Tawang Station Plumper line – Tanjung Emas
Semarang, Jia Xiang-PT Indonesia Train Operating Area IV of Semarang said construction of the railway from Tawang Station to the port of Tanjung Emas, Semarang, could maximize revenues.
"for this, there are at least 1,000 containers passing Semarang daily. Both from Jakarta to Surabaya, or vice versa,"the head of PT KAI Daops IV Semarang Interview Friday in Semarang, Ariyanto.
According to him, such as reported Between the goods TRAIN, transporting a container that does not perform activities loading-unloading of goods at the port of Tanjung Emas so that during the time when in Semarang could only ride
passing.He admitted the fact there have been many requests to the activities of loading and unloading of goods from RAILWAY-goods can be made at the port of Tanjung Emas, Semarang, but indeed there has been no on-site support.
therefore, said he, with a station on the railway line connecting the port of Tanjung Emas-Tawang district is expected to be able to support the activities of loading-unloading of goods and can maximize the revenue potential of Wawan
to estimate income. PT KAI Daops IV Semarang could increase about 10-20 percent with the building of the railway line from Tawang-Tanjung Emas, Semarang will be built in 2014.
"The RAILWAY traffic of goods now also have started solids. If it used to be, there are usually only 2-3 times the round trip (PP), it is now up to 10 times the PP from Jakarta-Surabaya and vice versa, "he said.
Even, he said, the composition of the goods transport with a passenger TRAIN in support revenue also has been compared to 60:40 so that transport goods showed potential via the service is indeed quite large. KA
track length from Tawang Station-the port of Tanjung Emas, Semarang, he said, reaching two kilometers which is expected to take four months for its construction with a budget from the Government.
"this now, its carriages were ready. However, for the ' loading-unloading ' does not exist. The signing of a new memorandum of understanding (Mou) with the Ministry of transportation, the provincial Government of Central Java, and PT Pelindo III, "said Wawan. [W5]