Work starts on Indonesia’s first high-speed line | International Railway Journal
Ceremony launches construction of Jakarta – Bandung fast line - Railway Gazette
Walini will be the location of one of the eight stations on the 142.3km line which will be designed for 250km/h operation. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2018 allowing high-speed services to start in early 2019. A 40-minute journey time is envisaged, compared with around three hours on the existing 173km line.3 hours to 40 minutes? A factor of 4.5 times less.
Ceremony launches construction of Jakarta – Bandung fast line - Railway Gazette
Indonesian officials had agreed last October to proceed with a ‘business to business’ agreement whereby a consortium with 40% Chinese involvement would develop the railway with no financial involvement from the government in Jakarta. Three-quarters of the estimated US$5·5bn cost is coming via loans from China Development Bank, with China Railway International Co Ltd holding a 40% share in the construction consortium. Domestic participants include construction firm Wijaya Karya, toll road operator Jasa Marga and national railway PT KAI.Yet more China railroad-building abroad.
