Jakarta Globe, December 26, 2017
The sky train at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport operates 20 hours a day, from 4 a.m. to midnight. (Antara Photo/Muhammad Iqbal) |
Jakarta.
State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II launched the inter-terminal sky
train, known as Kalayang, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Tuesday
(26/12).
The sky
train will be operating 20 hours a day, from 4 a.m. to midnight, in line with
the airport's operational hours.
Angkasa
Pura II president director Muhammad Awaluddin said the sky train reflects the
company's efforts in providing comfort to passengers and innovating the
airport's services.
"We
hope that with this new facility Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will
become one of the best airports in the world and will be among the best
airports on [airline ranking site] Skytrax," he said.
The train
is now available at Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3.
"We
plan to connect the sky train to Terminal 4 in the future, and to the sky hub
commercial area," Awaluddin said.
A rail link
to the airport from Sudirman Baru Station in Central Jakarta will also open on
Tuesday. Tickets will be sold at a discounted price of Rp. 30,000 ($ 2.21). On
Jan. 2 the fare will increase to Rp. 70,000.
The airport
train will stop at the Duri and Batu Ceper stations before reaching the
airport. Soon the link will be extended to Manggarai Station in South Jakarta.
Jakarta launches the first train connecting its international airport to the city centre, as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle the gridlock that can make the trip an hours-long headache pic.twitter.com/z6LGnNTgVJ— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 2, 2018
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