Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Chinese President Xi Jinping will test the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train. The trial is planned to be carried out in November 2022. President Director of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi explained the electric multiple unit (EMU) circuit is planned to arrive in Indonesia in September. After that, the two heads of state will test the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train in November.
“This November is a dynamic test, so we plan to test the EMU which has arrived in Indonesia in September. So we hope that later the two leaders of the country, Mr. President Jokowi, and President of China Xi Jinping, will try the EMU from casting yard 4 towards Tegalluar”, Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi said.
The investment progress of this project has reached 84%, the physical progress of 76% of the total. This project is still running on the target. The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project is targeted for operation in June 2023.
June 21, 2022, DetikFinance
(https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-6138969/november-jokowi–xi-jinping-bakal-jajal-kereta-cepat-jakarta-bandung)