Bekasi Monorail Train Made in China

Jakarta - PT Melu Build Waweka (MBW), a manufacturer of monorail in the country, was disappointed with PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) who glanced monorail Chongqing from China. Reasons for JM glanced Chongqing monorail passenger capacity much larger than the other monorail production.

General Manager Indra Nugraha Kusnan MBW said the company could produce a similar monorail can carry passengers 160 people per carriage. "We have a design for 160 passengers. Prototype monorail is currently available only as a confirmation that there are locally made monorail industry. Addition, a prototype is feasible to be run by the private sector," said Indra.

MBW also said he was surprised and disappointed with the decision of JM glance Chongqing. According to Chongqing is a company that was raised by the Japanese manufacturer Hitachi monorail. "The issue of Chongqing, I think they have other thoughts on this project. Disappointed yes, but they still have not decided anything. So there are still opportunities," he said.

Indra expect government help to develop the local industrial sector monorail. He also claimed MBW ready to produce monorail line with passenger capacity target set. "Chongqing is taking basic of Hitachi. They are able to transport passengers 160 people / cars / day. Currently, the prototype that we have only haul 125 people / cars / day. But actually it depends on leadership. If calculation passengers in its first year targets which reached 250 thousand passengers we could meet. because we also have a monorail design that can carry equal to Chongqing, "he said.