REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The directorate general of railways will evaluate the Soekarno-Hatta Airport train fare that is currently set at Rp70,000.
Tickets are planned to be sold at Rp 100,000.
"We will evaluate the appropriate tariff for the community," Director General of Railways Zulfikri said here on Friday.
The tariff of Rp70,000 is subsidized fare determined by the railway operator PT Railink.
The operator earlier conducted trial runs from December 26 to January 1 during which the ticket price was set at Rp30,000 per seat.
"Because it is commercial, the government does not determine the tariff. The operator set the tariff based on a feasibility study. Based on the study, the ticket price was set at Rp100,000," he stated.
The government determines the upper and the lower limits for the tariff. The ticket price is determined by the operator.
airport train at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport Station in Cengkareng, Banten, on January 2" href="http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en/national-politics/18/01/02/p1x2bb414-jokowi-inaugurates-operation-of-soekarnohatta-train" target="_blank">President Joko Widodo earlier inaugurated the airport train at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport Station in Cengkareng, Banten, on January 2.
The head of state was accompanied by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi; State Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno; Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto; Tourism Minister Arief Yahya; Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimujono; and Chief of the National Police General Tito Karnavian.
After pushing a button and signing an inscription, the President and his entourage rode on the train that took them from the airport to the Sudirman Baru Station in Central Jakarta.
The train to the airport has six coaches, with a capacity to accommodate 272 passengers, and conducts 42 trips per day.
The train makes a stopover at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Batu Ceper Station in Tangerang, and Sudirman Station.
The train is connected directly to a skytrain that connects to the airport`s Terminal 1, 2, and 3.
From the Sudirman Baru Station, the train starts at 3:40 a.m. local time, while from the Soekarno-Hatta Station, it operates from 6:10 a.m. to 11:10 p.m. local time.
The train offers free wi-fi to passengers and is also disabled-friendly.
The President expressed the hope that the airport train ticket priced at Rp70 thousand per person per trip would be maintained, and a subsidy would perhaps be provided by the Jakarta administration as the airport train will encourage the public to use it in place of private cars.
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