BRI-related high-speed trains head to Indonesia

Modern infrastructure: An under construction section of elevated track for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. Once completed, the railroad will be the first in South-East Asia capable of handling trains travelling at speeds of up to 350km per hour. — Bloomberg

BEIJING: The first batch of Chinese-made high-speed trains, customised for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, will arrive in Indonesia by the end of this month, marking a milestone for China’s bullet train industry, says manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd.

Sailing from Qingdao Port in East China’s Shandong province, CRRC Qingdao Sifang, a subsidiary of state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, will transport 11 sets of electric passenger trains and an inspection train to Indonesia for the landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).