From Wooden Boats to ”Sepur Pucuk Pala”
Fifteen years ago, 34-year-old Yokhe Firmansyah often rode on a wooden boat measuring 0.5 by 3 meters from his home in Silaberanti subdistrict, Seberang Ulu 1 district, to Jakabaring in Palembang, South Sumatra.
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Commuters disembark an LRT train in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Sunday (29/9/2019). The Transportation Ministry strives to optimize the LRT’s services to help increase the number of passengers.
Fifteen years ago, 34-year-old Yokhe Firmansyah often rode on a wooden boat measuring 0.5 by 3 meters from his home in Silaberanti subdistrict, Seberang Ulu 1 district, to Jakabaring in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Now, the wooden boats have been replaced by a more modern transportation mode that former South Sumatra governor Alex Noerdin called “sepur pucuk pala”, which means “the train that runs overhead”, namely the city’s light rail transit (LRT).