This aerial photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows a comprehensive inspection train running along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia. [Photo/Xinhua] The high-speed railway from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta to the tourist city of Bandung is not just Indonesia’s but also Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway. It also marks China’s high-speed railway venturing…
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, accompanied by Indonesia’s Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, inspects the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] JAKARTA, Sept. 6 — The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a successful example of developing countries in the region working together…
An inspection train runs along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, on June 23. XU QIN/XINHUA Initiative boosts Chinese investment in Indonesia, becoming its largest trade partner For Indonesian businessman Suwito, the Belt and Road Initiative has taken China-Indonesia relations “to the next level”. Ten years after China put forward a global infrastructure and…
Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Aug 31, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] Network handles 830 million trips, 640 million tons of cargo in July, August China’s railway network saw a record number of passengers during this year’s recently concluded summer season, evidence that the nation’s economy…
After years of delays and challenges, Southeast Asia’s first bullet train is expected to hit the rails soon. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, or HSR, is the most prominent Belt and Road Initiative project in Indonesia. It will be holding its trial run as the BRI enters its 10th anniversary. Analysts and industry leaders noted how…
An employee carries out maintenance work on trains at Wenzhounan Railway Station in Zhejiang province in June. A new depot for high-speed trains is being built by China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd to enhance its operating capacity as a key transportation hub on the Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China’s State-owned enterprises…
This photo taken on May 23, 2023, shows trains of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen) The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which helps boost the mobility of people, goods and services, will contribute to the long-term growth, peace and stability of the Horn of Africa region, experts have said. MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug.…
Simon Taylor, RBD’s CEO (l) with Darren Caplan, RIA’s CEO. The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has today announced that it has completed an acquisitions purchase agreement with the owners of well-known media business and profile-raising platformRail Business Daily (RBD), to acquire a number of RBD assets, including…
Freight trains are seen at Nairobi station of Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov 17, 2021. MOMBASA — The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which helps boost the mobility of people, goods and services, will contribute to the long-term growth, peace and stability of the Horn of Africa region,…
Insider’s guide to unlocking new opportunities in rail explores how the industry is organised, governed, operated and who’s who in rail Rail Business Daily has launched The UK Rail Report – an insider’s guide to unlocking new opportunities in rail, which explores how the industry is organised, governed, operated and unearths who’s who in rail. The in-depth report…