Medan LRT
Future light rail transit system in Medan
The Medan Light Rail Transit (Medan LRT) is a planned light rail transit system in Medan, Indonesia. Made due to concerns of the congested future of the city, the government deems the project, alongside the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), necessary. The project was announced in 2017 as a public-private partnership, with many international corporations began bidding. Construction began in 2019, but was disturbed the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2025, there have been no major developments. The LRT will use one rolling stock, with more than 20 stations divided into three lines.
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Medan, home to more than 2.5 million people, offers several modes of public transportation. Every year, the city experiences an average of 0.3% increase in population. Despite that, 98% of the population uses private, instead of public, transportation, with an 6% average increase in vehicle quantity every year according to the North Sumatra Department of Transportation. If this continues, by 2024, Medan was predicted to be gridlocked.
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