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View all search resultsThough a preliminary study is underway on Whoosh's Surabaya extension as a necessary development, the question of who will foot the bill looms large, with the government insistent on not dipping into the state coffers and operator KCIC insisting it can't go it alone.
The government is considering including Japan in Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), an Indonesia-China consortium to develop the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, as Indonesia seeks to expedite and expand the national strategic project, a senior minister has said.
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said that the government is seeking more involvement of local contents in the Jakarta-Surabaya train project, particularly rolling stock components that can be manufactured by state-owned train maker PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA).
The government will close about 1,000 railway crossings from Jakarta to Surabaya to make way for the medium-speed rail project connecting Jakarta with Surabaya, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said.
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Tuesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had joined the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology in conducting a feasibility study on the Jakarta-Surabaya railway project.
The government has not decided whether the Jakarta-Surabaya medium-speed railway would use existing railway tracks or develop new tracks as hinted by Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Panjaitan, an official has said.
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