Jakarta-Bandung Rapid Train Route Would be 90% in West Java

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to do a soft launch of Jakarta-Bandung rapid train in the mid of December 2015. Ahmad Heryawan, West Java Governor, revealed that 90 percent of the route of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is located in West Java Province and the rest 10 percent is in Jakarta area. It will be applicable for mainly four areas in Bandung Raya: Bandung City, Cimahi City, West Bandung City, and Bandung District.

Director of the Indonesia-China Rapid Railways Hanggoro Budi Wiryawan stated that the route is 150 kilometers in length, and the train will operate at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It will help commuters cover the distance between Jakarta and Bandung in 40 minutes. The tariff of the fast train will be around Rp 200 thousand/person.

The project is still in progress and will be constructed from Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, to Tegalluar, Bandung District, West Java. The districts and cities involved in the project are Bekasi City, Bekasi District, Karawang District, Purwakarta District, West Bandung District, Cimahi City, Bandung City, and Bandung District. The budget for this fast train project reaches Rp 70 trillion.