JAKARTA, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first batch of 50-metre rails of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was transported to the track-laying base yesterday, the railway’s operator said.
A statement released by KCIC, a joint venture consortium between Chinese and Indonesian state-owned firms that runs the 142.3-km HSR, said, the freight created conditions for the next step of rail welding and laying, as well as, provided strong support for accelerating the construction of the project.
KCIC said, the first batch of rails, made in southwest China’s Panzhihua was shipped to Cilacap by sea, from port of Fangchenggang in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Dec, last year.
It said, the arrival marks the rail transport channel from Panzhihua to the project site in Tegal Luar and lays a solid foundation for the early completion and opening of Jakarta-Bandung HSR.
KCIC and Indonesia’s state-owned railway operator, PT Kereta Api Indonesia, and related construction units, held delivery and receiving ceremonies at the Cilacap port and track laying base, respectively.
With a speed of 350 km per hour, the high-speed railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java province, from more than three hours to around 40 minutes.– NNN-XINHUA
