PT KAI to link Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Rasuna Said via railway station

PT KAI to link Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Rasuna Said via railway station

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta

State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) will extend
Dukuh Atas railway station on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, in
the direction of Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, in an
attempt to link the two lucrative business areas.

"We are carrying out a feasibility study this year. If the
study is completed this year and all necessary permits are
obtained, we can proceed with the construction next year," PT KAI
Greater Jakarta division head Rahmadi told The Jakarta Post.

PT KAI recently signed a memorandum of understanding with
publicly listed developer PT Jaya Real Property for the project.

Rahmadi said the new station would be around 600 meters in
length, compared with its current length of 250 meters.

"We also plan to incorporate shops and cafes on both sides of
the station. We want to take advantage of the large numbers of
passengers (from Greater Jakarta) that pass through the station
every day," he said.

He acknowledged he had yet to submit the proposal to the city
administration.

Assistant to the City Secretary for Development Affairs IGKG
Suena confirmed that the administration has yet to receive the
plan.

"They (PT KAI) must present their plan to us before going
ahead with the project as part of the area is also within the
West Flood Canal bank," he said.

Riverbanks are one area strictly prohibited for commercial
purposes.

In a related development, the administration plans to build a
sidewalk to link the station and the busway stop in front of the
Wisma Indocement building nearby.

"This is part of our effort to integrate different means of
transportation in the city," said Jakarta Transportation Agency
head Rustam Effendy Sidabutar.

He added the sidewalk was in line with the pedestrian project
being carried out by the Jakarta Parks Agency. The agency will
build a sidewalk 2.5 meters wide and 380 meters long.