Railway security questioned

Railway security questioned

From Warta Kota

A robbery attempt on the Citra Jaya economy-class train was
foiled after its victims reported it to the police recently. In
fact, such crimes are frequent, as most passengers are reluctant
to report them.

Disguising themselves as hawkers or street musicians, thieves
extort money, and the passengers' possessions, in the absence of
security personnel.

Therefore, all economy-class trains should prohibit hawkers
from boarding, as is the case with executive and business
classes. Food and snack sellers should only be allowed to board
trains at railway stations.

Meanwhile, executives of state railway company PTKA should
conduct incognito inspections of economy-class trains like Citra
Jaya, Brantas, Tawang Jaya and Tegal Arum, so that they can
experience for themselves the suffering of low-income passengers
due to poor service.

AHMAD KURNIA
Bekasi, West Java