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Abstract: -The aim of this research is to explore the Commuter Line, LRT, MRT, Airport train and Transjakarta
issue on the railway integration in Indonesia and bus. In general, the government has targeted a long-term
particularly in Jakarta; how to enhance the development of railway subsector with the following
implementation of Light Rail Transit, Mass Rapid programs; (1) National railway network in 2030 as long as
Transit, and bus as well as the plan to use Tram. The 10,524 kilometers in the islands of Jawa-Bali, Sumatera,
problems in the integration of railway transportation in Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua, including urban railway
Jabodetabek have been identified, namely; the network as long as 3,755 kilometers, (2) Facilities of
transportation problems in Jakarta with the growth passenger transport with minimum number of locomotives
rate of road not equal to the increasing number of as many as 2,839 units, passenger train as many as 34,178
motor vehicles, railway transportation problems, the units, and (3) Cargo transport facilties with minimum
unitegrated use of Commuter Line, Light Rail Transit, number of locomotives as many as 2,475 units and railway
Mass Rapid Transit, Airport Train and Transjakarta coach as many as 48,364 units [2].
bus. This research uses qualitative explorative method,
with the data obtained from observation, literature The general idea of sustainable urban transportation
study and in-depth interview with informants or explains that additional “services” provided by new
interviewees from the government as the regulator, transportation infrastructures must be paid by those who
State-Owned Enterprises as operator and train industry directly take the benefit of it, namely land/property owners
performed in 2018. The result of this research needs surrounding. The development area [3]. Today, according
railway transportation system as the integrator of to [4] railway industry is in the position that can take
intermodal transport in Jabodetabek area. Transit advantage of the opportunities created through the Internet
Oriented Develpoment (TOD) can improve the of Things Industry and that enable the communication
accessibility by providing a relatively high level of technology under the paradigm of Train Internet. The
transportation connection. To anticipate terrible traffic research in Shanghai, China [5] indicates that although the
jam it needs to develop an integrated mass infrastructures are excellent but the integration level is still
transportation mode. low, whereas the potential benefit of the integration can be
very big.
Keywords:- Intermodal; Traffic Jam; Railway Integration;
Transit Oriented Develpoment The objectives of sustainable urban transportation can
be pursued through; (1) efficiency that can enhance
I. INTRODUCTION mobility and reduce traffic jam, (2) environment so as to
reduce the impact of traffic jam, and (3) equality and justice
In particular, the strategic problems of intermodal which are expected to reduce poverty level. A railway
transport in Jakarta, Indonesia are: (1) Weak law observer from Masyarakat Perkeretaapian Indonesia
enforcement, (2) Low cross-sectoral coordination, (MASKA) [6] explains that Jakarta has been "crowned" as
including inefficient management, (3) Pressure from global the city with the worst traffic in the world according to
logistic competition which weaken the strength of national Castrol's Stop-Start Index, having population as many as 31
logistic service providers, (4) Insufficient infrastructure million, 24.9 million motor vehicles and number of travel
support, (5) Poor intermodal transport and interconnection in Jabodetabek using the data of 2015 as many as 47.5
among port infrastructures, warehousing railway and million/day with no additional road length in Jakarta in the
transportation, and (7) Low utilization of information and period of 2010-2014.
communication technologies. The public transportation
system at regional and local levels are complicated and The route of public transportation mode according a
intrinsically related to land use and long term regional railway observer from PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) [7]
ambition [1]. is still focused on the areas of economic and commercial
centers (Senayan, Sudirman, Thamrin) and reaches only a
The problems of the integration of railway little part of Jakrta suburban areas. INKA as a strategic
transportation in Jabodetabek have been identified, namely; industry should master the railway technology together
transportation problem in Jakarta with the road growth rate with the development to reduce the dependence on foreign
not equal to the increasing number of motor vehicles, countries and become a company that drives national
railway transportation problem, the unintegrated use of industrial growth. Improvement of urban traffic system,
To anticipate terrible traffic jam it needs an integrated This research uses qualitative explorative method and
development of mass transportation mode KRL Commuter descriptive explanation. This study takes some interviewees
to prevent the worry about “Stagnant Transportation” from as the source of research. It is a new study and there are
occurring [13]. Integrated researches have ever been done still few researches on it. Data is based on observation,
by some researcher [14] and [15] by introducing the literature study and in-depth interviews with some
technology of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). interviewees from the government as regulator, from state
Another researcher explains that although integrated owned enterprises as operators and from train industry,
transportation can be commercially and economically observers or railway organization in 2018.
