Indonesia is preparing to launch the first high-speed train, or bullet train, in Southeast Asia on Oct. 2.
The Chinese-built high-speed train, called Whoosh, can carry more than 600 passengers to or from Jakarta and Bandung, a distance of 142 kilometers, in less than an hour, instead of the usual three. hours because it can travel at a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia It was tested on September 13 and will preside over the opening of the train on Monday, October 2. Mr. Luhut Panjaitan, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment A test ride on the train along with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who came to the ASEAN Summit in early September, revealed that President Widodo will invite Chinese President Xi Jinping to come and test ride the train.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo test rides high-speed train
A high-speed rail project worth US$7.3 billion (approximately 269,050 million baht) connects Jakarta, the capital, with Bandung, the second-largest city and center of arts and culture. It is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), built by PT KCIC, a joint venture between four Indonesian state enterprises and China Railway Company. China International was originally set to be completed by 2019 and with a budget of no more than 5 billion US dollars (not more than 184,280 million baht), but has been delayed many times due to construction problems and the outbreak of COVID-19. 19.
Source: Thai News Agency