Indonesia Enters the High-Speed Rail Era with the Official Opening of the Jakarta-Bandung Railway

The official opening of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway marks Indonesia’s entry into the high-speed rail era, and China and Indonesia have achieved major landmark results in jointly building the “Belt and Road”.

The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail connects Jakarta and Bandung. The train has a maximum operating speed of 350 kilometers per hour and can reach the two places in 46 minutes at the fastest. How is the local passengers’ first experience with the high-speed rail?

On the afternoon of October 17, local time, Indonesian Transport Minister Budi sounded the gongs and drums symbolizing the opening of operations at Halim Station in Jakarta, and passengers began to check in and enter the station one after another.

The interior design of Halim Station adopts Indonesian Batik traditional batik, Chinese red and other cultural elements, and the Chinese and Indonesian cultures cleverly integrate and echo each other. The G1137 EMU train was painted in silver and red. Passengers gathered around the train nicknamed “Red Komodo” to take photos and check in, just to record this historic moment – this is the first high-speed railway in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

At 15:35, the G1137 EMU train started from Halim Station and headed towards Bandung. On the way, the train stopped briefly at Padalalang Station and some passengers got off. Padalalang Station is the only station on the entire line that is interconnected with existing ordinary-speed railways, allowing interchange between high-speed railways and ordinary-speed railways.

At 15:50, the speedometer showed that the train reached 351 kilometers per hour, exceeding the official maximum operating speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway EMU trains are highly intelligent and equipped with more than 2,500 detection points, which can provide real-time monitoring, early warning and diagnosis of all key systems of the EMU.

At 16:21, the train arrived at the terminal station Dekarur, making it 46 minutes from Jakarta to Bandung. You can see the surrounding mountains in the distance and the pastoral scenery up close, which is the design feature of the station. Here, the station has specially prepared local delicacies for passengers to taste for free.

Mr. Debo and his family, who live in West Java Province, experienced the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail for the first time. In front of the train with the letters “WHOOSH” on it, he held up his mobile phone in his right hand, and a family of four took a photo with the train. They commented: “It’s like ‘land flying’, it’s fast and comfortable.”

The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line is 142.3 kilometers long, starting from Jakarta, passing through Bekasi City, Bekasi County, Karawang County, Puwangkarta County, West Bandung County, Zima Market, Bandung County, and finally To Bandung City, there are four stations: Halim, Karawang, Padalarang and Dekarur.

The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is the first high-speed railway in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It is also a flagship project for the docking of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative and Indonesia’s “Global Maritime Fulcrum” concept, as well as pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia. The entire line adopts Chinese technology and Chinese standards.

Before the official opening of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, China and Indonesia carefully organized relevant units to conduct joint debugging, joint testing, inspection and acceptance, and safety assessment of various professional equipment, and comprehensively reviewed the track status, pantograph performance, train control, communication signal system, etc. Optimize and adjust to ensure that the line is fully qualified for opening and operation.

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Recently, Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province resumed visa-free group tourism between China and Russia. After the opening of mutual visa exemption between China and Russia, it only takes 7 minutes to travel between the two countries by boat, which is very convenient. I saw many Russians coming to Heihe City for shopping and breakfast in groups.

The small border town of Heihe is located in the northern part of Heilongjiang Province, facing Blagoveshchensk, the capital of Russia’s Amor Region, across the Heilongjiang River. It is known as the “Twin Cities” on the border between China and Russia.

According to Heilongjiang Radio and Television, on September 21, the Heihe Water Transport Travel Inspection Port welcomed the first batch of Chinese visa-free tour groups to Russia in three years.

At the same time, related topics such as “Russians go shopping in Heihe” and “Heihe morning market stalls put up Chinese-Russian bilingual signs” have also been trending on relevant platforms in recent times. Videos taken by many netizens show that the market full of stalls is crowded with people, and there are many foreign faces among the crowds. They are either walking and tasting local delicacies or standing in front of the stalls waiting for the steamed buns to be cooked. .

Mainland Jimu News reports that locals seem to have long been accustomed to these foreign customers who shuttle through the morning market. Ms. Fan, a 35-year-old Heihe resident, said that the local market in Heihe has been loved by many Russians since she can remember. However, due to the epidemic, the number of Russians on the streets of Heihe has decreased significantly in recent years. Until September this year, after Heihe City resumed the mutual visa-free group tourism business between China and Russia, the local market once again became a lively scene with foreign faces gathering together. “The local dental clinic is also popular with Russians. Many of them come here to have dental treatment, because dental treatment in Russia is a bit expensive.”

Ms. Fan’s statement was confirmed by a local dental clinic owner, who said that there are indeed several local dental clinics that welcome Russian tourists. “Basically, they are brought there by tour guides who can help translate specific needs.”

Mr. Wang, who is nearly 60 years old, sells fried fish at the Heihe morning market. During the National Day holiday this year, the morning market welcomed a large number of Russian tourists. Mr. Wang said that there are vendors selling all kinds of things in the market. It is very common for Russians to visit the market locally, so many vendors have also learned a few simple words in Russian to facilitate communication with Russian tourists. However, he joked, “There are so many fish in Russia that they don’t seem interested in my fried fish.”

Ms. Hou also sells fried dough sticks at this morning market, and her business is pretty good in the local area. “There are a lot of Russians in the morning market, and there are also a lot of people traveling from other places, but our business has not changed much.” Ms. Hou said that according to her observation, Russian tourists who visit the morning market prefer food with meat. , such as meat buns, etc.

Taking advantage of Heihe’s geographical advantages, Ms. Fan chose to engage in cross-border e-commerce. She applied for a Russian business visa a long time ago. After Heihe City resumed the visa-free group tourism business between China and Russia, cross-border tourism has become a favorite leisure method for Heihe residents. She also went to Bu City for a tour.

Ms. Fan said that the mutual visa exemption between China and Russia was only for tourist groups, but when she went to Buenos Aires alone, she still showed her Russian business visa to the customs as required.

Ms. Fan also said that when an individual leaves the country with a visa from Heihe Customs, he needs to take a boat to Bu City. The round-trip ticket costs 140 yuan per person and takes 5 minutes one way. After arriving in Bu City, he needs to pay a head tax to the local customs. However, for travelers who choose to travel across the border in a group tour, the relevant costs are basically included in the group fee.

It is believed that cross-border tourism between China and Russia will become more and more active in the future.

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2023-10-18 02:40:57