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China ships high-speed trains to Indonesia

Overseas railway project provides new momentum to BRI

The first shipment of speed railway trains for the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (HSR) started on Sunday, marking important progress in the construction of the railway, a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the export of Chinese technology, standards and equipment.

A set of high-speed electric passenger trains and a testing train, departed Qingdao Port in China's eastern Shandong Province on Sunday and are set to arrive in Indonesia by the end of August.

This Aug. 18, 2022 file photo shows a high-speed electric passenger train, customized for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, being loaded on a vessel in Qingdao Port in China’s eastern Shandong province. XINHUA PHOTO