Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the HSR’s name “Whoosh,” which means being fast, efficient and reliable, saying it marked the modernization of Indonesia’s transportation mode.
The Indonesian Transportation Ministry issued an operating license on Sept 29 to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR.
The 142.3-km long high-speed line, connecting Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta and the fourth largest city Bandung, is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia’s Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy.
