Indonesia Tests First High-Speed Rail to Boost Jokowi Legacy
- Railway will be soft launched in August after years of delay
- Jokowi seeks legacy of getting major infrastructure completed
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Indonesia is starting trial runs for its first high-speed train, which will connect the capital Jakarta to a neighboring city of Bandung, after years of delays and cost overruns plagued the project.
The railway’s completion would further cement President Joko Widodo’s legacy as a leader who pushed through with major infrastructure projects that have languished for decades. Next, he is aiming to pull off a $34 billion new capital city called Nusantara on Kalimantan island before the end of his second and final term in 2024.