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Jakarta-Bandung HSR marks 100 days of operation with 1.45 mln passengers transported

STORY: Jakarta-Bandung HSR marks 100 days of operation with 1.45 mln passengers transported SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR) 2. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent in Jakarta 3. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): SWARJONO, Local passenger 4. various of passengers taking the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent in Jakarta "This is the Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city. It's been 100 days since the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway started its commercial operation. During this period, the high-speed trains locally known as WHOOSH, have carried 1.45 million passengers. The daily passenger occupancy rate is as high as 99.6 percent. Fully equipped with Chinese technology and system, the railway connects Jakarta and Bandung, cutting the travel time between the two cities from more than 3

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Jakarta-Bandung HSR aims to serve 31,000 passengers per day in 2024

STORY: Jakarta-Bandung HSR aims to serve 31,000 passengers per day in 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at the High-speed Railway station STORYLINE: The Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (HSR), the first of its kind in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has set a target to serve 31,000 passengers per day throughout this year, said PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR. KCIC's manager of corporate communications, Emir Monti, told local media on Wednesday that the HSR, locally known as Whoosh, can serve 31,000 passengers with 68 trips per day, an outcome of a study by the University of Indonesia, said Monti. He said that KCIC is continuing its work on increasing the number of trips while improving services and facilities at stations and providing attractive promotions for passengers.

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos at the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for their trains at the waiting hall of the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for their trains outside the waiting hall of the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk into the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk past a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk in the waiting hall of the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HSR-OPERATION-THREE MONTHS

(240117) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member helps as a passenger checks in at the Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1.4 million passenger trips up to Jan. 14 this year, according to the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia (KCIC). The Chinese-built HSR, locally called Whoosh, began its commercial operation in October 2023. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, it connects Jakarta's Halim station to Tegalluar station in Indonesia's fourth largest city Bandung, West Java province. With constantly improved service, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is making the travel more convenient and comfortable. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Jakarta-Bandung HSR deepens friendship between Chinese, Indonesian people

STORY: Jakarta-Bandung HSR deepens friendship between Chinese, Indonesian people SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta-Bandung HSR 2. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): GARIBALDI THOHIR, Chairman of China Committee of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 3. various of Jakarta-Bandung HSR STORYLINE: The operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) deepens the friendship between the people of Indonesia and China, exerting a positive influence on enhancing the relationship between the two countries, said Garibaldi Thohir, chairman of the China Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): GARIBALDI THOHIR, Chairman of China Committee of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry "I think the Jakarta-Bandung HSR is very good, indeed. I see the enthusiasm of Indonesian people to ride the HSR, Whoosh. We call it Whoosh. So with the advanced Chinese technology and

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Cartoon contest themed on Jakarta-Bandung HSR held in Indonesia

STORY: Cartoon contest themed on Jakarta-Bandung HSR concludes in Indonesia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the award ceremony STORYLINE: The WHOOSH International Cartoon Contest 2023 concluded on Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, and an award ceremony was held Thursday night. The cartoon contest was themed on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), officially named WHOOSH. The event, launched on Nov. 6, was supported by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium that constructs and runs the HSR, the Indonesian Cartoonist Federation, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. A total of 296 painters from 40 countries took part in the competition, and the organizers received 424 cartoon works and 97 comic works. The winning works of this comic competition have been printed into books and will be exhibited at four stations along the high-speed railway. Th

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Public excitement in Indonesia grows high towards Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train

STORY: Public excitement in Indonesia grows high towards Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers 2. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): MASNI SARAGIH, Local resident STORYLINE: The services of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) in Indonesia, locally known as Whoosh, have brought lots of joy for the public in the world's fourth-largest populous nation since it was officially launched about a month ago. According to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR, trains have carried about 383,000 passengers on the railway since the commercial operation started, with the highest daily occupancy rate reaching 98.7 percent. The public enthusiasm was so high that KCIC needed to intensify the travel schedule up to 28 trips per weekday and 36 trips per day on weeken

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Indonesian president declares operation of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway

STORY: Indonesian president declares operation of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Halim Station STORYLINE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) at Halim Station in Jakarta Monday morning. The Indonesian Transportation Ministry issued an operating license Friday to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China, a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR. At the ceremony, Widodo announced the name of the HSR, "Whoosh," inspired by the sound of the train, saying that the high-speed train marks the modernization of Indonesia's transportation mode, which is efficient, environment friendly and integrated with other public transportation tools. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jakarta. (XHTV)