Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) Kelapa Gading-Manggarai line at Manggarai Station on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in Indonesia's ongoing push to modernize its capital's transit network.

"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful-this afternoon, Wednesday, September 16, 2026. I hereby inaugurate the Jakarta LRT Kelapa Gading-Manggarai line," President Prabowo announced in a ceremony broadcast live on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel.

Highlighting the new line as a symbol of "national transportation transformation", the President emphasized that Jakarta has evolved into a global metropolitan area supporting a population of 42 m...