[Video] - Why Mahathir doesn't want the HSR but Anwar wants

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[syed putra]

Short flights are bad for the environment. By now, if they had started way back in the 1990's, we could use hsr all the way to haadyai.

 

[shock888]

Dr M is personal when it comes to SG… whoever is the PM does not matter.

 

[Loofydralb]

Dr M is personal when it comes to SG… whoever is the PM does not matter.

Mahathir is right. The distance is too short for an HSR system to be fully beneficial. 1000kms or more and the pros will outweigh the cons. To the useless Johor Setan/Sultan, it's an ego trip he is trying to build.

 

[Boonsiong]

Nice

 

[syed putra]

Jkt to bandung hsr now doing 62 daily trips.

Indonesia's First Bullet Train Reaches Major Milestone​

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Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has surpassed 10 million passenger trips since it began operations in 2023.


The 142-kilometer rail line connects Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, cutting a three-hour drive to a 46 minute-train journey.

Newsweek contacted the network owners, Kereta Cepat Indonesia China, for more information on the milestone via email.

Why It Matters​

The high-speed rail link, a joint venture under China's Belt and Road Initiative, is Indonesia's first infrastructure project of this kind. China leads the world in high-speed rail development and the project symbolizes deepening infrastructure cooperation between the countries.

A Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train is seen at the Tegalluar station depot in Bandung, West Java, on January 17, 2024. Getty Images

What to Know​

The high-speed railway is now operating 62 daily train services, up from 14 during its initial phase, accommodating more than 37,000 passengers per day. Trains operate at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

Some trains have recorded occupancy rates as high as 99.6 percent, particularly during peak travel seasons like Ramadan and Christmas, according to China Railway International reports seen by The Star.