JAKARTA: The services of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) in Indonesia, locally known as Whoosh, have brought lots of joy for the public since it was officially launched about a month ago.

Officials stand near of high-speed railway during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway at Padalarang station in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2023.

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail project in Indonesia exemplifies the complex intersection of geopolitics, infrastructure, and economic ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region. Initially dominated ...

JAKARTA: “Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, yes!” — this is the greeting yelped through the loudspeakers aboard the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR), touted as the first in Indonesia and ...

A worker runs past a model of a high-speed train displayed at the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Railway station in Tegalluar, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.

Economic losses due to jams in greater Jakarta and Bandung have reached over 100 trillion rupiah (S$8.85 billion) annually,” said President Joko Widodo after travelling on the high speed rail ...

BEIJING, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from China Report ASEAN: When the sun rises, high-speed trains are already lined up for departure from Halim Station of the Jakarta Bandung ...

On the right track: Workers examine train cars for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at a maintenance depot belonging to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), the operator of the railway ...

The launch of a Chinese-funded rail project in Indonesia is delayed due to safety concerns. The $7.3 billion 88-mile (142 km) train line between the Indonesian Capital City Jakarta and Bandung is ...

Jakarta-Bandung is a high-speed rail project being developed in Indonesia, connecting the capital city of Jakarta with Bandung. Project Type. High-speed rail. Location. Jakarta-Bandung, Indonesia.

Funding for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was originally a competition between China and Japan. After Japan’s success in meeting Jakarta’s population density challenge by building the Jakarta ...