The Greater Jakarta LRT or Jabodebek LRT is a
light rail system currently under construction in
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
, the capital city of
Indonesia
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, as well as the adjacent areas of
West Java
West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...
and
Banten
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, both within the
Jakarta Metropolitan area
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...
. It is being implemented by the central government. To be directly operated by
Kereta Api Indonesia
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (English: Indonesian Railways Company, abbreviated as PT KAI or simply KAI) is the sole operator of public railways in Indonesia. It is completely state-owned and pays track access charges to the government. ...
(KAI) (rather than by its subsidiary
KAI Commuter
PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (trading as KAI Commuter, abbreviated as KCI or KAIC) is a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which manages commuter rail services. Initially founded as an operator of ...
), the system is planned to connect the Jakarta city center with suburbs in
Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...
such as
Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.[Depok en, Starfruit City
, motto =
''Pariraca Darma''(Servant of the righteousness)
, image_map = Map of West Java highlighting Depok City.svg
, mapsize =
, map_caption ...]
and
Bekasi
Bekasi (, su, ) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.the city of planet Bekasi is his nickname.It serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics ...
, hence its acronym "Jabodebek".
Operation was initially targeted to begin in 2019. However, the line has been hampered by numerous delays. It is now targeted to be operational by June 2023.
Background
![LRTJabodebekDutasPlatform](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/LRTJabodebekDutasPlatform.jpg)
The Jakarta light rail transit project is aimed to tackle Jakarta's high road traffic congestion. The northern section of the LRT project partly replaces the
Jakarta Monorail
The Jakarta Monorail ( JET Monorail) was a cancelled monorail network project in Jakarta, Indonesia. If completed, it would have comprised two lines, totalling up to .
The project had a tumultuous history. First awarded in 2003, the contract ch ...
project which has been cancelled.
The monorail project in Jakarta was planned since the early 2000s. Construction commenced in 2004 but immediately stalled due to insufficient funding. In 2005 the initial
pylons
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were constructed. However, the project was abandoned altogether in 2008, leaving the unfinished pylons blocking the main roads. The monorail line design, including the Green loop line and Blue line gained criticism as it only connected shopping malls in Jakarta's city center and would not connect to Jakarta's suburbs which desperately need transportation infrastructure, and thus would not be useful for Jakartan
commuters. Transportation experts deemed that the city center monorail project would not address Jakarta's traffic problems, but would only serve as a novelty tourists' ride. To answer the need for commuter infrastructure, a consortium of five state owned enterprises, led by PT Adhi Karya (previously part of the ''Jakarta Monorail'' consortium), proposed the construction of a monorail line connecting
Cibubur
Cibubur is one of the five administrative villages (''kelurahan'') in Ciracas district (''kecamatan'') in East Jakarta, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
Cibubur is located in a strategic location, because it is between Jalan Raya Bogor and ...
-
Cawang
Cawang is an administrative village (''kelurahan'' in Indonesian) at Kramat Jati subdistrict, East Jakarta. The borders of Cawang are:
* MT Haryono Road in the north
* Ciliwung River in the west
* General Sutoyo Road in the east
* Kalibata Road ...
-
Kuningan
Kuningan ( su, ᮊᮥᮔᮤᮍᮔ᮪) is a town and district located in eastern West Java, Indonesia, between Cirebon
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and
Bekasi
Bekasi (, su, ) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.the city of planet Bekasi is his nickname.It serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics ...
-
Cawang
Cawang is an administrative village (''kelurahan'' in Indonesian) at Kramat Jati subdistrict, East Jakarta. The borders of Cawang are:
* MT Haryono Road in the north
* Ciliwung River in the west
* General Sutoyo Road in the east
* Kalibata Road ...
across
Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as Jabodetabek (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor–Depok–Tangerang–Bekasi), and sometimes extended to Jabodetabekjur (with the acronym extended to include part of Cianjur Regency) ...
. The line will connect the 'Green' and 'Blue' lines originally planned by ''PT Jakarta Monorail'' to Jakarta's suburbs Cibubur and Bekasi.
