Mitsui, Toyo and KOBELCO entered into contract for Integrated Railway Systems and Trackwork for North-South Line of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTJ) in Indonesia. Mitsui assumes its role as the consortium leader, and Toyo is responsible for project management and designing, and supplying the substation system, power distribution system, overhead contact system, trackwork, escalators and elevators. KOBELCO is responsible for system integration and designing, and supplying the signalling system, telecommunication system, automatic fare collection system, platform screen doors system, and IKPT is responsible for the installation of all the systems and the supply of local products.
Photo courtesy of Kobe Steel, Ltd
The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit system, supported by the Japanese government with an ODA loan under the Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) with MRTJ, is a project that has been strongly promoted by Indonesian president Joko Widodo since he was the governor of Jakarta. It is aimed to mitigate the traffic congestion resulting from the recent rapid economic growth of the country. The project is also targeted to enhance the basic infrastructure development to improve the environment for further investment in the country. An extension of the route and construction of a new line between east and west are also planned as future expansion projects.
