JAKARTA -- Indonesia's first high-capacity commuter rail network is set to open in late March, when the first phase of MRT Jakarta begins operating.
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MRT Jakarta expects to carry up to 378,000 passengers daily once the second phase of its network starts operating in 2025. The indonesian government estimates the economic cost of the city's traffic jams to amount to 65 trillion rupiah a year. (Photo by Bobby Nugroho)
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