Soekarno-Hatta Airport train expected to be operational by July 2017
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The railway service connecting Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten Province, should be complete and fully operational by July 2017, President Director of PT Railink Heru Kuswanto said here Monday.
The service will provide 124 trips per day, with each train consisting of 10 coaches capable of transporting 274 passengers per trip.
It is expected to run every 15 minutes to transport a total of 33,976 passengers per day, Kuswanto said.
Canadian firm Bombardier was appointed to manufacture the trains.
“The coaches will be delivered from Sweden in March 2017,” Kuswanto said.
The government has invested US$70 billion to procure 10 trains from the rail equipment division of Bombardier.
The trains will be customized to meet the national standard of railway gauge of 1,067 millimeters.
The government has a budget of Rp2.7 trillion for the construction of the airport railway service which will be integrated into several Jakartas city train stations such as Manggarai, Sudirman Baru, Duri, and Batu Ceper.
The train journey from Manggarai Station to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is expected to take 54 minutes at Rp100,000 per trip.
The railway network will be integrated with Terminal 1, 2 and 3 of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
PT Rilink is a joint venture enterprise between national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia and the state-owned airport service enterprise PT Angkasa Pura.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the expected journey time and cost for a trip from Manggarai Station to Soekarno-Hatta Airport?
What is the expected journey time and cost for a trip from Manggarai Station to Soekarno-Hatta Airport?
The train journey from Manggarai Station to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is expected to take 54 minutes. The cost for this trip will be Rp100,000.
Q.Which company is manufacturing the trains for the new airport service?
Which company is manufacturing the trains for the new airport service?
The Canadian firm Bombardier was appointed to manufacture the trains for the airport service. The coaches are expected to be delivered from Sweden in March 2017.
Q.How many passengers is the new railway service designed to transport per day?
How many passengers is the new railway service designed to transport per day?
The railway service is expected to transport a total of 33,976 passengers per day. Each train consists of 10 coaches, capable of carrying 274 passengers per trip.
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