Indonesia’s First High-Speed Railway to Start First Trial in November

Indonesia’s first high-speed railway connecting the country’s largest cities of Jakarta and Bandung is set to begin a test run in November in time for the G20 meeting in Bali, reported GCR.

After a difficult six-year construction period, the project is now at 80% completion, according to the governor of West Java province Ridwan Kamil.

With test runs expected in November this year, the actual service would open to the public in June 2023.

The 142km line will operate CR400AF “Fuxing” trains, which are presently the fastest in the world.

The new rail system will cut the travel time between Jakarta and Bandung from up to five hours to around 36 minutes.

The project, which has suffered a number of delays in its construction, is being financed by China and its construction is being led by the China Railway Engineering Corporation. It is the first phase in the proposed trans-Java rail network.

Around 58% of the line is made up of elevated structures with 13 tunnels.

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