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High-Speed Train, Round Two

Monday, June 9, 2025

The plan to build a high-speed rail line from Jakarta to Surabaya is back on the table. It risks repeating the fate of Whoosh, mired in debt.

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President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese Premier Li Qiang witness the exchange of memoranda of understanding on cooperation between National Economic Council Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (right) and Chinese National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zheng Shanjie (left) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, May 25, 2025. Antara/Galih Pradipta. tempo : 175287778935.

THE high-speed rail track may not end in Bandung, West Java. Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), operator of the Jakarta-Bandung bullet train, Whoosh, is now studying a possible extension of the line eastward across Java. “We continue to coordinate and discuss the proposed extension of Whoosh’s route,” KCIC Corporate Communications Manager Emir Monti told Tempo on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

In KCIC’s latest study with

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Ghoida Rahmah

Caesar Akbar contributed to the writing of this article. 

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