PT KAI trains begin running on new schedule

PT KAI trains begin running on new schedule

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia has implemented
new train schedules effective as of Tuesday, with most trains
departing earlier than the old timetable, causing many of
uninformed passengers in Gambir railway station, Central Jakarta,
missed the trains.

"The change was made in response to consumer demand and in
accordance with improved infrastructure, such as the Cikampek-
Cirebon, Cikampek-Purwakarta and Cisomang-Plered double tracks,"
the company said in a media release.

In the new schedule, executive train Argo Gede departs Jakarta
for Bandung, West Java, about 30 minutes earlier than previous
timetables, while three of the regular Parahyangan trains that
serve the same Jakarta-Bandung route depart five minutes earlier
than previously.

The Argo Bromo Anggrek executive train serving
Jakarta-Cirebon-Semarang-Surabaya now leaves Gambir station,
Central Jakarta, at 9:10 a.m. and 9:10 p.m. instead of 9:20 a.m.
and 8:45 p.m.

Departure times for the Argo Muria and Cirebon Express to
Cirebon have also been pushed up by five to 20 minutes.

The Central Java-bound trains Purwojaya to Purwokerto, Taksaka
to Yogyakarta and Argo Lawu to Surakarta, as well as the Bima to
Surabaya, are also leaving 10 to 20 minutes earlier than before.

Besides the timetables for intra-Java trains, PT KAI has also
adjusted the schedules of its Sumatra services.

Detailed information is available at www.infoka.kereta-
api.com.