JakartaPost-Feb 1
PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), a subsidiary of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) that operates the Commuter Line brand, has inked an agreement with CRRC Sifang Co. Ltd. to purchase three complete trains for Rp 783 billion (US$49.69 billion) from the Chinese state-owned rolling stock manufacturer. KCI said the trains would replace the aging fleet of the Greater Jakarta Commuter Line and help boost the capacity of the electric rail service (KRL). “The procurement of the new KRL facilities is to accommodate the needs of Greater Jakarta Commuter Line users in 2024-2025, which has reached [to date] almost 1 million commuters per day,” KCI president director Asdo Artriviyanto said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to state capital injection (PMN) from the government, KCI and parent company KAI plan to take out loans to pay for the new trains, which are intended to replace those that cannot be upgraded. KCI is also procuring trains from other manufacturers to update its Commuter Line fleet, including a Rp 3.83 trillion deal for 16 new trains from INKA. Its retrofitting agreement with INKA is valued at Rp 2.23 trillion and covers 19 trains. Indonesia initially sought to develop the HSR project in 2015 with Japan, but later decided to partner with China. Most recently in January, the Transportation Ministry expressed its interest in procuring the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) transit system developed by CRRC for the new capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan. Read more at: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2024/02/01/indonesia-to-import-chinese-trains-for-aging-commuter-line.html
