Welcoming Stair Lifts at Cikini Station for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly
Cikini Station has added new facilities to support KRL Commuter Line users. The platform lift or stair lift at Cikini Station is now available for KRL users, especially the elderly, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women.
The platform lift at Cikini Station was first trialled on Saturday (20/12/2025) as part of efforts to ensure the safety and security of the lift during use. This new facility at Cikini Station has been warmly welcomed by KRL users.
Observations by detikcom at Cikini Station, Central Jakarta, on Friday (3/4/2026), showed that the stair lift is installed at three points. First, the stair lift is located at the entrance access to Cikini Station from the ground floor to the tap-in card area.
Meanwhile, the other two points are at the respective accesses to the platforms, both towards Manggarai and towards Gondangdia. The stair lift is installed on the side edges, both right and left of the staircase access.
The stair lift is always ready to be used at any time if there are KRL Commuter Line users who need it. Station security officers around the stairs are on standby to assist users who wish to use the facility.
If not in use, the stair lift facility will be in a closed or folded position, so its presence will not disturb other users. Its size is not too large, with a compact shape and white colour.
The stair lift also displays a notice urging every KRL Commuter Line user who wishes to utilise the facility to contact the officers at Cikini Station.
What is the response from KRL users to this accessibility facility for persons with disabilities and the elderly? Here is a summary compiled by detikcom.
The presence of the platform lift or stair lift at Cikini Station has received a positive response from KRL users. The users stated that the stair lift truly helps persons with disabilities and the elderly.
“It helps a lot in my opinion,” said one KRL user, Farhan, when met by detikcom at the location on Friday (3/4/2026).
Farhan assessed that the stair lift makes it easier for persons with disabilities and the elderly to carry out activities using the KRL. With the stair lift, Farhan said, persons with disabilities and the elderly no longer need to queue for long during rush hours.
“So it’s convenient for those with disabilities, and for the elderly too. Sometimes it’s pitiful if they have to stand on the escalator, especially when it’s crowded during peak hours,” he said.
The same sentiment was expressed by another KRL user, Sintia. She assessed that the presence of the stair lift does not disrupt the activities of other KRL users who use the manual stairs.
“It helps, right? It makes it easier, especially if using a wheelchair; it can make it more comfortable. No (it doesn’t disrupt other stair users), because the stairs are wide too, and there’s an escalator,” Sintia said.