Jakarta-Bandung HSR records an impressive four million passengers after only nine months of operation


The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway train on a platform at Tegalluar station in Bandung, West Java, on May 4, 2024. - PHOTO: AFP

JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR), locally called Whoosh, said on Sunday that it has carried four million passengers since it began commercial operations on Oct 17, 2023.

Eva Chairunisa, general manager and corporate secretary of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), said the achievement is proof of the high public trust and enthusiasm in Indonesia for the HSR during the nine months of operation.

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