LRT fare in Palembang will be set at a range of IDR 5,000
Berita gram . Jakarta, the Ministry of Transportation said the government plans to set a light rail transit (LRT) tariff in Palembang, South Sumatra, in the range of IDR 5,000. The Director General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation, Zulfikri, said that this tariff was considered appropriate by considering the ability of the community. "If we make a move, there are two, first is time, the second is cost. The community can choose which time is the shortest, which is the cheapest," Zulfikri was quoted by Antara on Friday (4/20). The Rp.5,000 tariff will be allocated for LRT in the city (commuter). While the route to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Station is around Rp. 20 thousand. The tariff will be temporary because the initial operation of the LRT still receives subsidized public service obligation (PSO) from the Ministry of Transportation. Meanwhile, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi stated that cheap tariffs were given so that people could use the