Indonesian industry will ‘boom’ along HSR line

Picture-perfect: The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train serves as a nice backdrop for photos. The project has also modernised mass transportation in Indonesia and is making it more efficient while reducing emissions. — AFP

JAKARTA: The purpose of high-speed rail (HSR) projects like the new Jakarta-Bandung connection is not just passenger transportation but also industrialisation alongside the tracks, according to Wang Yiwei from the China Public Diplomacy Association.

Indonesia’s first HSR, and the first in Asean, is an Indonesian-Chinese joint venture.