In 2013 the Jakarta monorail project was revived and relaunched. In mid 2014 however, the project was stalled after disagreement between ''PT Jakarta Monorel,'' the developer/operator, and the Jakarta Municipal Government over land acquisition for the depot as well as the station designs. Following the disagreements, by 2015 the Jakarta Municipal Government terminated its contract with ''PT Jakarta Monorel''; thus monorail project was disbanded altogether. The numerous stalled monorail support poles will be used by state-owned construction company PT Adhi Karya to develop Jakarta's light rail transit instead.
The shift of choice from
monorail
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to a traditional rapid transit system was based on several considerations; compared to monorail, LRT has higher passenger capacity, simpler intersection and switching system, and cheaper maintenance cost.
Incidents
A collision of two set of trains occurred during testing phase on 25 October 2021 between Harjamukti station and Ciracas station. Neither train was occupied with passengers. As a result, the two circuits involved in the collision were badly damaged, and the driver who was driving the train suffered minor injuries. News of the crash spread thanks to videos uploaded on
Instagram
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and
Twitter
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. The
NTSC
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said that the cause of this incident was human error due to the
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playing with a cellphone.
Lines
In 2015, it was announced that the Indonesian Cabinet Secretary has endorsed the plan to build three light rail transit lines.
Total investment cost of this project is estimated to reach 23.8 trillion rupiah (1.8 billion US dollars).
There are two lines on the system:
*
Cibubur Line (Dukuh Atas–Harjamukti) (initially Cawang–Harjamukti)
** Station names: Dukuh Atas – Setiabudi – Rasuna Said – Kuningan – Pancoran – Cikoko – Ciliwung – Cawang – Taman Mini – Kampung Rambutan – Ciracas – Harjamukti
*
Bekasi Line (Dukuh Atas–Jatimulya) (initially Cawang–Jatimulya)
** Station names: Dukuh Atas – Setiabudi – Rasuna Said – Kuningan – Pancoran – Cikoko – Ciliwung – Cawang – Jatibening Baru – Cikunir 1 – Cikunir 2 – Bekasi Barat – Bekasi Timur
Technically there are three line segments built (with Dukuh Atas – Cawang segment counted as a separate line),
however only two lines would be operated.
The construction phase of extension for the planned route Grogol–Pesing–Rawa Buaya–Kamal Raya–Dadap–
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno–Hatta) , abbreviated SHIA or Soetta, formerly legally called Jakarta Cengkareng Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Jakarta Cengkareng) (hence the IATA designator "CGK" ...
was proposed, but was not mentioned in the Presidential Regulation No. 98 of 2015 which sets the legal framework for state funding.
Phase 1
Phase 1 of the construction consists the entirety of Line 2 (Cawang–Bekasi Timur), part of
Line 1 Line 1 or 1 line may refer to:
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(Cibubur–Cawang–Baranangsiang) and Line 3 (Cawang-Dukuh Atas-Senayan). The first phase will cost 11.9 trillion rupiah (approx. USD 903.6 million). It will be 43.3 kilometers long, consisting of 18 stations.
* Phase 1A (Cibubur–Cawang–Dukuh Atas): 24.8 km
* Phase 1B (Cawang–Bekasi Timur): 18.5 km
Construction of Phase 1 began on 9 September 2015 and was initially predicted to be operational by early 2018, in time for the
2018 Asian Games
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. However, due to funding, restructuring and land acquisition issues, the project has failed to meet the deadline.
As of August 2021, construction progress has reached 86.57% (93.88% for Cibubur–Cawang, 86.87% for Cawang–Dukuh Atas and 91.58% for Cawang–Bekasi Timur).
Phase 2
Phase 2 will extend Line 1 southwards, from Cibubur to Bogor Baranangsiang, and also extending from the other end from Dukuh Atas to Palmerah and Senayan. It is currently under planning.
See also
*
Jakarta MRT
The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit ( id, Moda Raya Terpadu ''Jakarta'') or Jakarta MRT (, stylized as ''mrt jakarta'') is a rapid transit system in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
The system is operated by PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta (Pe ...
*
Jakarta LRT
The Jakarta Light Rail Transit (Jakarta LRT) ( id, Lintas Rel Terpadu Jakarta, lit. "Jakarta Integrated Rail Line") is one of the light rail systems in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It is being implemented by the Jakarta provincial ...
*
Greater Jakarta Commuter Rail
References
External links
* Adhi Kary
Jakarta LRT environmental impact assessment
Jakarta LRT Progress video per May 2018
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