The Indonesian and Japanese governments will conduct a joint survey on the construction of a medium-speed railway connecting Jakarta and Surabaya, East Java.
The construction of the railway project could begin in the first quarter of 2017, after the survey is completed, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said. The project is expected to require an investment between $2.5 billion and $3 billion.
The project is part of the government’s efforts to revitalize the existing Jakarta-Surabaya railway, which would be developed into a medium-speed railway with a capacity of 200 km per hour. The revitalization project includes the elimination of 1,000 level crossings along the 725 km-long railway. The medium-speed train could reduce travel times between Jakarta and Surabaya to only six hours from 11 hours.
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