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Indonesia to operate Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail in October

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(VOVWORLD) - Indonesia's high-speed rail service, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, is set to begin commercial operations as early as October following repeated delays. 
Indonesia to operate Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail in October - ảnh 1The high-speed rail is an approximately 140-km connection that links Jakarta to West Java province's Bandung city. (Photo: KCIC)

As reported by Nikkei Asia, the Indonesian-Chinese consortium KCIC set October as the new opening date after pushing back the previous timeline of August. KCIC will use the extra time to conduct further test runs to ensure safety.

President Joko Widodo said last week that he expected to take part in September trial runs for the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail.

A trial launch is planned for September and October, when near-by residents can ride free of charge. The service will have a top operating speed of roughly 350km per hour.

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