Medan is the capital city of North Sumatera Province - a growing city in term of population and economic development. It has 265.10 km2 area with density about 8,008 inhabitants/ km2 which ranked 15th for the highest dense city in Indonesia. The people of this city still rely on their mobility through private vehicles and road sector. From the total of existing vehicles in Medan, 408,877 units are private vehicles, 4,523,956 units of motorbike and 26,960 units of becak motor. Only 1% allocated for public transportation such as mini vans and buses.
In order to reduce congestion and improve connectivity in the urban area, the government of Medan city proposes the development of rail transportation. Currently, the city of Medan has existing railway network that connects Medan to others cities and districts in North Sumatera province but urban railway still unavailable. The urban railway will use a light rail system for its technology selection considering its technical - wise and investment cost.