June 4, 2008

Night trains to start operating Monday

Night train services traveling between Jakarta and Serpong and between the capital and Bogor will start operating next Monday, said head of public relations at state railway operator PT Kereta Api (KA) Akhmad Sujadi.

"The additional evening, air-conditioned services will begin operation next Monday," he said Tuesday.

The first of the two lines is scheduled to leave Manggarai at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and will arrive at Serpong station at 8:48 p.m. and 10:48 p.m. It will stop at all regular stations on the way.

The second one is scheduled to leave Bogor at 8:55 p.m. to arrive at Kota station at 10:10 p.m. The last train will travel from Kota at 10:33 p.m. and arrive at Bogor station at 00:00.

The Jakarta - Bogor line will also stop at all regular stations.

Akhmad said one-way tickets for the night train would be sold for Rp 6,000 (64 US cents) for an evening economy-class air-conditioned electric train.

He said the trains would be guarded by a number of police officers and other security officers.

KA is still considering additional evening trains for two other lines, namely the line traveling between Jakarta and Bekasi and another traveling between Jakarta and Tangerang. (The Jakarta Post)