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BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Trains@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway

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China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway

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BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Trains@lemmy.mlEnglish ·
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Indonesia Set to Launch Southeast Asia's First High-Speed Railway, Largely Funded by China
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The 142.3-kilometer line, a key project under China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, is to begin commercial operations Monday
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  • Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I thought whoosh was a joke name.

    But no. Its called Whoosh.

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      it probably was and they were bold enough to just go with it

  • fubarx@lemmy.ml
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    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.

    • BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mlOP
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      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

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    Are they planning bridges and high-speed ferries too, to connect the islands ?

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