Govt to Commence Jakarta - Surabaya Train Project Next Year
6 September 2017 20:12 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Transportation Ministry expects the Jakarta - Surabaya semi high-speed train project development will be commenced in mid-2018.
“[The project development] may start next year,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said in Jakarta today, September 6.
Currently, the Jakarta-Surabaya semi high-speed train railway is still being finalized.
“The infrastructures, as well as the location for the railway, must be considered,” Budi explained.
Upon the finalization, the Transportation Ministry will pitch the project to President Joko Widodo.
“The President will decide which mode to be used,” he added.
As soon as President Jokowi approves it, Budi said that the feasibility for the study of the Jakarta-Surabaya semi high-speed train project will be conducted.
In response to a question related to the budget earmarked for the project, Budi said that the government needs to calculate a number of variables before deciding the figure.
ZARA AMELIA