REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The skytrain of the International Airport of Soekarno Hatta has been put into operation starting in its Terminal 3.

The skytrain began operation on Sunday to coincide with the National Transport Day, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and Minister for State Enterprises Rini M Soemarno said in a written statement.

The Skytrain was put into operation after a concluding verification related to safety, security and services by the transport ministry.

In the first phase, Skytrain operates to serve aircraft passengers or visitors moving from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 and vice versa from 07.00 to 19.00. Later, Skytrain would operate round the clock or 24 hours a day .

Passenger would know the departure and arrival of the Skytrain through application of Indonesia Airport at smartphone iOS and android.

The Skytrain would cover a distance of 1,700 meters and a set of Skytrains which consists of two coaches has a carrying capacity of 176 people.

"On the National Transport Day we see Skytrains as a modern public mode of transport we have never seen so far in Indonesia, operating in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. This shows the country's transport sector has continued to expand," Chief Executive of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II Muhammad Awaluddin said.

Awaluddin said Skytrains would be the first crewless means of transport in Indonesia using the "automated guideway transit" system operated ahead of the Asian Games in the country in 2018.

However, in the first phase the Skytrain would operate with six crew members as part of the efforts of familiarization and socialization, he said, adding later, it would operate without crew,.

He said in the following phases Skytrains would link Terminal 3, Terminal 2, airport railway station and Terminal 1 covering a total distance of two tracks of 3,050 meters.

"When it fully operational, the headway of Skytrain would be set every five minutes with total coverage of seven minutes," he said.

The Skytrain facility has been built at a cost of Rp950 billion including Rp530 billion for the procurement of the sets of train and Rp420 billion for the construction of the routes.

The sets of trains was procured by state-owned electronic equipment company PT LEN Industri and Woojin from South Korea, and construction of the route and shelters was handled by PT Wijaya Karya Tbk and PT Indulexco.

"Skytrain is a result of synergy between three state companies Angkasa Pura II, LEN Industri, and Wijaya Karya. We hope the synergy serves as a good example m for other state companies to support the national development," Awaluddin said.

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