The first batch of 50-meter rails for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) have been delivered to the track-laying base in Indonesia. The rails have been manufactured in Panzhihua in southwest China.
The Jakarta–Bandung HSR line is being developed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) at an estimated investment of USD6 billion. It will span 142.3 km. Construction on the project began in September 2019. As of December 2020, the project progress was 64 per cent.
Once completed, travel time between the two cities will be reduced from 3 hours to 45 minutes.