Indonesia cancels women-only trains

Yahoo News:
Indonesia’s railway company has decided to scrap women-only trains less than a year after they were introduced.
State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia launched seven brightly painted trains in October to provide safety and comfort for women following reports of sexual harassment in mixed-gender commuter cars linking Jakarta to outlying areas.

But the trains are largely empty outside rush hour while regular ones are always packed, company spokeswoman Eva Chairunnisa said.
“To increase capacity, we decided to convert the women-only trains into regular ones,” Chairunnisa said

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