This month has witnessed the first high speed train line opening for commercial operation in the world's southern hemisphere.
This month has witnessed the commercial opening of the first high-speed train line in the world’s southern hemisphere. The new rail line, between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung, cuts journey time from around 3 hours, down to just 45 minutes.The new train line started commercial passenger operations on October 2nd, after a ceremonial opening by Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, on the same day.
The total journey time from Jakarta to Bandung is initially scheduled at 46 minutes, but could go as low as 36 minutes in the future, according to. There are two stops along the way, at Karawang , and Padalarang. The current pricing for the Jakarta to Bandung journey is from Rp. 150,000 , though this is an early promotional price, and may be closer to 300,000 in the future.
In general, high-speed rail journeys of up to 4 hours almost always displace most flights serving the same route, since they end up being quicker overall, more reliable, and more comfortable. For the newest lines that maintain very high average speeds over long distances, the rail vs plane advantage can extend to 5 hours. Since all high-speed rail runs on electricity, it is already the least polluting form of transport per passenger km, for long distance travel.
The KCIC line uses technology and hardware already proven out in China’s extensive high-speed rail network. As of the end of 2022, China had of operational high-speed rail lines, representing over two thirds of the world’s total. The high utilisation rates mean that likely an even higher proportion of the world’s high-speed rail passenger-kilometres are travelled in China.which opened far back in 2004, and regularly travels at speeds up to 431 km/h .
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