Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Photo: Courtesy of PowerChina

 
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, a signature project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has announced completion of the entire track-laying process, with full line operation set to start soon. 
The project adopts Chinese standard high-speed rails, with a total usage of about 38,100 tons of rails, according to the Power Construction Corp of China (PowerChina), the developer responsible for the track laying task.  
It is also the first time that China has exported 50-meter rails in large quantities to an overseas market.
The pace of construction along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway has been accelerating. Welding of a total of 1,168 pieces of 500-meter-long steel rails needed for the 142.3-kilometer rail line was completed in January, laying solid foundations for the completion of the track-laying.
PowerChina had to overcome unfavorable conditions and construction difficulties such as high temperatures and heavy rainfall, as well as a tight construction schedule, it said.
Throughout the construction process, Chinese employees of PowerChina passed on technical instructions to local Indonesian employees, giving them technical knowledge in areas such as rail welding and track laying.
The rail project connects Indonesia's capital city Jakarta and Bandung, its fourth-largest city. With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway will cut the journey time between the two cities from more than three hours to around 40 minutes.
The rail link is expected to enter commercial operation in June 2023, boosting Indonesia's economic and social development.
It also serves as an example of the deepening economic and trade cooperation between China and Indonesia.

雅万高铁是“一带一路”倡议的标志性项目，设计时速350公里，已宣布全部铺设完毕，全线运营即将启动。

据负责轨道铺设任务的开发商中国电力建设集团公司(PowerChina)称，该项目采用中国标准高速铁路，总使用量约为38100吨。

这也是中国首次向海外市场大量出口50米铁轨。

雅万高铁沿线建设步伐不断加快。1月份，142.3公里长的铁路所需的1168条500米长的钢轨焊接完成，为轨道铺设的完成奠定了坚实的基础。

该公司表示，中国电建必须克服高温、强降雨等不利条件和施工困难，以及紧张的施工进度。

在整个施工过程中，中国电建的中方员工对印尼当地员工进行了技术指导，传授了轨道焊接、轨道铺设等方面的技术知识。

该铁路项目连接印尼首都雅加达和该国第四大城市万隆。这条铁路的设计时速为350公里，将把两个城市之间的旅行时间从3个多小时缩短到40分钟左右。

这条铁路预计将于2023年6月投入商业运营，促进印尼经济和社会发展。

这也是中印尼两国经贸合作不断深化的典范。