Jakarta Metro operations suspended after construction incident, operator says

“Due to an incident during construction work at the Attorney General’s Office building that affected train operations, MRT Jakarta operations will be temporarily suspended,” Ahmad said.

Images shared by the operator showed steel rods tangled in cables on a section of the MRT elevated line near a construction site.

“PT MRT Jakarta apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this disruption,” Ahmad said.

Passengers would get off at the nearest stations, he said.

The Jakarta MRT – the only rapid transit connection in the city of ten million inhabitants – runs above and below ground and extends from the centrally located Hotel Indonesia to the southern part of the capital.

According to MRT Jakarta figures, the $1.1 billion line has attracted more than 100 million passengers since it opened in 2019.

Construction is underway to extend the existing line from Hotel Indonesia to the north of the city, and an east-west line connecting Jakarta’s satellite cities is also planned.

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