Trains run out of carriages

Trains run out of carriages

JAKARTA (JP): A large number of train commuters heading for
Yogyakarta and Surakarta in Central Java and Bandung in West Java
have been forced to reschedule their trip due to a shortage of
executive class carriages.

According to Bambang Walujodjati, spokesman of the state-owned
Perumka railway company for Jakarta Operations base in Gambir, a
total of 20 executive-class carriages, normally used for the
three routes, have been hired by the committee of the national
youth march.

"It's not fair for a state company to serve only certain
parties and ignore its primary task to serve the people," a
prospective passenger, who failed to get tickets for an Aug. 17
trip to Yogyakarta, said.

Walujodjati said that Perumka has been preparing the carriages
since Aug. 11, making only business class carriages available as
of yesterday.

The carriages were used yesterday to transport more than 1,000
participants of the youth march, which is sponsored by
businesswoman Mrs. Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. (bsr)