The Jakarta Transportation Agency (Indonesia) plans to introduce the contactless JakCard for busway and train passengers. The system is still in development, and officials hope to launch the first phase later this month. “The most important challenge for us is familiarizing passengers with the new system,” said rail operator PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek corporate secretary Makmur Syaheran. “This will take time.” Link to full story in The Jakarta Post.
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