JAKARTA, Indonesia: Chinese Premier Li Qiang took a test ride Wednesday on Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, which connects two Indonesian cities as part of China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
Li is visiting Jakarta for two days of talks with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations and other countries.The $7.3 billion rail project, funded largely by China, connects Jakarta and Bandung, the heavily populated capital of West Java province. It is to begin commercial operations on Oct. 1 and will cut travel time between the two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes.
A woman to take photos of a model high-speed train at the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Railway station in Tegalluar, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. AP PHOTOThe 142.3-kilometer railway was constructed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China, known as PT KCIC, a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway International Co. Ltd. The joint venture said the trains will be the fastest in Southeast Asia with speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour.
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