Bandung Macet, Warga Jakarta Diimbau Naik Kereta Api
Jakartans Urged Take the Train to Spend Weekend in Bandung
Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Walikota Bandung Ridwan Kamil menemui Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) dan meminta agar warga ibu kota memanfaatkan transportasi kereta api jika ingin berkunjung ke Bandung.
Ridwan menegaskan, kebiasaan warga ibu kota berlibur ke Bandung dengan membawa kendaraan roda empat telah berkontribusi besar bagi kemacetan.
"Pak Ridwan minta kita pakai kereta api kalau mau berkunjung ke Bandung," kata Basuki di Balaikota, Selasa (16/9).
Ucapan Basuki damini oleh Ridwan Kamil. Ia mengaku, sengaja meluangkan waktu bertemu dengan Basuki untuk membicarakan sejumlah hal terkait rencana pembangunan di kedua kota.
"Ya, kita sambil makan siang bicara soal kereta api. Saya meminta ke Pak Ahok agar melarang warga Jakarta yang ingin berkunjung ke Bandung menggunakan kendaraan pribadi," jelasnya.
Emil, sapaan akrab Ridwan Kamil berharap Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta dapat mensosialisasikan kepada warga ibu kota yang hendak ke Bandung menggunakan sarana transportasi umum yakni kereta api. Sebab, sosialisasi ini tidak akan berguna apabila hanya Walikota Bandung yang meminta, bukan Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta.
"Tapi kampanyenya harus dari sekarang. Pak Ahok yang nanti gubernur suaranya akan lebih didengar (warga Jakarta), ketimbang saya di sana (Bandung)," ucapnya.
Ia menambahkan, pihaknya juga telah meminta Direktur Utama PT KAI Ignasius Jonan untuk memperbanyak frekuensi perjalanan kereta api dari Jakarta menuju Bandung guna mensukseskan kampanye yang sedang digalakkan saat ini.
Jakarta (B2B) - Traffic congestion in Bandung, West Java capital city that always happened on weekends and allegedly triggered by Jakartans who were having vacation there. Thus, Jakartans to take the train if they wanted to spend their weekend in Bandung, instead of driving their own vehicles.
Bandung Mayor, Ridwan 'Kang Emil' Kamil, came to Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday (9/16), to meet Jakarta Deputy Governor, Basuki T Purnama. Arrived at 12.15 PM, Kamil went straight to the second floor of Blok B building where Basuki's office is located.
According to Emil, he wanted to see Basuki to discuss about traffic congestion in Bandung that always happened on weekends and allegedly triggered by Jakartans.
“On weekends, all Jakartans go to Bandung and Bandung becomes congested. That’s why I came here (City Hall to meet Basuki). I also want to visit Ignasius Jonan (President Director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia), so everyone would take the train if they were going to Bandung,” uttered Emil.
When Emil arrived, Basuki was in a meeting with Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo in another room. After waiting for about 30 minutes, the meeting was over and Basuki directly met Emil.
“We’re just having informal meeting while eating lunch together,” Basuki said. Not long enough, both leaders were seen eating lunch together in Basuki's office.
