China’s railway is expansive. At the end of 2021, China's high-speed rail network spanned nearly 40,000 km. The country aims to build 70,000 kilometers of domestic high-speed rail network by 2035.
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President Joko Widodo observed the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail construction project some time ago.
Progress of the Jakarta-Bandung speed train project has reached 80.40 percent with services for passengers expected to start in mid-2023.
"This must go ahead. [We] cannot afford to put it on hold," Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Wednesday (16/11/2022) in Bali. His presentation over the progress report of the project in a forum was attended by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Following his presentation, the presidents of the two countries watched the dynamic test of the comprehensive inspection train (CIT) online. Operated by two enginemen, namely Mu Zhen and Supriadi, the inspection train was seen gliding out from Tegal Luar Station.
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail network (KCJB) will span 142.3 kilometers. With the rail network not having been completely constructed until mid-November, the train was not driven up to 350 km per hour during the trial.
The KCJB project is recognized as having surmounted complex geological structural challenges and the high-speed train technology from China is very sophisticated.
Regarding the safety of the KCJB, which some people were concerned about, the broadcast trial showed the train had passed the technical test. The KCJB train is supported by an earthquake early warning system. The KCJB project is recognized as having surmounted complex geological structural challenges and the high-speed train technology from China is very sophisticated.
China’s railway is expansive. At the end of 2021, China's high-speed rail network spanned nearly 40,000 km. The country aims to build 70,000 kilometers of domestic high-speed rail network by 2035.
ARSIP KERETA CEPAT INDONESIA-CHINA
The area of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line continues to be worked on, Friday (5/8/2022).
The KCJB rail network will be the backbone of transportation between Jakarta and Bandung. The railwork must be completed by mid-2023, when it is expected to allow the next work, which is to build supporting public transportation as feeders for the KCJB both in Jakarta and Bandung.
The challenge on the Bandung side is the transit process at Padalarang Station and the extending route from it to downtown Bandung. The distance between the two stations is about 18 km. It serves middle-upper class passengers who are willing to pay more to ride the KCJB for 36 minutes.
The problem is how public transportation can be served to the community optimally.
We have so far proven capable of catering transportation infrastructure. In Jakarta, we now have the MRT and LRT. In Palembang, the LRT network has also been built. The problem is how public transportation can be served to the community optimally.
Padalarang will be the key to the success of this KCJB project. During transit, passenger movement must flow seamlessly in order for people not to be held back from boarding a KCJB train. Train and vehicle feeders must live up to the comfort standards of the middle-upper class segment of society.
ARSIP KERETA CEPAT INDONESIA-CHINA
The series of Electric Multiple Units (EMU) or the Jakarta-Bandung (KCJB) fast train as seen from above began to be sent from China to Indonesia, Friday (5/8/2022).
Without a thorough design and building of Padalarang Station, we fear that the KCJB will not be used optimally. This should be in pace with the intense constructions of the toll road infrastructure, especially the widening of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road and the construction of the South Jakarta-Cikampek II toll road.
