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Agence France-Presse

Jakarta launched the first train connecting its international airport to the city centre Tuesday as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle the gridlock that can make the trip an hours-long headache.
The new system links Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta to downtown in 55 minutes, cutting driving time by half or more.
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President Joko Widodo inaugurated the new system that officials hope will convince travellers to make the switch from private to public transport on the 38 kilometre route.

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“Thank god that after three years and working hard to finish this Soekarno-Hatta airport train, this morning we can inaugurate it and we know that this train is a way to provide transport in Jakarta to reduce traffic jams,” Widodo said.
The direct link cost 3.6 trillion rupiah (US$266 million) with a total of 42 trips scheduled daily. The service is to run from dawn to soon before midnight.

About 11,000 passengers are expected to use the service daily with three trains plying the route.
Tickets will cost 70,000 rupiah (US$5) for the first two months of service, rising to the regular rate of 100,000 rupiah afterwards – about half the cost of a taxi.
Indonesia, the world’s biggest archipelago nation and Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, has been grappling with a lack of public transport for years, while Jakarta has seen an explosion in traffic jams that are among the worst in the world.
This week’s inauguration comes about eight months before the capital hosts the 2018 Asian Games, which are expected to see about 9,500 athletes flock to the congestion-prone city.


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This general view shows the newly built train station in downtown Jakarta on January 2, 2018, for a new line that connects the capital to its international airport some 37.6 kilometres away. Jakarta launched its first train connecting the international airport to the city centre on January 2 as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle notorious gridlock that can make the trip an hours-long drive. / AFP PHOTO / BAY ISMOYO

A train is seen along the newly built airport train line linking Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, to the city centre on January 2, 2018. Jakarta launched the first train connecting its international airport to the city centre on January 2 as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle the gridlock that can make the trip an hours-long headache. / AFP PHOTO / BIMA SAKTI

Passengers on the newly launched airport train in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Photo: AFP

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