KAI Buys Chinese Three Trains for Jabodetabek's Fleet
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Jakarta – KAI Commuter has officially acquired three new sets of electric railcars (KRL) from the Chinese manufacturer, CRRC Sifang, with a total value of IDR783 billion. The newly acquired KRL sets are of the type KCI-SFC120-V.
Asdo Artriviyanto, CEO of KAI Commuter stated that the import of these railcars marks the final step in the procurement of the Jabodetabek Commuter Line fleet.
"Thee addition of these new KRLs is in response to increasing demand for commuter services in the Jabodetabek region, reaching nearly one million users per day by 2024-2025," he said in a statement.
KRL KfW i9000 yang akan beroperasi di lintas Yogya-Klaten.
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Artriviyanto explained that the procurement of these new KRLs involved collaborations with PT INKA for the acquisition of 16 new KRL sets, totaling around IDR3.83 trillion.
Additionally, 19 KRL Retrofit sets were acquired from INKA, with an investment exceeding IDR 2.23 trillion.
The third collaboration involved the import of 3 new KRL sets from CRRC Sifang, China, with a total investment of approximately IDR783 billion.
The financing for these acquisitions came from loans by KAI Commuter, Shareholder Loans from KAI, and government assistance through State Capital Participation (PMN).
He further clarified that these acquisitions aim to increase passenger capacity and replace aging KRL units, which will undergo retrofitting by INKA.
The phased replacement of aging KRL units is essential to meet the operational needs of the Commuter Line Jabodetabek service, targeting 1.2 million users per day by 2025.
On November 9, 2023, KAI Commuter signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CRRC Qingdao Sifang for collaborative development in railway facilities in Indonesia.
The collaboration includes the procurement of Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) and Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) railcars, as well as sharing technology, maintenance, capacity enhancement, spare parts procurement, and workforce development.
This MoU represents an update to previous collaborations, reflecting KAI Commuter's commitment to keeping pace with evolving railway technologies and enhancing the overall railway infrastructure.
