Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Indonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway today, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed by China that President Joko Widodo hailed...

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With a top speed of 350 kilometres per hour, the bullet train"Whoosh" can get between the capital Jakarta and Bandung in 45 minutes."The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train marks our efficient, friendly, and integrated mass transportation system," Widodo said during a ceremony at the capital's central station.

The president said the name was actually an acronym, standing for a tagline of"Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Handal" — which in Bahasa Indonesia means"Saving time, optimal operation, reliable system".

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