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Indonesians see the need, why can't Singapore Train have them
too?
Indonesia launches women-only train service
BBC News, Jakarta
Some women complain that men take advantage of the cramped
conditions on the trains thats why Women-only train carriages have
been launched in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, in an attempt to
prevent sexual harassment on public transport.
The state-run train operator is running two new carriages for
its female passengers on one busy commuter route.
The service has been introduced after a series of complaints of
sexual harassment from women who travel on Jakarta's trains and
buses.
The carriages are easy to spot - with brightly covered pink
seats.
It is the afternoon rush hour at one of Jakarta's main railway
stations. An announcement is telling passengers how much longer
they have to wait.
The trains to the suburbs are always packed, with commuters
trying to get from their offices in the city back to their
homes.
Female passengers have been complaining that some male commuters
are taking advantage.
The state-run rail operator wants to put a stop to sexual
harrassment.
For Yanti, a 22-year-old student in Jakarta, the women-only
carriages are part, but not all of the solution.
"Sometimes on the train there are men who bump and push into us
on purpose, and they take advantage of the cramped conditions on
the trains.
"But there must be other ways to stop sexual harassment. We have
to try and raise awareness about the issue as well," she says.
The service has been introduced on the busy Jakarta to Bogor
route and the train operator says it will launch more women-only
carriages if the experiment is effective.
For the Comfort of All Passengers!
