Jakarta Light Rail Transit

Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Overview
Owner Government of Jakarta
Locale Jakarta, Indonesia
Transit type Light rail transit
Number of lines 2 (downtown), 2 (suburban)
Number of stations 18 (first phase), 41 (future)
Operation
Operation will start 2018 (planned)
Technical
System length 42.1 km (26.2 mi) (initial), 130.4 km (planned)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Planned Jakarta LRT lines

The Jakarta Light Rail Transit (Jakarta LRT) is a light rail transit system that currently is under construction in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. The light rail transit system is planned to connect Jakarta city centre with suburbans in Greater Jakarta such as Bekasi and Bogor.[1]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 9, 2015, with the first phase of the construction will connect Cibubur in East Jakarta with Dukuh Atas in downtown Central Jakarta, passing through Cawang intersection. This phase will be 42.1 kilometers long, which include 18 stations, and expected to be opened to the public by the first half of 2018, prior of 2018 Asian Games.[2] The first phase project will cost 11.9 trillion rupiah (903.6 million US dollar), while the total investment cost of this project is estimated to reach 23.8 trillion rupiah (1.8 billion US dollar).[3]

Background

Some of the abandoned Jakarta Monorail project will be used in the LRT project

The construction of the Jakarta light rail transit is meant to ease the congestion of Jakarta's gridlock traffic. The current plan for Jakarta's light rail transit system has its root in the cancelled monorail project; it was launched as a substitute for the previously abandoned Jakarta Monorail project.[4]

The monorail project in Jakarta was planned in the early 2000s. Construction started in 2004 but immediately stalled due to lack of funding. In 2005 the initial pylons were constructed, however the project was abandoned altogether in 2008, leaving the unfinished pylons blocking roads. The monorail line design, including a Green loop line and Blue line, has gained criticism, as it only connects 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 serves as a novelty tourists' ride.[5] 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 39.036 km (24 mi) monorail line connecting Cibubur-Cawang-Kuningan and Bekasi-Cawang across Greater Jakarta.[6] The line will connect the 'Green' and 'Blue' lines originally planned by PT Jakarta Monorail to Jakarta's suburbs Cibubur and Bekasi.[7]

In 2013 the Jakarta monorail project was revived and relaunched. In mid 2014 however, the project was stalled after 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. The Jakarta municipal government refused the PT Jakarta Monorel proposal to build the monorail depot over Setiabudi reservoir near Dukuh Atas and the West Jakarta Flood Canal near Tanah Abang, arguing that construction would harm the canal and dam structure. The design of grand elevated monorail stations also raised some critical questions, since the supporting pylons will occupy public spaces; street, canal, pedestrian and public parks.[8] The design of grand monorail stations and operator insistence on the right to lease the spaces in stations, also has sparked arguments over the suspicions that the operator is actually intends to build some new malls, shopping centres or office spaces over Jakarta's street in the guise of monorail stations. The Dukuh Atas monorail station, for example, was proposed to be part of a 10 story building, with much of its space being leased for commercial purposes.[9]

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 rail transit instead.[4] The shift of choice from monorail to light rail transit (LRT) system was based on several considerations; compared to monorail, LRT has higher passenger capacity, simpler intersection and switching system, and cheaper maintenance cost. The common track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), will make the LRT easier to integrate with the existing commuter railways and under construction Jakarta MRT.[10]

Network Lines

In 2015 it was announced that the Indonesian Cabinet Secretary has endorsed to build the three light rail transit lines of the system.[11][12]

Construction Phase I

The first phase of LRT is planned to include three lines:[14]

Construction Phase I began on September 9, 2015 and predicted will be finished in late 2017.[15]

Construction Phase II

The second phase will extent the first phase lines:

The construction phase of extension for the planned route from Grogol - Pesing - Rawa Buaya - Kamal Raya - Dadap - Soekarno–Hatta International Airport is proposed, but was not mentioned in Peraturan Presiden Republik Indonesia Nomor 98 Tahun 2015.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Rencana LRT di Jakarta". Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Raditya Margi (9 September 2015). "Jokowi kicks off LRT construction". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Besok, Proyek LRT Akan Dimulai". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 8 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Ahok confirms cancellation of monorail project". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Wiji Nurhayat (27 October 2012). "Monorel Lebih Cocok Untuk Angkutan Wisata". Detik Finance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Adhi Karya Bangun Monorel Cibubur-Cawang-Kuningan". Investor Daily.
  7. ↑ "State Firms Propose Jakarta Monorail Extension". Jakarta Globe. May 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jokowi Minta Perbaiki Konsep-Desain Proyek Monorel". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Syailendra (16 October 2013). "Begini Desain Stasiun Monorel Jakarta". Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Desy Afrianti, Fajar Ginanjar Mukti (10 June 2014). "Keunggulan Light Rail Transit untuk Jakarta, LRT ini jadi alternatif jika monorel gagal". Viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "The acceleration of the implementation of light rail transit in the region of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok dan Bekasi" (PDF). Indonesian Cabinet Secretary. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  12. 1 2 "The acceleration of the implementation of light rail transit in the region of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok dan Bekasi" (PDF). Indonesian Cabinet Secretary. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Dana Aditiasari (August 17, 2016). "LRT Bekasi-Cawang 18,5 Km, Dilengkapi 6 Stasiun".
  14. ↑ "Jokowi Tekan Tombol Percepatan Pembangunan LRT". Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jalur LRT Bogor: Baranangsiang-Cibinong-Gunungputri-Cibubur". September 10, 2015.
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