Ahead Of The Jakarta - Bandung High Speed Train Operated, KCIC Conducts Socialization To The Public

The series of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed trains that will soon be operated. (Between/HO-KCIC)

JAKARTA - PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) as the fast train operator (KA) for the Jakarta-Bandung connection conducted various socializations to the public through various information media ahead of the fast train operation.

One of them is inviting the public to work together to realize the safety and security of fast train travel, either during the trial period or when they start operating to serve passengers. People are asked not to do activities on the fast train route because it is very dangerous.

General Manager of KCIC Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa in her statement in Jakarta, Saturday said that although along the fast train route, she had been given barbed fences and wire, the public was still asked to participate in maintaining the facilities and infrastructure, which are national strategic projects.

"Through the socialization carried out, it is hoped that the entire community can play an active role in maintaining the safety of themselves and others around the fast train route," said Eva.

For operations, KCIC informs the fast train path flowed by an electric current of 27.5 kilovolts (kV) which will be the driving source through the pantograph medium at the top of the train. The pantograph will be connected to the upper flow electricity network (LAA) or the overhead catenary system (OCS). The higher the speed of the fast train, the greater the need for smooth interconnection between the pantograph and LAA.

"The fast train path itself stretches from Halim to Tegalluar along 142.3 km, both subgraded, elevated, tunneled, and bridge," said Eva.

As for when operating later, fast trains have speeds of up to 350 km/hour, so it is necessary to avoid foreign objects that have the potential to disrupt and endanger train operations so as not to intersect with fast train infrastructure.

KCIC revealed that in mild cases, interference from pantograph foreign objects can be damaged and fast trains stop. In more serious cases, it can cause LAA cable cuts and power outages, where it can disrupt the entire fast train travel operation.

Foreign objects in LAA can be categorized based on the type of material into a Hantar object and an insulator object. Distorting objects include materials such as tin paper and kite ropes containing metal wires. These objects, when depending on the electrical line, can easily cause short circuits and circuit breaks.

Meanwhile, insulators such as plastic cloth and kites, when exposed to strong winds, are very easily entangled in LAA and cause damage to pantographs.

Previously, KCIC said that since the rapid train testing, there have been several incidents of foreign objects depending on LAA, especially in the area between Padalarang Station to Tegalluar Station, where many people are playing kites near the fast train lane. As a result, there were a number of kite events trapped in LAA that interfered with the testing process.