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First girder erected, marking another milestone in high-speed train project
The box girder installed on Monday is one of 2,000 total box girders to be built to support the elevated railway structure.
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State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Sumarno (seventh left) and executives of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) pose for a picture following the erection of the first box girder to support an elevated section of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project.
(Handout/PT KCIC)
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he development of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project has reached another important milestone following the installation of the first box girder which will support an elevated section in West Cikarang, West Java on Monday.
Chandra Dwiputra, the president director of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) - the Indonesia-China consortium responsible for the project - said the construction of the elevated section marked another important phase in the railway's construction after the completion of the 608-meter tunnel in Walini, West Bandung regency.
The high-speed railway project connecting Jakarta and Bandung in West Java will serve four main stations, namely Halim in Jakarta, Karawang in West Java, as well as Walini and Tegaluar in Bandung regency. Of the 142.3-kilometer track, as much as 80 km will be elevated, 16.9 km will pass through tunnels and the remaining track will be on the landed subgrade.
“As we know that elevated structures make up the majority of our railway project, this girder installation will accelerate the development of the railway track, which is expected to be connected in 2020. Aside from girder installation, we will also install the continuous beam [for the elevated track] in the future,” he said during a ceremony to mark the installation of the girder.
Chandra said the box girder installed on Monday was one of 2,000 box girders to be built to support the elevated structure. Each box girder is 30 meters long and weighs almost 900 tons.
The box girders are produced at three casting yards located in Cikarang and Bandung. The girders are produced by PT Wijaya Karya in cooperation with Chinese construction company Sinohydro and CREC.
State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno, who also attended the ceremony, said she was so proud of the project's progress, especially the girder installation and the Walini tunnel that was completed in May.
