Photo taken on April 3, 2021 shows the sealing site of a production and complex building of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR) at Tegal Luar Electric Multiple Units Depot in the outskirt of West Java Province's capital Bandung. (Photo by Liu Cong/Xinhua)
A statement released by the joint venture consortium of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR) said the process represents the completion of main construction of all three production and complex buildings in Indonesia.
JAKARTA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- A production and complex building of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR) has been successfully sealed, marking another progress of the project construction, the railway's operator said on Sunday.
A statement released by KCIC, a joint venture consortium between Chinese and Indonesian state-owned firms that runs the 142.3-km HSR, said the building was sealed on Saturday and represents the completion of main construction of all three production and complex buildings in work section.
Photo taken on April 3, 2021 shows the construction site of a production and complex building of Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway at Tegal Luar Electric Multiple Units Depot in the outskirt of West Java Province's capital Bandung. (Photo by Liu Cong/Xinhua)
With a total construction area of 17,000 square meters, the building will be the command and dispatch center for the Tegal Luar Electric Multiple Units (EMU) Depot on the outskirt of West Java Province's capital Bandung, KCIC said.
KCIC said the Tegal Luar EMU depot is the first "bullet train home" in Indonesia, adding that it will become a professional workplace for the train inspection, testing and maintenance after completion.
With a speed of 350 km per hour, the high-speed railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung, the capital of West Java province, from more than three hours to around 40 minutes. ■
