JAKARTA– The Indonesian government will give 4.1 trillion rupiahs (274 million U.S. dollars) of additional fund, to state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI), to speed up the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR).

PT KAI’s vice president of public relations, Joni Martinus, said in a statement yesterday, “KAI has committed to immediately complete the HSR construction. The train will be a medium for people to transport quickly and safely,” he said.

According to the company, the progress of the Jakarta-Bandung HSR project has reached 76 percent.

The trains will operate on a 142.3-km double track that will stop at four stations.

Source: Nam News Network