Rail Cards now available to Indonesia’s train commuters

State Railway Operator Kereta Api Indonesia, has recently partnered with with Bank Negara Indonesia and state-run Telekomunikasi Indonesia, to launch the new Rail Card, a prepaid electronic swipe card. In the past, commuters would need to queue to buy a ticket before they board the train. Now, with the new Rail Card, they can now purchase the tickets whenever they wanted at convenient locations. What’s more, the card can be top up at all Bank Negara ATMs  and other cooperating merchants. (news)

To find out more developments in the Indonesian transport sector, don’t forget to join us at Urban Transport World Asia 2012, held in Jakarta from 29-31 October. To find out what happened at last year’s events, download the post-event report here.