NO BULLET TRAIN
A train loaded with passengers arrives at the Tebet station in Jakarta during rush hour in this file photo. The Indonesian government has dumped a plan to construct the country’s first high-speed rail line, a surprise disappointment to Japan and China, who had been competing to build the project.
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A train loaded with passengers arrives at the Tebet station in Jakarta during rush hour in this file photo. The Indonesian government has dumped a plan to construct the country’s first high-speed rail line, a surprise disappointment to Japan and China, who had been competing to build the project.
AFP PHOTO
JAKARTA: Indonesia has unexpectedly dumped much-vaunted plans for its first high-speed railway in favor of a slower and cheaper rail option, in a blow to Japan and China who have been fiercely competing to win the construction job.