Next Week, The High Speed Train Will Be Blocked At A Peak Speed Of 350 Km Per Hour

Fast Train (Photo: Doc. Antara)

The activist said he would try out the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train (KCJB) next week.

According to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the trial will be carried out at the peak speed of high-speed train operations of 350 km per hour.

"On the 22nd (June) I tried KCJB at a speed of 350 km per hour from Jakarta to Bandung," he said when met at Ritz Carlton, SCBD, Central Jakrata, Thursday, June 15.

For your information, Luhut is reportedly planning to try a high-speed train on June 14, 2023. Where the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train will start testing at a speed of 300 km per hour.

Previously, PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC) continued to prepare for the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Train (KCJB). Most recently, KCIC reported that the comprehensive inspection train (CIT) rate or inspection train on the KCJB route had reached 220 km per hour.

The KCJB Inspection Train is a means used by KCIC to check the electricity network, signaling, communication, and condition of the Fast Train line. This Inspection train has the characteristics of a yellow train body.

This train has a length of 208 meters consisting of 8 trains. The function of each train is four trains for the inspection room, 2 trains for the work room, 1 train for the meeting room, and 1 train for restoration.

KCIC Corporate Communication Manager Emir Monti said KCIC together with all stakeholders continue to make various preparations in order to welcome the operation of KCJB in August 2023. In addition to improving infrastructure for increasing the speed of the fast train, in parallel the certification process is also prepared together with the Ministry of Transportation.

KCIC, continued Emir, is currently focusing on monitoring and evaluating the implementation of KCJB testing and commissioning internally carried out by the KCJB Contractor. Through the CIT or Inspection Train, all KCJB facilities and infrastructure parameters can be detected during the testing process.

Emir explained that the testing was carried out regularly with the route from Tegalluar Station, Padalarang Station, Karawang Station, and Halim Station. The Inspection Train at the time of testing will also continue to increase its speed gradually until it reaches the peak of its technical speed at 385 km per hour.