The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train Dilemma, to Go Fast or Go Economical
Monday, February 19, 2024
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train is considered less competitive than the Argo Parahyangan regular train service. The company is working to boost its non-passenger revenue.
DITHO Saputra makes a trip from Bandung in West Java to Jakarta every week. Every Monday, the 30-year-old man boards the 5am Argo Parahyangan train from Bandung Station headed to Gambir Station in Central Jakarta. Although the government introduced the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train or Whoosh since October 2023, claiming a shorter travel time, Ditho remains loyal to Argo Parahyangan. “It might be faster, but it doesn’t make muc
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