Woro Priyanti and the dozens of other commuter train passengers in Depok Baru Station suddenly smiled. They had just set eyes on the new price board. Rates would no longer be the same for short and long distances. My train fare could go down as much as 50 percent, Woro told Tempo.

With the new rates, Woro, who works in the Kuningan area in Jakarta, only needs to pay Rp4,000 for a one-way trip from Depok Baru Station to Tebet Station and vice versa