Development of Regional Railway System in the Central Java Region

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Although the current business environment for the railway transportation in the Central Java region comprising of Central Java Province and Yogyakarta Special Province of Indonesia is not bright by any means, it is essential to revitalize the railway transport sector to support and sustain the social and economic needs and activities of the region. The new railway law allows local government and private sector participation in railway industry and taking this opportunity provided under the new law, the regional master plan was formulated. The master plan includes methods to achieve affordable transport system including the utilization of existing railway facilities and second hand rolling stocks, as well as TOD mechanism, bidding process and institutional arrangement. Moreover, through the case study on Semarang Commuter railway, this paper presented the overall picture on how regional railway system will materialize and how efficient railway operation could be achieved.