Trains readied in case of strikes

Trains readied in case of strikes

BANDUNG, West Java: The state-owned railway company Perumka is
preparing 1,030 coaches to accommodate increased passengers
should strikes of public transportation drivers spread, an
official said yesterday.

Director Soemino Eko Saputro said the company was handling the
situation just in the way it dealt with the increased number of
passengers during the Idul Fitri holiday.

Company spokesman Helmy Aziz confirmed that a Surabaya-bound
Bima train from Jakarta was derailed early yesterday in the
vicinity of Madiun in East Java.

There were no casualties in the accident, but traffic was
disrupted for six hours.

The coaches were put back in place and pulled to the nearest
station at around 8 a.m. A minor landslide is thought to be the
most likely cause of the accident. (43)