Indonesia eyes high-speed rail to Surabaya, but China debt barriers loom

Indonesia is reviving plans to extend its Chinese-backed high-speed rail network, with ambitions to connect Jakarta with Surabaya, the nation’s second-largest city. But analysts say familiar complications could stall the project, from regulatory hurdles to the mounting debt owed to China. The proposed extension would build on Whoosh – Southeast Asia’s first high speed rail … Read more

Malolos–Clark railway funding complete | The Manila Times

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the release of $1.45 billion as the second and final tranche of financing for the Malolos–Clark Railway Project (MCRP), a key component of the Philippine government’s flagship North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) system. The MCRP, a 53.1-kilometer segment of the 163-km NSCR, will connect the northern provinces of Luzon … Read more

Train-minivan collision in Central Java kills four ‘mudik’ travelers – Archipelago

our people were killed on Wednesday morning when the Batara Kresna train, operated by state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), collided with a minivan at a railroad crossing in Gayam village, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java. The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday as the Batara Kresna train was traveling north from… Source … Read more

Society and politics TODAY, 12: 17 Sunday at noon delayed the movement of the train in Tukums (1)

Society and politics TODAY, 12: 17 Sunday at noon delayed the movement of the train in Tukums (1) #Society #politics #TODAY #Sunday… The post Society and politics TODAY, 12: 17 Sunday at noon delayed the movement of the train in Tukums (1) appeared first on Archyworldys. Source link