The project is expected to be completed in late 2016, and the railway will start operating in 2017.Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected the construction works of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Railway Project here on Monday afternoon.
Jokowi was accompanied by Agrarian Minister Ferry Mulsidan Baldan, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan, and President Director of PT Indonesian Railway company (PT KAI) Edi Sukmoro.
The railway project includes a network of tracks reaching 12 km from Batu Ceper to Soekarno Hatta Airport, Minister Jonan said.
"It comprises six kilometer long of land belonging to the airport authorities and another six kilometer long which was privately owned, and the properties therein have been acquired," the minister said.
The project is expected to be completed in late 2016, and the railway will start operating in 2017.
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is building a 12km-long railway from Batuceper train station, which sits on the Manggarai line, to Soekarno Hatta.
Once at the airport, there will be an Automated People Mover System (APMS) -- which is just a fancy term for a monorail system -- that connects terminals 1, 2 and 3.
The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is one of the worlds busiest airports, handling over 50 million passengers annually.(*)
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