West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train Free Ticket Program (KCJB) would be prioritized for residents around the high-speed train line.
" “ Program on August 18 to October, free tickets will take precedence for residents around this fast train line," Ridwan Kamil told reporters at the Great Mosque of Sumedang, West Java, Antara, Friday, June 23.
He added that his party is still coordinating the free KCJB ticket scheme so that it can be divided fairly to the public. “ Later, justice will be arranged for getting tickets like what, "” he said.
In addition, Ridwan Kamil said the government had not set a KCJB ticket tariff.
On a separate occasion, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that people who live around the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Rail Project (KCJB) will be invited to try to get on the high-speed train.
According to him, this is President Joko Widodo's instruction so that the community can both feel the first high-speed train in Southeast Asia.
Luhut together with the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumad have tested the train with a maximum speed of 385 kilometers per hour.
Luhut said the journey from Halim Station to Padalarang took about 30 minutes and to Tegalluar Station it took a total of about 45 minutes.
He made sure the trial went well without any problems. In fact, he said, the high-speed train journey was quite comfortable even in high speed conditions.
Di sisi lain, Kementerian Perhubungan terus melakukan pengawasan secara intensif bersama dengan pihak konsultan dari Eropa dan melakukan serangkaian coba (commissioning test) sebelum mengeluarkan izin operasi.
"Our operating permit is given no later than October 1, maybe sooner on August 18," said the Minister of Transportation.
In addition, the Minister of Transportation also explained that he was preparing a number of regulations related to high-speed trains, for example related to tariffs and so on. "We will make a new regulation adapted from various countries about high-speed trains," he said.
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