Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway marks 6-month operation with 2.56 mln passengers

STORY: Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway marks 6-month operation with 2.56 mln passengers SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway and the train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Indonesian): CHAERUL ZEN, Passenger 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Indonesian): LAKSMI INDIRA, Passenger 4. various of the railway and the train STORYLINE: The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway marked its six months of operation on Wednesday with a total of 2.56 million passengers transported, said PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR. According to the KCIC, since its official commercial operation around mid-October last year, the railway has operated a total of 7,050 train trips with a mileage of over 1.26 million kilometers. At present, the railway's daily train trips have been increased from 14 to 52, and the number of passenger seats has

Mitsubishi Fuso revives double-decker bus

Mitsubishi Fuso revives double-decker bus

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. on April 2 launches a new double-decker bus three years after suspending its production of such buses. The new Aero King Highway Liner (photo), the only Japanese-developed double-decker bus, has six passenger seats on the lower deck and 30 on the upper deck.

Mitsubishi Fuso revives double-decker bus

Mitsubishi Fuso revives double-decker bus

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. on April 2 launches a new double-decker bus three years after suspending its production of such buses. The new Aero King Highway Liner (photo), the only Japanese-developed double-decker bus, has six passenger seats on the lower deck and 30 on the upper deck. (Kyodo)