Anticipating Disasters, KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang Installs Monitoring Sensors on Vulnerable Routes

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Regional Division IV Tanjung Karang continues to strengthen disaster mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of train travel, especially in facing the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) transportation period. One of the strategic steps taken is the installation of sensors monitoring natural conditions at a number of vulnerable points on railway lines.

Head of Tanjung Karang Division IV, Mohamad Ramdany, explained that his party had installed four monitoring sensor units that could monitor environmental conditions in real time. real time. These sensors are placed in the Sukamenanti, Blambangan Umpu, Kotabumi and Sepancar areas, which are areas with a high level of vulnerability to natural disturbances, especially when rainfall increases.

PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Regional Division IV Tanjung Karang continues to strengthen disaster mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of train travel, especially in facing the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) transportation period, Thursday (18/12/2025). One of the strategic steps taken is the installation of sensors monitoring natural conditions at a number of vulnerable points on railway lines.

Head of Tanjung Karang Division IV, Mohamad Ramdany, explained that his party had installed four monitoring sensor units that could monitor environmental conditions in real time. real time. These sensors are placed in the Sukamenanti, Blambangan Umpu, Kotabumi and Sepancar areas, which are areas with a high level of vulnerability to natural disturbances, especially when rainfall increases.

“The installation of these sensors is part of KAI’s commitment to prioritizing the safety of train travel. Through direct and continuous monitoring, we can immediately find out the conditions in the field when heavy rain or other potential disturbances occur, so that anticipatory steps can be taken more quickly,” said Ramdany.

He added that the data received from these sensors is an important reference for officers in the field and train control centers in making operational decisions, including early handling of potential disasters such as landslides, floods and land shifts around rail lines.

Apart from installing sensors, KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang has also prepared various emergency equipment and materials at all resort offices. Not only that, additional officers were also placed in areas that fall into the special attention category in the Tanjung Karang Division IV operational area to ensure a quick response in the event of an emergency.

“We are taking all these steps as a form of KAI’s preparedness and responsibility in providing safe and reliable transportation services to the community, especially during the Christmas and New Year transportation period which has a high level of mobility,” continued Ramdany.

With these various mitigation efforts, KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang is optimistic that it can minimize the risk of disruption to train travel and maintain service reliability to customers.

“We hope that this year’s Christmas and New Year transportation can run safely, smoothly and securely, so that people can travel calmly and comfortably by train,” concluded Ramdany.

“The installation of these sensors is part of KAI’s commitment to prioritizing the safety of train travel. Through direct and continuous monitoring, we can immediately find out the conditions in the field when heavy rain or other potential disturbances occur, so that anticipatory steps can be taken more quickly,” said Ramdany.

He added that the data received from these sensors is an important reference for officers in the field and train control centers in making operational decisions, including early handling of potential disasters such as landslides, floods and land shifts around rail lines.

Apart from installing sensors, KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang has also prepared various emergency equipment and materials at all resort offices. Not only that, additional officers were also placed in areas that fall into the special attention category in the Tanjung Karang Division IV operational area to ensure a quick response in the event of an emergency.

“We are taking all these steps as a form of KAI’s preparedness and responsibility in providing safe and reliable transportation services to the community, especially during the Christmas and New Year transportation period which has a high level of mobility,” continued Ramdany.

With these various mitigation efforts, KAI Divre IV Tanjung Karang is optimistic that it can minimize the risk of disruption to train travel and maintain service reliability to customers.

“We hope that this year’s Christmas and New Year transportation can run safely, smoothly and securely, so that people can travel calmly and comfortably by train,” concluded Ramdany.