Regional countries pushing ahead with modern rail travel

Full speed ahead: A high-speed train arriving at the Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indoneisa, on June 22. In just a few months, South-East Asia’s first ever high-speed rail will start passenger operations between Jakarta and Bandung. — Antara/The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

WITH the Covid-19 pandemic largely being placed on the back burner, progress on the development of fast rail services is marching on unabated globally.

In just a few months, South-East Asia’s first ever high-speed rail (HSR) will start passenger operations between Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia, bringing rapid and comfortable rail travel to the southern hemisphere for the first time.