Indonesia's state-run train firm, PT Kereta Api (PTKA), has allocated up to 200 billion rupiah of funds (about 20.5 million U.S. dollars) to procure 100-150 new trains for five years starting from 2010, the Bisnis Indonesia reported here on Tuesday.
PT KA President Director Ignasius Jonan said that the train wagons procurement plan is following the firm's procurement on 20-30 new locomotives recently.
"The trains set procurement is expected to improve PT KA's passenger growth rate by 5 percent and cargo delivery rate up to 200 percent each year within the next 5 years," Ignasius said on Monday.
He said that the new trains would consist of various classes, from the economy to super executive classes.
The PTKA director said that the procurement is also expected to help government in providing sufficient transportation for the homecoming travelers in Idul Fitri festivities in the following years.
To support the operation of its new train, PTKA also planned to recruit 2,500-3,000 workers.
The firm allocates 500 billion rupiah (about 51.4 million dollars) per year to build train infrastructure and necessities to support its operation and fixing the problems that disrupt its operation.
Train has been a favorite transport vehicle for people in Indonesia's key island of Java to travel across the island for its convenience, low ticket rate and its departure time schedule reliability.
Source:Xinhua
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