advantageous, a conducive government policy is needed to
generate a good investmen climate [16]. A similar research III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
by [11] states that a good planning is to adjust the travel
time and travel cost, to adjust integrated transportation A. Selection of Railway Transportation Mode Technology
mode with public transportation mode. Special for the The scheme of selecting urban mass transportation
integration with port container terminal, container terminal mode technology is based on the number of daily
and train schedule must be flexible and can contribute to passengers per kilometer one way, distance and passenger
the improvement of the integrated container transportation density. In-depth interview with interviewee from railway
performance (Hu, et al., 2019). organization, train researcher [3], explains that for the
distance of up to 10 km we can use buses, with the density
Research in China by [18] using Delphi method of up to 4,000 passengers. For the distance of up to 10 km
concludes that such indicators as synergy in structure, with density of 10,000 passengers we can use New Urban
transportation, organization, management, and information Transit Systems, such as Monorail, High Speed Surface
have contributed much to the synergy level of railway Transport (HSST). While for the distance of more than 10
transportation system. Today it can be said that the km with density of 60,000 passengers we can use Subway,
approach to the integration of airport train is still limited Urban Railways, LRT, or Sub-urban Railways.
and does not have national coordination necessary for
taking advantage of intermodal transport of train to airport
[19]. Another researcher [20] in Taiwan propose a strategy
The development of mass public transportation with In France, according to another reseacher [31] Tram is
BRT according to [6]; is through the operation of 13 not only a technical solution for traffic jam but also a
Corridors, Corridor 13 (Elevated), JR/Residence symbol of cultural mutation in the urban development
Connexion, JA/Airport Connexion and Hov/Bus Lane on planning. Coupled with the encouragement of national
Toll Road (BOS and contra flow) in addition to politics for the cities which are more inclusive in social
MRT/subway/commuter line with north-south corridor, matters, Tram becomes the backbone of contemporary
east-west corridor, airport rail, high speed train, DDT urban policy, or in French version TOD, especially for
(double-double track), and Jabodetabek commuter rail. In middle-size cities. Research on mass transportation in the
the meantime, the development of seven LRT lines is the form of Tram, as one of Surabaya Municipal Government
priority of the development surrounding Jakarta. Based on programs in order to improve the traffic jam [32]. The rapid
the capacity and speed, urban train can be planned to be growth of mass transportation is also expected to be able to
monorail or people movers, light rail, light metro and heavy support the improvement of air quality in Surabaya due to
metro. the existence of CO (carbon monoxide) as a dangerous
vehicle emission. Train technology is selected by
Some considerataions people take in selecting comparing the use of three alternative vehicles, namely
transportation mode are speed, punctuality, service, monorail with preferred index value 0.78, tramway with
comfort, safety, interconnection of transportation mode, preferred index value 0.80, and LRT with preferred index
and tariff. The local government also plays roles in the value 0.84 [3].
railway development [6], for example in; (1) the
development of railway infrastructures, (2) the status of A study on the use of Tram in Kemayoran area,
infrastructure ownership, (3) licensing (business, according to [7], has a value of heritage which potentially
development, operation), (4) the establishment of business increases the attractiveness of Tram. Tram can connect the
entity, (5) integration with other modes, including tourist areas with their surrounding areas having potential
Transjakarta bus, (6) preparing the budget, (7) IMO to become tourist market area and museum. From analysis
(Infrastructure Maintenance and Operation) and (8) PSO it is found that there are intervals among public
(Public Service Obligation). The PSO is intended to shift transportation routes, so it needs new transportation lines