Indonesia's first bullet train hits 350 kph as Jokowi takes test ride

Service between Jakarta and Bandung scheduled to begin next month

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, checks out the country's new high-speed train on Sept. 13. (Presidential secretariat)

NANA SHIBATA and BOBBY NUGROHO, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday went for a spin on the country's new China-backed high-speed train, ahead of the Jakarta-Bandung route's official opening in early October.

The train hit 350 kilometers per hour and earned a positive review from the president.

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