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Government plans to extend high-speed rail to Surabaya via Yogyakarta
As the Jakarta-Bandung HSR gear up to commence its free trial service next month, the government has unveiled a plan to expand the high-speed rail to the East Java capital.
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A train arrives at Tegalluar Terminal Station in Bandung regency, West Java, during a trial run of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) on June 22, 2023 . (Antara/Bagus Ahmad Rizaldi)
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he Transportation Ministry has announced plans to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) to Surabaya in East Java along a route that will pass through Yogyakarta.
"The name remains [the same] but later, the trains will go to Surabaya through Yogyakarta," Rail Transportation Director General Mohamad Risal Wasal told a meeting with House of Representatives Commission V on Wednesday, as quoted by Tempo.
Risal added that integrated intermodal transportation facilitating easy access to downtown Bandung through feeder lines was already in place at Padalarang Station, but feeder trains were not yet available at Tegalluar HSR Terminal Station in Bandung regency.
"The feeder train from Padalarang Station to Bandung takes around 15 minutes, so the total trip from Jakarta to Bandung takes 39 minutes by [the HSR]," he said.
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Risal confirmed that a feasibility study would be conducted for extending the HSR tracks from Bandung to Surabaya.
The government hopes to capitalize on its experience in developing the Jakarta-Bandung HSR to reduce the costs of future projects, including through the use of more domestic materials and improving supply by developing the downstream mineral industry.
