Cooperation vital in designing new railway for Indonesia


Modern infrastructure: An under construction section of elevated track for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. Once completed, the railroad will be the first in South-East Asia capable of handling trains travelling at speeds of up to 350km per hour. — Bloomberg

BEIJING: Cooperation between China and Indonesia was promoted in designing the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in the South-East Asian nation.

Xia Jian, senior engineer at China Railway Design Corp, who led the line’s design, said: “We always adhered to the principle of ‘discussion and sharing’ in planning the line.”

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