China ships high-speed trains to Indonesia; customised for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway

BEIJING, Aug 27 (China Daily/ANN): The first batch of Chinese-made high-speed trains, customised for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, will arrive in the South-East Asian country by the end of this month, marking a milestone for China's bullet train industry, said manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd.

Sailing from Qingdao Port in East China's Shandong province, CRRC Qingdao Sifang, a subsidiary of State-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, will transport 11 sets of electric passenger trains and an inspection train to Indonesia for the landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative.