October marks a major milestone towards the successful completion of Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia's (WRSA) Indonesian South Line Double Tracking (SLDTphase1) Project.

The last of ten stations was provisionally handed over and returned to service.  Yogyakarta station is a major station in Central Java and the last station on the SLDT Ph1 Project. The station is controlled by a Siemens Relay interlocking MIS 801 and was modified by WRSA to allow a double line connection from the other nine WESTRACE controlled stations.

The handover was particularly important because of the annual Lebaran holidays when over 2 million people will move by train through Central Java . 

This final station handover is the culmination of many years of hard work by all the teams involved with the Indonesian projects who have faced many challenges such as tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and bird flu. Although this was the last station handover on the SLDT Ph1, it is by no means the end of the project. There are still many design and site activities to conclude including the final connections to the centralised traffic control (CTC) systems.

Additionally there is a 2 years warranty support period, so continuing support will be required from many departments and individuals within WRSA.

It is hoped that more projects will follow in , strengthening WRSA's relationship with Indonesian Railways that goes back to 1993 when a permanent presence was first established in the country.