya route including the Argo Bromo, Bima, Mutiara, Jayabaya
and Suryajaya.

Sembrani, which was officially launched by Minister of
Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto in Surabaya yesterday, charges
Rp 80,000 (US$$35.3) per passenger. (icn)