High-speed rail in Indonesia
Indonesia operates a single high-speed rail service between Jakarta, the country's capital and largest metropolitan area, and Bandung, the third largest metropolitan area. The service is branded as Whoosh (short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, 'Time Saving, Optimal Operation, Outstanding System') and operated by Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), with plans of extending the line to Surabaya, the second largest metropolitan area. The Whoosh is the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia and the Southern Hemisphere. It covers a distance of 143 kilometres (89 mi) with a maximum operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), and design speed of KCIC400AF train of 420 km/h (260 mph), making it the fastest commercially operating railway network in the world, tied with a handful of lines in China. The travel time between the two cities averages 35 minutes, down from 3 hours with the existing railway line. Construction started in August 2018, with the cost of $7.3 billion to build...
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