JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation has started closing 172 unauthorised railway level crossings as part of efforts to enhance rail safety and reduce accidents involving road ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledges to spend US$230 million to upgrade level crossings after the accident that killed 16 passengers A horrific train crash that killed 16 passengers on the ...

Technicians clear a train carriage from the tracks following a fatal collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train in Bekasi, West Java on Apr 28, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo ...

This is the nerve-wracking moment a reckless driver ignored level crossing warnings as a train approached in Indonesia.

The pledge targets one of the key weaknesses in Indonesia’s rail network: crossings that are unguarded, poorly maintained or haphazardly created by local communities. Transport analysts said the crash ...