Train passengers stranded in Depok

Train passengers stranded in Depok

JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of passengers on two electric trains
serving the Bogor-Jakarta route were stranded outside Old Depok
station for hours on Thursday due to a severed electricity cable.

"To all passengers traveling to Jakarta, we would like to
apologize as the trains cannot depart due to an electrical
fault," an official announced repeatedly, as reported by Antara.

As a result, the passengers of the two trains -- each
consisting of eight cars -- had to wait for hours before they
could continue their journey.

The chaotic situation was made even more unbearable by the
stifling heat and crying of babies.

The problem started when a train was forced to halt about 100
meters after it left New Depok station because the electricity
cable was severed.

The gantry carrying the cable above the line was bent and it
is thought that this was what led to the severing of the cable.

Because of the sudden halt, a teenager who was riding on the
roof of the train was tossed to the ground. Seriously injured, he
was rushed to the nearest hospital.

An official with PT Kereta Api Indonesia (the state-owned
railroad company) said that it would take some time to repair the
broken cable. Until it was repaired, only one line, instead of
the normal two, could be used by trains.