KAI Commuter

Railway operator in Indonesia

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia

KAI Commuter headquarters at Juanda station, Central Jakarta

Trade name

| KAI Commuter
Formerly| PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek
Company type| Subsidiary PT
Industry| Commuter rail operator
Predecessor| Jabotabek Urban Transport Division of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero)
Founded| 15 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-15)
Headquarters| Juanda Station, Jalan Ir. H. Djuanda, Central Jakarta,

Jakarta

Indonesia

Area served

| Provinces of Java
Products| See #Services
Parent|  Kereta Api Indonesia
Website| commuterline.id

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia[1] (trading as KAI Commuter,[2] abbreviated as KCI or KAIC) is a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) which manages commuter rail services. Initially founded as an operator of Greater Jakarta commuter rail, the company is currently responsible for several commuter rail and local train systems in Indonesia.

## History

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KCI former logo until 28 September 2020

KAI Commuter originated from the Jabotabek Urban Transport Division (Indonesian: Divisi Angkutan Perkotaan Jabotabek) of KAI (previously PT Kereta Api), which was separated from Operational Area I Jakarta (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 and railway infrastructures.

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 trains in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) and surrounding areas as well as non-passenger transportation business.[3] 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 (lit. 'Indonesia Commuter Railways'), three days after the operator's 9th anniversary.[4] The name change reflects the wider mandate as a commuter rail operator across the country.[5] KCI then rebranded as KAI Commuter on 28 September 2020 along with the logo change of KAI.

From 2020 onwards, KAI Commuter began expanding its operations nationwide. Starting October 2020, the operations of both the Prambanan Express commuter rail and Lokal Merak train previously managed by KAI were transferred to KAI Commuter after obtain operation permit from Ministry of Transportation on 3 June 2020.[6][7] Prambanan Express is a commuter rail serving Yogyakarta and (formerly) Surakarta greater areas, which includes cities and regencies in Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, while Lokal Merak is an 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. Prambanan Express is currently no longer serving Surakarta greater area as the electric KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line became operational in February 2021 on the segment between Surakarta and Yogyakarta.[8] Starting 1 April 2022, KAI Commuter took over the Greater Bandung commuter trains, which consisted of two lines.

## Services

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Area  | System name  | System length  | Line(s)  | Stations  | Electric-powered

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Greater Jakarta, Lebak, Karawang, and Purwakarta | KRL Commuterline | 293.4 km  | 5  | 80  | Yes
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link | 54.3 km  | 1  | 5  | Yes
Merak Commuter Line | 68.5 km  | 1  | 13  | No
Jatiluhur Express | 41 km  | 1  | 8  | No
Walahar | 60 km  | 1  | 10  | No
Greater Bandung and West Java | Greater Bandung Commuter Line | 42 km  | 1  | 22  | No
KCJB Feeder Train |  | 1  | 3  | No
Garut Commuter Line |  | 1  | 29  | No
Greater Yogyakarta and Surakarta | Yogyakarta Commuter Line | 65.4 km  | 1  | 13  | Yes
Prambanan Express | 64 km  | 1  | 5  | No
Greater Surabaya and East Java | Surabaya and East Java commuter and local trains |  | 7  |  | No

## KMT

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Kartu Multi Trip

Original 2013 multitrip (black) and single-trip (white) ticket of KRL Commuterline. Early variants has since been replaced with FeliCa based cards

Launched| 1 July 2013
Technology|

* FeliCa

Operator| PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (formerly by Telkom Indonesia)
Manager| PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Currency| IDR (Rp5,000 minimum load)
Stored-value| Pay as you go
Validity|

* KRL Commuterline systems
* KAI station parking lots
* Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link[9]
* Jakarta MRT
Jakarta LRT
Jabodebek LRT
Transjakarta[10]

Variants|

* Tiket Harian Berjaminan (THB) (single-trip, Greater Jakarta only)

KMT' (Kartu Multi-Trip, "multitrip card"), or formerly COMMET (Commuter Electronic Ticketing), is the brand of contactless smart card issued by KAI Commuter. First launched on 1 July 2013,[11] it is used primarily for multiple journey purpose in KRL Commuterline-branded services (i.e. in Greater Jakarta and Yogyakarta-Solo). The card has no expiry date. In Greater Jakarta KRL Commuterline, it can be used with a minimum credit of Rp 5,000 after KAI Commuter introduced fare adjustment machines. Passengers who don't have enough credit in their card can top-up at fare adjustment machines or two-way ticket counters.

In October 2021, KAI Commuter began a trial to expand the use of Multi Trip Card on other major public transportation systems in Greater Jakarta such as Transjakarta, MRT Jakarta and LRT Jakarta.[10] Following the trial, KAI Commuter began to partner bus operators and local governments in Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java, expanding the use of KMT for Trans Jateng, Trans Jogja and Trans Jatim bus systems.[12] However, most notably, it is not accepted as a payment method for BRT programs supported by central government-backed Teman Bus and Biskita.

There were single-trip cards called THB (Tiket Harian Berjaminan, "guaranteed daily ticket") running on the same system, but with an expiry date of seven days since last purchase. The THB was discontinued in August 2019.

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to KAI Commuter.

* Kereta Api Indonesia
* Rail transport in Indonesia

## References

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1. ^ "Sekilas PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (About PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia)". krl.co.id (in Indonesian). 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
2. ^ Tri, Rahma (2020). "PT KAI Limpahkan Pengelolaan Kereta Api Lokal di Yogya dan Jakarta ke KCI". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
3. ^ "KRL — Commuterline Indonesia". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
4. ^ "State-run commuter line operator PT KCJ transforms into PT KCI". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
5. ^ Arjawinangun, Komaruddin Bagja (20 September 2017). "Tugas Lebih Luas, PT KCJ Berubah Nama Menjadi PT KCI". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. ^ Desfika, Thresa Sandra (2020). "KCI Dapatkan Izin Operasi KA Lokal Merak dan Prameks". BeritaSatu (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. ^ Puspa, Anitana Widya (2020). "Oktober, KCI Jalankan KA Prameks Solo-Yogyakarta". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. ^ Sunaryo, Arie (22 January 2021). "Beroperasi 10 Februari, Harga Tiket KRL Solo-Jogja Rp8000". Merdeka.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
9. ^ "KAI Bandara on Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
10. ^ a b "KAI Commuter Uji Coba Kartu Multi Trip di MRT, LRT, dan TransJakarta Koridor 1". Bisnis.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
11. ^ Wiharyo, Tjatur, ed. (2013-06-18). "1 Juli 2013 Tarif Progresif KRL Diberlakukan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
12. ^ Norhadini, Karina (2023-08-20). "Trans Jatim Koridor Mojokerto-Surabaya Diresmikan Gubernur Khofifah, Ada Kartu Multitrip Bus-Kereta Lho - Klik Times". Trans Jatim Koridor Mojokerto-Surabaya Diresmikan Gubernur Khofifah, Ada Kartu Multitrip Bus-Kereta Lho - Klik Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-08-20.

## External links

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* Media related to KAI Commuter at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website Archived 2024-06-02 at the Wayback Machine

*[lit.]: literal translation