BANDUNG, 22 May 2003 - State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia reopened on Tuesday its Bandung-Semarang route after a three-year shutdown because of declining passenger load. KAI spokesman Akhmad Sujadi said the all-executive class train Harina began its operation on Tuesday night.
Harina runs every night from Bandung and Semarang over a 7.5-hour route. Passing through Cikampek, Cirebon and Tegal, Harina uses a different route than its predecessor, which ceased to operate in April 2000. Akhmad said the first Bandung-Semarang route was opened in July 1998, and was shut down when the average passenger load fell to 40 percent.
Travelers now pay Rp 100,000 (US$11) for a Bandung-Semarang executive ticket. The ticket costs Rp 75,000 for the Bandung-Tegal, and Rp 50,000 for the Bandung-Cirebon route.

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