China-Indonesia jointly built Yawan high-speed railway opened operation, which is the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia
(Original title: The first high-speed rail in Southeast Asia!) China-Indonesia jointly built Yawan high-speed railway opened today)
The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Railway Group) that on September 7, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway jointly built by China and Indonesia was put into operation, and the fastest travel time between the two places was compressed from 3.5 hours to 40 minutes. At the beginning of October, commercial operations will begin on official ticket sales. This marks that Indonesia has entered the era of high-speed rail, and China and Indonesia have achieved major landmark results in jointly building the "Belt and Road".
Yawan high-speed rail
The person in charge of the international department of China Railway Group introduced that the Yawan high-speed railway is the first high-speed railway in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and it is also a flagship project for China's joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and Indonesia's "global maritime fulcrum" concept, and the pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia, and the whole line adopts Chinese technology and Chinese standards. The Yawan high-speed railway connects Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, with the famous tourist city of Bandung, with a total length of 142.3 kilometers and a maximum speed of 350 kilometers, starting from Jakarta City, passing through Bekasi City, Bekasi County, Karawang County, Puwang Garda County, West Bandung County, Chima Hui City, Bandung County, and finally to Bandung City, with 4 stations in Halim, Karawang, Padalalang and De Karur.
The person in charge introduced that after the opening of the Yawan high-speed railway, from September 7 to September 30, between Halim Station in Jakarta and Bandung de Karur Station, 8 passenger trains will be arranged every day according to the train operation map, and citizens along the line can book a free ride experience from Indonesia China High-Speed Railway Co., Ltd. (KCIC). Commercial operation will begin in early October, when the number of passenger trains will be determined according to market demand to meet the travel needs of people along the line.
High-speed rail station
Yawan high-speed railway EMU is designed and manufactured by Chinese enterprises using the advanced and mature technology of Fuxing Chinese standard EMU with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, adapting to Indonesia's operating environment and line conditions, and integrating Indonesian local culture, with advanced technology, safety and comfort. Each EMU is composed of 8 cars, equipped with VIP, first-class and second-class seats, with a total capacity of 601 people, which can be reconnected, equipped with barrier-free facilities such as toilets for the disabled, Braille guidance signs, and vending cabinets, coffee machines, microwave ovens and other equipment, which can provide passengers with a good riding experience.
The major stations of the Yawan high-speed railway present the distinctive characteristics of "one station, one scene", highlight modern functions, highlight Indonesian culture, integrate the beautiful natural landscape of West Java Island and the local "weaving culture", equipped with advanced and perfect service facilities and intelligent customer service information system, and seamlessly connect with municipal transportation such as light rail, bus, taxi, etc., making it more convenient and faster for passengers to travel by high-speed rail. Halim Station in the capital Jakarta has become Indonesia's largest railway passenger station, with a construction area of 26,000 square meters and a capacity of 2,500 people waiting for the train at the same time. Padalalang Station is the only station on the entire line that is interconnected with the existing general speed railway, which can realize the smooth transfer of high-speed railway and general speed railway.
High-speed rail station
The geological environment along the Yawan high-speed railway is complex, and the construction of the project is very difficult. The participating units of China and Indonesia fully learn from the successful experience of China's high-speed railway construction, adhere to the concept of ecological environmental protection, strengthen the organization of survey design and construction, strengthen safety and quality control, and promote the construction of the project in a scientific and orderly, high-quality and efficient manner. The project selected routes to avoid landslides, volcanoes and other bad geology to the greatest extent, innovatively designed bridges with better seismic isolation performance, ballastless tracks with higher smoothness, and more functional train operation control and other advanced systems, and built 13 tunnels and 56 bridges with high standards.
During the construction of the Yawan high-speed railway, a large number of raw materials such as cement produced in Indonesia were purchased, which promoted the local economic development. A large number of Indonesian employees were recruited to participate in the construction of the project, bringing 51,000 jobs to the local area and training 45,000 Indonesian employees.
Yawan high-speed rail
The person in charge introduced that before the opening and operation of the Yawan high-speed railway, China and Indonesia carefully organized relevant units to conduct joint debugging and joint testing, testing and acceptance and safety assessment of various professional equipment, and comprehensively optimized and adjusted the track status, pantograph network performance, train control, communication signal system, etc., to ensure that the line fully meets the conditions for opening and operation. Operation management and equipment maintenance personnel were carefully selected, and strict training examinations were conducted to confirm that they were qualified for the post.
The person in charge said that after the opening and operation of the Yawan high-speed railway, the travel time between Jakarta and Bandung will be greatly compressed, greatly improving local transportation conditions, facilitating the travel of people along the route, driving commercial development and tourism industry development, which will inject acceleration and provide new momentum for regional economic and social development, which is of great significance for deepening pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia and building a community with a shared future between China and Indonesia.
