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A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, customized for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, arrived at the port of Jakarta after 11 days of sea transportation from the port of Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province on Monday. This is the first high-speed locomotives that arrived in Indonesia under the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project. The trains were designed and manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. for the landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, and the delivery of the remainder will be completed in batches by the beginning of 2023, according to the company. Relying on the advanced technology of the Fuxing bullet train, the trains have a maximum operating speed of 350 kilometers per hour and were designed and manufactured according to Chinese standards, and adapted to the local operational environment and line conditions in Indonesia, as well as to the local culture. With a total length of 142 kilometers, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway connects Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, and Bandung, capital of West Java province and a famous tourist city in Indonesia. (With input from Xinhua)
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