State railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia plans to provide women-only trains for services in Greater Jakarta on Aug. 9.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/08/05/womenonly-train-be-launched-jakarta-next-week.html
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My guess is that this new service is a response to some of the religious proclivities of the Muslim Population?
YIKES! FTL: “…The Band-Aid solution aims to reduce instances of sexual harassment on public transportation, the company’s spokesperson Sugeng Priyono told tempointeraktif.com on Thursday…”
Wonder why they are just now taking note of that aspect of the Sharia…Wonder what body part they remove for thatr particular category of violation?[sigh]
There are also similar women-only cars on Japanese commuter trains.