From trackside shacks to new homes, Jakarta families weigh what comes next
- JAKARTA: For years, families living in shack houses beside active railway tracks in Central Jakarta’s Tanah Abang district timed their lives around passing trains.
- Conversations in their homes - most of which are built less than 5m from railway lines - are interrupted by the rumble of carriages, which during rush hour can be as frequent as every five to 10 minutes.
- Children playing near crossings or on tracks against the backdrop of Jakarta’s skyscrapers know to step aside every time they hear a distant rumbling noise - a signal that a train is about to pass.
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- JAKARTA: For years, families living in shack houses beside active railway tracks in Central Jakarta’s Tanah Abang district timed their lives around passing trains.
- Conversations in their homes - most of which are built less than 5m from railway lines - are interrupted by the rumble of carriages, which during rush hour can be as frequent as every five to 10 minutes.
- Children playing near crossings or on tracks against the backdrop of Jakarta’s skyscrapers know to step aside every time they hear a distant rumbling noise - a signal that a train is about to pass.
Sources: CNA