Station Stops On Demand

So long as cash is offered, a train engineer can stop his train literally anywhere, even if it means breaking the rules.

February 12, 2002

Hery Nugroho, 34, was a true rider of trains. While working for the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) in Jakarta from 1999 to 2000, this Yogyakarta resident used to ride the train back and forth to Jakarta every weekend. Just like other commuters who live in the provinces and work in the capital city, he liked to call himself a member of the PJKA—an acronym for Pulang Jumat Kembali Ahad (going home Fridays, coming back Sun

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