Difficult Terrain, KCIC Asks For A Series Of Fast Trains Arriving From China To Be Escorted To Tegalluar

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JAKARTA - President Director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia China (KCIC) Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi requested that the Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) circuit or trains for the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train (KCJB) be escorted to Tegalluar, upon arrival in Indonesia from China. This is because the terrain is quite difficult.

As is known, the series of Electric Multiple Units (EMU) or trains for KCJB began to be sent from China to Indonesia, today, Friday, August 5.

"We also ensure that contractor members, especially CRCC, so that this shipment can be escorted, especially when shipping from Tanjung Priok to Tegalluar. Because it is facing a fairly difficult terrain through land or toll roads, so it must be escorted to avoid unwanted obstacles, "he said in KCJB EMU's inaugural manufacturing completion and delivery event virtually, Friday, August 5th.

Dwiyana hopes that the delivery of the EMU series of fast trains from the Port of China to the Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta will run smoothly.

Dwiyana said, as many as 11 series of trains produced by CRRC Sifang, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, have been completed in early April this year.

The EMU and the Comprehensive Inspection Train (CIT) which were sent to the country today have completed static and dynamic tests at their production sites.

"Until now, the progress of the KCIC project has reached 85 percent, and there are still some tunnel 2 works, pre loading, track laying and station completion," he said.

For your information, the construction of KCJB continues. KCJB itself is targeted to have undergone a dynamic test in November 2022, to coincide with the implementation of the G20 Presidency.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said the KCJB project is a form of Indonesia-China friendship which is always discussed in meetings of the two countries.

"For that, let's support this KCJB project so that it can run well and sustainably," said Budi.

Budi explained that KCJB adopts high technology, namely Grade of Automation (GOA) Level 1, and has a slim design so that it can support the acceleration or speed of the train which can reach 350 km per hour.

Later, Budi continued, KCJB will serve as many as 68 trips per day and stop at five stations.

"The travel time from Jakarta to Bandung only takes 36-45 minutes. Previously it took approximately 2.5 hours to reach the destination," he said.

The presence of KJCB as an environmentally friendly mass transportation, with a good level of safety and security as well as time efficiency, said Budi, is expected to further increase public interest in using public transportation rather than private vehicles.

"Therefore, I urge the speed of construction time and system integration to be accelerated, so that the benefits that have been waiting for the train users can immediately be felt," he said.