Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (雅万高速铁路) was finished in March, 2023. For most Chinese, the opening of a high-speed railway is usual, but for people of Indonesia (印度尼西亚), this railway is a " dream road" . When China started to help them build (修建) it, they were excited and said, " We' ll have high-speed trains, too. Thank you, China!"
Indonesia was the second country in Asia to have a railway, but its old railways didn' t help it much. Trains ran at 60 kilometers an hour. It was slow. From Jakarta to Bandung, it' s about 160 kilometers. But it took over 3 hours by train. And those old railways are not in the right places. Also Jakarta has quite a lot of people. Many people use highways (公路), so the highways are too busy. Indonesia really needs a high-speed railway.
When building this new railway, China met many difficulties. The 142. 3-kilometer railway isn' t long. But because of the terrible terrain (地形), it needs lots of bridges and tunnels (隧道). The weather in Indonesia is hot and rainy. COVID-19 made it hard, too. But China worked hard and finished it.
This railway opened in June, 2023. Trains run at 350 kilometers an hour. It takes only 40 minutes to get to Bandung from Jakarta. How great!
