KAI Commuter

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (trading as KAI Commuter,[1] abbreviated as KCI or KAIC) is a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which manages commuter rail services. Previously founded as an operator of Greater Jakarta commuter rail, the company currently responsible to several commuter rail in Indonesia such as KRL Commuterline and Prambanan Express as well as Merak Local Rail.

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia
KAI Commuter
FormerlyPT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek
TypeSubsidiary PT
IndustryCommuter rail operator
PredecessorJabotabek Urban Transport Division of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero)
FoundedSeptember 15, 2008 (2008-09-15)
HeadquartersJuanda Station,
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
Area served
Greater Jakarta (Jakarta, West Java, Banten): Bekasi City, Bekasi Regency, Bogor City, Bogor Regency, Depok, Jakarta, South Tangerang, Tangerang
Banten: Lebak, Serang Regency, Cilegon
Special Region of Yogyakarta: Bantul, Kulon Progo, Sleman, Yogyakarta
Central Java: Klaten, Purworejo, Sukoharjo, Surakarta
ProductsKRL Commuterline
Merak Local Rail
Prambanan Express
ParentKereta Api Indonesia
Websitewww.krl.co.id

History
KCI former logo until 28 September 2020

KAI Commuter has its root from Jabotabek Urban Transport Division (Indonesian: Divisi Angkutan Perkotaan Jabotabek) of KAI (previously PT Kereta Api), which was separated from Operating Area I (Daerah Operasi I) Jakarta of KAI. The division handles the Jabotabek commuter rail (currently KRL Commuterline), while the Daerah Operasi I handles long distance trains.

KAI Commuter was founded on 15 September 2008 as PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KCJ, branded later as "Commuterline" or simply "Commuter"), as a spin-off from KAI. The company formation was based on Presidential Instruction (Instruksi Presiden) No. 5 of 2008 (signed by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) and Letter of State Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (Surat Menneg BUMN) No. S-653/MBU/2008 dated 12 August 2008; and got its operating permits from Ministry of Transportation. The main tasks of the newly formed subsidiary is to provide commuter rail transportation services using electric train in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) and surrounding areas as well as non-passenger transportation business.[2] Ticket revenues, rolling stock maintenance, and station management was transferred to KCJ, but all operational matters (e.g. scheduling and dispatching), rolling stock, stations and infrastructures remained under KAI's responsibility.

On 19 September 2017, PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek changed its name into PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (literally "Indonesia Commuter Railways"), three days after the operator's 9th anniversary.[3] The name change reflects the wider mandate as a commuter rail operator across the country.[4] KCI then rebranded as KAI Commuter on 28 September 2020 along with the logo change of KAI.

Starting October 2020, the operations of both Prambanan Express commuter rail dan Lokal Merak local train previously managed by KAI were transferred to KAI Commuter after obtain operation permit from Ministry of Transportation on 3 June 2020.[5][6] Prambanan Express is a one-line commuter rail serving Yogyakarta and Surakarta greater area, which includes cities and regencies in Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, while Lokal Merak is a economy-class local train operating from Rangkasbitung Station (a terminus of KRL Commuterline Green Line) to Merak Station (the westernmost station in Java which has connection to the Port of Merak) and vice versa.

See also

References
  1. Tri, Rahma (2020). "PT KAI Limpahkan Pengelolaan Kereta Api Lokal di Yogya dan Jakarta ke KCI". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. "KRL — Commuterline Indonesia". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. "State-run commuter line operator PT KCJ transforms into PT KCI". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. Arjawinangun, Komaruddin Bagja. "Tugas Lebih Luas, PT KCJ Berubah Nama Menjadi PT KCI". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. Desfika, Thresa Sandra (2020). "KCI Dapatkan Izin Operasi KA Lokal Merak dan Prameks". BeritaSatu (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. Puspa, Anitana Widya (2020). "Oktober, KCI Jalankan KA Prameks Solo-Yogyakarta". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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