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PremiumVIVAnews -PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) denied the single operation rules of implementation of film as an attempt to raise ticket prices apply. The pattern of operations that require a whole series of trains stop at every station Jabodetabek, including rail express electric circuits.
Previous passenger community plan it is simply the KRL point out strategy PT KAI to raise tariffs. It was leveled as a form of disappointment the passengers KRL Express.
With the introduction of this pattern of operations, then there are only two trains
run the economic train Gets a subsidy from the Government and rail Commuter Line is nonsubsidi.
As known, the current PT KAI run three types of trains, i.e. economic, economy, and express. The two last service will be removed and replaced Comutter Line.
The price of economic train tickets does not increase the rate of $ 150 000 to Rp2, 000. Whereas for the purposes of the Commuter train Line Bogor-Jakarta (Rp9.000), the route of the Bekasi-Jakarta Kota (Rp8, 000), and the purpose of Manggarai-Serpong (Rp8, 000).
Determination of the rates is becoming a debate and questions for users of KRL. For example, the path Commuter Line ticket KRL Bogor is Rp9, 000. Ticket prices are the same with KRL Another Depok-Jakarta. Quality of service must be, in terms of travel time and a density of passengers. While to a stop at the KRL AC each station of the current price of the ticket is just $ 500.
According to the Corporate Secretary of PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek Prosperous Syaheran, the mechanism was put in place to lead to actual commuter rail systems such as abroad. Even so, prosperous admitted if the pattern is applied considering since 2010 the Government no longer provides subsidies on the economy and the economy.
"If the same could be said of its products increased tariffs, but if it's products. Since 2010 yesterday we could not be a subsidy. For that we run without subsidies. Our clear economic AC. Logically, such as the community told to switching from premium to pertamax, "said Prosper when found after the event the inauguration ticket online at Gambir, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
With this pattern, Prospered into account there will be an increase in the number of passengers up to 25 percent per day. Because, added prosper, starting 2 July 2011 release the number of auto travel increased from 444 trips per day be 460 travel.
"The distribution of services to the public so more evenly, since trains will stop at every station except Gambir for economy," he said.
Prosper said a test pattern of single operation will be conducted on 18 June. "Including a test ticket. We will operate all trains such as the work day though it Saturday to see where the barriers are, "the light of her.
Prosperous confirms plans for this new operating patterns not to satisfy the desire of certain circles. But in the interest of about 400 thousand passengers per day with desire.
"I think they should think how did our brothers in the economic train is often followed by express trains."But, without our express removed are required to meet the minimum service standards, it should be raised, "he said.
Meanwhile, the head of the operational Area I PT KAI Jakarta, Purnomo Radiq admit single operation will increase travel time becomes longer than express class. However, this is done to increase capacity haulage community who want to use mass transportation.
"Indeed become longer, such as from Bogor to Jakarta City so much longer than 30 minutes, but the goals we want to flatten it all," said Purnomo. (adi)
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