Jakarta – Hundreds of taxi drivers staged a rally Sunday against the monopoly of parking lots and taxi ranks at Gambir train station, Central Jakarta.

They marched on several major streets near Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta. "We demand an explanation on the settlement of parking lots and taxi ranks at the station," Haryanto Tambunan, head of the Gambir Station Taxi Drivers Association, said.

Haryanto added that ever since contracts between several taxi companies and the station operator expired on Jan. 18, only two taxi companies could serve passengers at the station. "Even motorcycle taxis cannot operate there. This is a monopolistic practice."

Haryanto said he suspected the move to evict taxi companies at the station was not the station operator's policy, but the parking operator's.