BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Trains@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 years agoChina Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railwaywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up132external-linkChina Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railwaywww.bbc.comBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Trains@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoFrom the article, the cost is ~5x a normal train. If so, it will limit the number of passengers, which will affect the revenue. It sounds awesome, but hope their projections are realistic. Looking forward to the headlines five years from now.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThere are already big price differences depending on the class. The cheap commuter trains around Jakarta are 0.19$ per 25km. https://traveloka.com/en-en/explore/destination/pl-cg-getting-around-jakarta/229502
From the article, the cost is ~5x a normal train. If so, it will limit the number of passengers, which will affect the revenue. It sounds awesome, but hope their projections are realistic.
Looking forward to the headlines five years from now.
There are already big price differences depending on the class.
The cheap commuter trains around Jakarta are 0.19$ per 25km.
https://traveloka.com/en-en/explore/destination/pl-cg-getting-around-jakarta/229502