Jabodebek LRT explained

Jabodebek LRT
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Owner:Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transportation
Area Served:Greater Jakarta
Locale:Jakarta, Indonesia
Transit Type:Light rapid transit
Lines:2
Stations:18 (first phase)
Ridership:87.852[1]
Annual Ridership:10.17 million (Aug 2023 - Apr 2024)[2]
Headquarters:Division of LRT Jabodebek Office, Jalan Kalimalang, Bekasi, 17510, Indonesia
Character:Elevated
Vehicles:31 six-car INKA trainsets
Headway:10 minutes (peak)
20 minutes (off-peak)[3]
System Length:44.5km (27.7miles) (first phase)
Map State:collapsed
Top Speed:90 km/h (56 mph)

The Jabodebek LRT, formerly known as Greater Jakarta LRT is a light rapid transit system in Greater Jakarta,[4] [5] [6] the capital city of Indonesia, as well as the adjacent areas of West Java,[7] within the Jakarta Metropolitan area. It was implemented by the central government, and operated by Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), the system connects the Jakarta city center with suburbs in Greater Jakarta such as Bogor, Depok and Bekasi, hence its acronym Jabodebek.[8]

Operation of the Jabodebek LRT was initially targeted to begin in 2019. However, the line was hampered by numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It commenced official commercial operations on 28 August 2023.[9]

History

Background

The Jabodebek light rapid transit project is aimed to tackle Jakarta's high road traffic congestion. The northern section of the LRT project partly replaces the Jakarta Monorail project which has been cancelled.[10]

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 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.[11] 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 39.036NaN monorail line connecting Cibubur-Cawang-Kuningan and Bekasi-Cawang across Greater Jakarta.[12] The line will connect the 'Green' and 'Blue' lines originally planned by PT Jakarta Monorail to Jakarta's suburbs Cibubur and Bekasi.[13]

Replaced to light rapid transit

In 2013, the Jakarta monorail project was revived and relaunched. In mid-2014 however, the project was stalled after a 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.[14] 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 rapid transit instead.[10] The shift of choice from monorail 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.

Lines

In 2015, it was announced that the Indonesian Cabinet Secretary has endorsed the plan to build three light rail transit lines.[15] [16] Total investment cost of this project is estimated to reach 23.8 trillion rupiah (1.8 billion US dollars).[17]

There are two service lines on the system:

Technically there are three line segments built: Dukuh Atas–Cawang, Cawang–Harjamukti, and Cawang–Jatimulya,[18] however the service only consist of two lines, with Dukuh Atas–Cawang segment shared between the two.

The construction phase of extension for the planned route Grogol–Pesing–Rawa Buaya–Kamal Raya–Dadap–Soekarno–Hatta International Airport was proposed, but was not mentioned in the Presidential Regulation No. 98 of 2015 which sets the legal framework for state funding.[16]

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the construction consists the entirety of Line 2 (Cawang–Bekasi Timur), part of Line 1 (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 long, consisting of 18 stations.[19]

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. 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).

The LRT's public free trial run, similar to the Jakarta MRT, is planned started on 12 July 2023, with commercial operations slated to begin on 17 August 2023.[20] The trial lasted until 17 July, before it was halted for a software upgrade.[21]

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 in the planning stage.[22]

Ridership

The system carried 6,475 passengers on its opening day, 96,426 passengers within four days of opening,[23] and over 620,000 passengers by 13 September.[24] The Indonesian Ministry of Transport set a target of 120,000 daily passengers in the short term, and 500,000 within the medium term.[25] On 16 September, the amount of daily trips was increased from 158 to 202, with extended operating hours.[24] However, ridership keeps declining to 34,382 in mid-October due to the end of promotional fare of Rp 5,000 and decreased trips due to the maintenance process for 15 of the 31 available trainsets.[26]

Greater Jakarta LRT gets more readership in 2024 despite it has already applied normal tariff. During working days it has 45,287 people readership per day and during weekend its readership is 29,592 people per day. Greater Jakarta LRT has already carried more than 10 million passengers despite the system is not yet reaching one year with some problems during early operation that has limited the trains operation.https://money.kompas.com/read/2024/05/09/110100126/penumpang-lrt-jabodebek-tembus-10-juta-tertinggi-pada-april-2024?page=all

In July 2024, Greater Jakarta LRT monthly readership made a new record and recorded as the biggest readership since its operation at more than 2 million passengers within just a month.https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20240802073332-92-1128299/rekor-penumpang-lrt-jabodebek-tembus-2-juta-pada-juli

Incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sebulan Beroperasi, LRT Jabodebek Angkut 1,46 Juta Penumpang . ekonomi.bisnis.com. id . 12 December 2023.
  2. News: Penumpang LRT Jabodebek Tembus 10 Juta, Tertinggi pada April 2024. 24 June 2024 . kompas. 9 May 2024 . Isna Rifka Sri Rahayu . id.
  3. Web site: Kemenhub: Jarak Keberangkatan Antar-LRT Jabodebek Tiap 10-20 Menit. Detik news. 6 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Jakarta Jabodebek light metro line opening confirmed for June 2023. railjournal.com. 13 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Jabodebek LRT targeted to operate in August: Basic fare of Rp15 thousand . PwC . 26 February 2024 . en-id.
  6. Web site: LRT Jabodebek Bakal Beroperasi Setiap Hari hingga Pukul 23.00 WIB . KOMPAS.com . 26 February 2024 . id . 8 February 2022.
  7. Only cover Bekasi (City and Regency), Depok, and Bogor (City and Regency)
  8. News: Rencana LRT di Jakarta . Kompas . Jakarta . 11 September 2015 . id . 21 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011150858/http://lipsus.kompas.com/topikpilihanlist/3414/1/rencana.lrt.di.jakarta . 11 October 2015 . dead .
  9. Web site: 22 August 2023 . LRT Jabodebek Akan Diresmikan 28 Agustus . 23 August 2023 . cnnindonesia.com . id.
  10. News: Ahok confirms cancellation of monorail project . The Jakarta Post . Jakarta . 10 September 2015. 21 September 2015.
  11. News: Monorel Lebih Cocok Untuk Angkutan Wisata . Wiji Nurhayat . Detik Finance . 27 October 2012 . id . 21 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Adhi Karya Bangun Monorel Cibubur-Cawang-Kuningan . Investor Daily . 2015-09-22 . 2019-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906162647/http://www.investor.co.id/home/adhi-karya-bangun-monorel-cibubur--cawang-kuningan/56598 . dead .
  13. News: State Firms Propose Jakarta Monorail Extension. Jakarta Globe. May 6, 2013.
  14. News: Begini Desain Stasiun Monorel Jakarta. 16 October 2013 . Syailendra. Indonesian. 27 September 2015.
  15. Web site: The acceleration of the implementation of light rail transit in the region of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok dan Bekasi. Indonesian Cabinet Secretary . 2 September 2015 . 2 October 2015.
  16. Web site: The acceleration of the implementation of light rail transit in the region of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok dan Bekasi . Indonesian Cabinet Secretary . 2 September 2015 . 2 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003184759/http://www.kemendagri.go.id/media/documents/2015/09/08/p/e/perpres0982015.pdf . 3 October 2015 . dead .
  17. News: Besok, Proyek LRT Akan Dimulai . 8 September 2015 . Kompas.com . id.
  18. Book: Keputusan Menteri Perhubungan Republik Indonesia Nomor KM 207 Tahun 2019 Tentang Penetapan Trase Jalur Kereta Api Ringan atau Light Rail Transit Terintegrasi di Wilayah Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, dan Bekasi. id.
  19. News: Jokowi kicks off LRT construction . Raditya Margi . The Jakarta Post . Jakarta . 9 September 2015 . 21 September 2015.
  20. Web site: Rizky . Martyasari . Beroperasi 12 Juli, Ini Dia Bocoran Tarif LRT Jabodebek . 2023-04-18 . CNBC Indonesia . id-ID.
  21. News: Bhwana . Petir Garda . LRT Jabodebek Halts Public Trial Run . 25 July 2023 . Tempo . 17 July 2023 . en.
  22. Web site: Sah! LRT Jabodebek Sampai Baranangsiang, Pemkot Kaji Sistem Transportasinya . Radar Bogor . 3 January 2020.
  23. News: Jumlah Penumpang LRT Jabodebek Terus Meningkat dari Hari ke Hari. 3 September 2023 . Republika . 1 September 2023 . id.
  24. News: LRT Jabodebek tambah jumlah perjalanan mulai 16 September . 16 September 2023 . Antara News . 15 September 2023 . id.
  25. News: Kemenhub Yakin Target 120 Ribu Penumpang LRT Jabodebek per Hari Tercapai . 3 September 2023 . Kumparan . 3 September 2023 . id-ID.
  26. News: Yuliani . Putri Anisa . Jumlah Penumpang LRT Jabodebek Menurun Imbas Pembatalan 28 Perjalanan . 25 October 2023 . metrotvnews.com . 23 October 2023 . id.
  27. News: LRT Jabodebek Tabrakan, Masinis Alami Luka Ringan. 25 October 2013. Indonesian. 26 October 2021. Kompas.com.
  28. Web site: Media . Kompas Cyber . 2021-10-25 . LRT Jabodebek Tabrakan, Masinis Alami Luka Ringan . 2022-03-02 . KOMPAS.com . id.
  29. Web site: 2021-10-25 . Beredar Video LRT Jabodebek Kecelakaan di Kawasan Munjul, Jakarta Timur . 2022-03-02 . Bisnis.com . id.
  30. Web site: Sandi . Ferry . Fakta-Fakta LRT Jabodebek Tabrakan Gegara Teknisi 'Main' HP . 2022-03-02 . CNBC Indonesia . id-ID.
  31. News: Baru Tiga Hari Beroperasi, LRT Jabodebek Mati Listrik Hingga Berhenti Tiba-Tiba . 30 August 2023 . Republika . 30 August 2023 . id.