Trains change routes

Trains change routes

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Train services from Cilacap, Central Java, to Jakarta via Bandung, West Java, have to be rerouted due to a recent landslide in Ngamprah near Bandung.

Singgih Abadi, head of the Purwokerto office of the state railway company Perumka, said on Saturday that the Serayu I and Serayu III trains would be taking the route through northern Java for the time being.

Abadi was quoted by Antara as saying that the during the current rainy season, officers will monitor and provide information about routes which are considered "dangerous" for trains.

Areas considered to be prone to landslides and floods include the Logawa bridge in Karanggandul, Banyumas, and Kawunganten Jeruklegi in Central Java.

"Better communication with train drivers will prevent accidents," Abadi said. (31)