Soekarno-Hatta Airport Railink (Indonesian: Rute KA Bandara Soekarno-Hatta) is an airport rail link service in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. These airport rail link is built to cut travel time from Jakarta city center to the airport, as roads connecting the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (SHIA) and Jakarta city center are frequently affected by traffic congestion and flooding. At present commuter service is operational, while express service is still at planning stage.
The Soekarno-Hatta ARS is the second airport rail link in Indonesia connecting passenger between city centre and airport after Kualanamu ARS.
Video Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link
Background
The idea of developing the airport railway system reportedly came up in the 1990s. However, the project plan was officially solidified only in 2011 with the issuing of a presidential regulation, Keppres No. 83 Year 2011, which assigned PT Angkasa Pura II and PT Kereta Api Indonesia to jointly carry out the project. The project suffered long setbacks due to disputed land requisition issue for construction of the new rail track and also frequent plan changes. The railway was opened on 26 December 2017 and officially inaugurated on 2 January 2018.
The airport train currently makes 42 trips daily between 3:51 AM and 9:51 PM, departing from Sudirman Baru station in to SHIA, with a stop at Batu Ceper station. Each trip from Soekarno-Hatta to Sudirman Baru runs every hour between 6:10 AM to 11:10 PM. Ticket price for each journey is IDR70,000 (equivalent to approximately US$5). Although initially the price point for each journey was set at IDR 100,000, government analysis recommended for a lower price point due to concern that that price would have been too expensive for consumers. Passengers can only book train tickets using credit and debit cards, as well as electronic money via Railink app available for smartphones or vending machines at stations.
Maps Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link
Line Information
At first this project was planned to only connect between Manggarai station at South Jakarta and SHIA station at Tangerang. Moreover, the project decided to expand to also connect Jakarta Kota station at West Jakarta with SHIA station. A Rail Link trip between SHIA to Manggarai railway station at South Jakarta takes about 54 minutes, and between SHIA and Kota at West Jakarta about 45 minutes.
There are 24 kilometers of existing train line from Manggarai to Batuceper and 12 kilometers of new track is currently being built from Batuceper to SHIA station. From Kota the train will operate via Kampung Bandan and Duri on existing track, additionally the same track will operate from Manggarai. Passengers will be able to board the train from six designated stations: Kota, Manggarai, BNI City, Duri, Batuceper, and SHIA. Two new railway stations: SHIA and BNI City was newly constructed, while others are being renovated to serve airport passengers.
Stations
The airport rail link services connect Jakarta city center with Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The journey takes approximately 45-55 minutes from Manggarai station at South Jakarta to SHIA station. Each train has the capacity to carry up to 272 passengers and serves about 5,000 passengers with 122 trips a day. There is a 15-minute interval between train departures. The Soekarno-Hatta ARS stations are:
- Manggarai
- BNI City
- Duri
- Batu Ceper
- SHIA
Since Manggarai station is still under renovation, BNI City station is being used as the temporary terminus for the city center.
Skytrain
The airport shuttle, Skytrain (Indonesian: Kereta Api Layang (Kalayang)) is the 3.05 kilometres Automated People Mover System (APMS) serves to connect Soekarno-Hatta Airport Terminals 1, 2, 3 and SHIA railway station free of charge. Skytrain takes 5 minutes from one terminal to another, with 7 minutes needed to get from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3.
The airport Skytrain shuttle is integrated to SHIA railway station, from where passengers can conveniently travel to-and from-Jakarta city center by train. Skytrain operating schedule is accessible online and through the Indonesia Airport website and smartphone application. Skytrain has been operational since 17 September 2017.
Train schedule
The train schedule since 26 December 2017.
Proposed SHIA-HPIA express airport rail link
An express train service is now under planning stage to connect Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. Completion of this line is expected to be completed at the very earliest in 2019. At first this project was solely planned to be built as a 33-kilometer (21 mi) express line between the Manggarai station at South Jakarta and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport via Angke and Pluit, which would be a public-private partnership project. Later the route was extended from Manggarai to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, which is in East Jakarta. The 33 kilometer project, proposed as Halim-Cawang-Manggarai-Tanah Abang-Sudirman-Pluit Terminal 2 and 3 SHIA stretch route, has been proposed to include a combination of surface-underground-elevated tracks. The express train is projected to take 30 minutes to connect the two main airports that serve the Greater Jakarta area.
See also
- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
- Kualanamu Airport Rail Link
- Minangkabau Airport Rail Link
- Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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