Rano says railway level crossings in Jakarta must be evaluated

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Rano Karno stated that at-grade railway crossings in the Jakarta area must be evaluated to prevent a recurrence of accidents like the one in East Bekasi on Monday (27/4). He said there are several at-grade crossings in Jakarta that are not closed, but according to him, there are guards on duty. “Jakarta does have several crossings that may not be closed, but at least there are people guarding them. However, this is something we must evaluate. Hopefully, no more accidents occur,” Rano said in Jakarta on Wednesday. On that occasion, Assistant for Development and Environmental Living of the Jakarta Regional Secretary Afan Adriansyah said that the DKI Provincial Government is currently building a flyover on Jalan Latumenten in West Jakarta. “This is a multi-year project carried out by the Public Works Department, which started at the end of 2025 and will be completed this year,” Afan stated. In addition to Jalan Latumenten, the DKI Provincial Government is also building a flyover in Bintaro Puspita, which is included in the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD). Meanwhile, the Bintaro Puspita flyover is planned to be 441 metres long with a 9-metre right-of-way and is being built to address congestion at the railway crossing in the Bintaro area. The construction of the flyover is part of the local government’s efforts and commitment to managing crossings by relocating all at-grade or illegal railway crossings, as they are considered one of the accident-prone locations. Meanwhile, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Jakarta Operational Region 1 has closed 40 risky illegal crossing points throughout 2025 as one of the efforts to reduce the number of accidents. KAI Jakarta recorded 237 collision incidents involving trains, people, and animals from January to December 2025. Of that number, 55 incidents involved vehicles, 177 were collisions between trains and people, and the rest involved animals.