Transition and Expansion
In July 2011, all trains began stopping at every station along each route, discontinuing express route service. On December 5, 2011 trains began operating in a new 'loop-line' system, in which the number of routes was reduced from 37 to six, each route connecting suburbs with downtown Jakarta. Passengers bound for downtown are required to transfer onto the Bogor-Jatinegara loop-line at Manggarai and Jatinegara train stations in East Jakarta, Tanah Abang station in Central Jakarta, Duri station in West Jakarta or Kampung Bandan station in North Jakarta. Previously, KRL operated on a point-to-point system in which passengers could ride downtown without changing trains.
The new system is said to increase ridership capacity by 10 percent, as the number of trains increases from 467 to 531 per day. By 2014, PT KAI Commuter Jabotabek is predicted to carry 1.2 million passengers by electric train with a total of 1,440 cars. As of May 2011, the system owned 386 cars, only 326 of which were in operational condition.
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