03-Oct-18, HKTDC
Services on the Chinese mainland-funded Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail Line are set to begin within three years, representing a new high-water mark for Beijing-Jakarta relations.
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Construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)-backed Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line is reportedly back on track following a hiatus, with its contractors confident it will now enter operation in 2021.
Once completed, the line will be 150 kilometres long and have the capacity to handle trains travelling as fast as 250 km per hour. Initially, it is expected to have an average daily passenger flow of about 44,000, a figure expected to climb dramatically. Its most significant benefit, though, is the cut in transit time it offers for journeys between two of the country's primary hubs, with the present five-hour duration falling to just 36 minutes.