Indonesia presents China-made high-speed train cars

Railway to connect Jakarta with Bandung; operations to start in June 2023

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A total of 12 sets of eight-car trains, approximately 200 meters in length each, will be delivered in the future. 

KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia has presented in public the cars of the country's first high-speed train connecting the capital Jakarta with Bandung, a major city in West Java, with commercial operations expected to start in June 2023.

The cars, presented to the media on Saturday, were manufactured by a company under China's state-owned train manufacturer CRRC. The covers on the cars were not removed throughout the event.

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