Photos: Indonesia Starts Construction of High-Speed Rail Line

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo signs an inscription on a large stone when attends a ground breaking ceremony for the Jakarta-Bandung fast-train railway line in Walini, West Java province, Indonesia January 21, 2016. The 142.3 kilometer railway worth $5.5 billion is being constructed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China, a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway International Co. Ltd. TEMPO/Aditya Herlambang Putra

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C), gestures as he stands next to a model of a train while attending a ground breaking ceremony for the Jakarta-Bandung fast-train railway line in Walini, West Java province, Indonesia January 21, 2016. Indonesia broke ground Thursday on a joint project with China to build Southeast Asia's first high speed rail service, linking the Indonesian capital Jakarta with Bandung in western Java. REUTERS/Garry Lotulung

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (2nd L) and the general manager of China Railway Corp. Sheng Guangzu (C) stand next to a model of a train while attending a ground breaking ceremony for the Jakarta-Bandung fast-train railway line in Walini, West Java province, Indonesia January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Garry Lotulung

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo attends a ground breaking ceremony for the Jakarta-Bandung fast-train railway line in Walini, West Java province, Indonesia January 21, 2016. The 142.3 kilometer railway worth $5.5 billion is being constructed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China, a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway International Co. Ltd. REUTERS/Garry Lotulung

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, wearing a white helmet, leads a pack of people as he inspects the construction site of the high-speed railway which will connect Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, to Bandung, the country's fourth largest city, during its groundbreaking ceremony in Cikalong Wetan, West Java, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. TEMPO/Aditya Herlambang Putra

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Guests walk past an artist depiction of model of the high-speed train which will connect the capital city of Jakarta to the country's fourth largest city, Bandung, during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its railway in Cikalong Wetan, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. AP/Dita Alangkara

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