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A family takes a selfie in front of a high-speed electric multiple unit train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), began official operation on Tuesday.
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A train attendant greets passengers on a high-speed electric multiple unit train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)
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Passengers on a high-speed electric multiple unit train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway pose for photos in Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)
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A train attendant greets passengers at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)
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Passengers pass through self-service tickets gate at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)
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A high-speed electric multiple unit train for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway stops at Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhiquan)