(MRT) system. There are two essentials material we
should understand in this research:
1. Train-based Public Transportation
Train-based public transportation has emerged hgas
a crucial component of the overall transportation
system in Jabodetabek. The commuter line, operated
by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), serves as
the backbone of the train-based public transportation
system, connecting Jakarta with its satellite cities.
The commuter line has gained popularity due to its
reliability, affordability, and capacity to transport a
large number of passengers.
The commuter line system in Jabodetabek has
been facing challenges in meeting the demands of
the people due to capacity constraints. The existing
infrastructure and rolling stock have needed help to
accommodate the growing number of passengers,
leading to overcrowding during peak hours. The
situation calls for the need to expand the capacity of
the commuter line system by increasing the number
of trains and improving existing infrastructure.
One of the dilemmas in providing for the
demands of the people in Jabodetabek is the region's
dependency on imported trains. Currently, the
majority of the trains used in the commuter line
system are imported from countries such as Japan
and South Korea. This dependency poses challenges
in terms of maintenance, spare parts availability, and
technological compatibility. Furthermore, it raises
questions about the long-term sustainability and
economic viability of relying on imported trains.
2. Evaluating Public Transportation Policies
To address the challenges of capacity constraints,
the government of Indonesia has been investing in
the development of new infrastructure for the
commuter line system. Projects such as the Jakarta-
Bandung high-speed rail and the Jakarta LRT (Light
Rail Transit) aim to expand the capacity and
coverage of the public transportation network. These
infrastructure developments are expected to alleviate
the strain on the existing system and provide better
connectivity for the people in Jabodetabek.
To build a sustainable public transport system, it
is necessary to revitalize all aspects related to public
transport. All aspects related to public
transportation. State theorists and analysts avoid
debate on whether the function of the State can be
reduced to the need for capital as an end in itself, as
expressed by Althusser. End, as Althusser expressed.
So, state theorists believe that one can only study the
modern State by examining capital as much as one
can study the economy without examining the
function of the State economy without examining
the function of the State (Skocpol, 2014). Society, as
an object, is the determinant in determining the
policies made by the State, especially those related
to the welfare of its people. Efforts to improve the
welfare of its people.
Taking into account the existing macro
conditions, especially the influence of the
globalization climate, the transportation issues into
service needs or accessibility that the State must
provide. State. Transportation accessibility has
become essential along with the increasing
civilization of mankind. Civilization. Empirically,
the development of human life and advances in
transportation technology affect regional social and
economic changes. Affect regional social and
economic changes. As Cooley stated that:
The character of transportation as a whole and in
detail, at any particular time and throughout its
history, is altogether determined by its inter-relations
with physical and social forces and conditions. To
understand transportation means to analyze these
inter-relations. So far, attention has been fixed as
much as possible on the more straightforward and
more apparent conditions, the physical. We now
approach the more complex question of the social
relations of transportation. The need for the
movement of things and persons underlies every
kind of social organization and every institution
(Hicks, 1894).”
The State plays an essential role in public
transportation. Recent decades have seen a
tremendous political-economic shift towards a
minimal role for the State while at the same time
reaching a maximum role for business. When public
bodies manage the public interest, services to the
public will inevitably be based on the ability to pay.
They are inevitably based on the ability to pay rather
than based on respect for the rights of citizens. For
the rights of citizens. Companies provide services to
the public only if they can make a profit, and
companies cannot be held responsible for the fate of
citizens who do not get public services (Santosa,
2009). State independence, as a demand and need for
industrialization and economic development,
requires new alliances between the State and socio-
political socio-economic forces both at the national
and international levels. The State as an independent
power becomes a subject that has interests that are
different from the interests of the existing social
forces in society (Shin, 1989: 7).
To reduce import dependency and promote
domestic manufacturing capabilities, the government
has also initiated efforts to encourage the local
production of trains. The establishment of the PT