Today's Top 3 News: Whoosh Feeder Train in Padalarang Starts Operation, Indonesia-China Negotiate Loan Interest for High-Speed Train Cost Overrun
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5 October 2023 15:56 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled three popular news on Thursday, October 5. Those include Whoosh Feeder Train in Padalarang Starts Operation, Indonesia-China Negotiate Loan Interest for Whoosh High-Speed Train Cost Overrun, and Whoosh High-Speed Train Halted for 10 Minutes on Wednesday Evening.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Whoosh Feeder Train in Padalarang Starts Operation
Passengers of the newly-launched Whoosh high-speed train willing to travel to downtown Bandung can take the feeder train at Padalarang Station starting October 3, 2023. On the first day of operation, the train transported 492 passengers from Bandung to Padalarang Station and 233 passengers from Padalarang to Bandung Station.
“The train takes 19 minutes to travel from Padalarang to Bandung Station and back, with a two-minute stop at Cimahi Station. So this feeder train serves passengers at Bandung, Cimahi, and Padalarang Station,” Takdir Santoso, the Executive Vice President of state-owned railway PT KAI Daop 2 Bandung, said in a press statement, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
PT KAI will provide eight feeder trains to serve the Bandung-Padalarang Station route. The train schedules follow the schedule of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (KCJB).
2. Indonesia-China Negotiate Loan Interest for Whoosh High-Speed Train Cost Overrun
Vice SOEs Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo stated that the Indonesian government is negotiating the loan interest over the cost overrun of Whoosh with the Chinese government. Both countries previously agreed on a cost overrun amounting to US$1.2 billion.
"The interest rate ranges from 3.5 to 4 percent, we're currently negotiating it," Kartika said on Tuesday.
According to Kartika, the final term sheet will be released approximately this week since it depends on the guarantee. "But the interest rate is around 3.6 to 3.7 percent," he added.
3. Whoosh High-Speed Train Halted for 10 Minutes on Wednesday Evening
On Wednesday evening, the recently launched high-speed train Whoosh halted to a stop during its operational hours. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train (KCJB) detected a disruption on its track through Whoosh's remote censor.
General Manager Corporate Secretary of KCIC Eva Chairunisa explained that the Whoosh High-Speed Train from Halim-Tegalluar route was stopped briefly for 10 minutes on Wednesday evening, October 4, 2023, at 05:53 p.m. WIB in kilometer 58+700 between Karawang-Padalarang.
"The [temporary halt] was conducted to check the railway since the Operation Control Center detected a foreign object in the middle of the rail," she said in a brief message to Tempo yesterday.
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