China’s high-speed rail line for Indonesia – the first system of its kind for the large Southeast Asian country – has attracted enough passengers to expand its service since its launch half a year ago, but analysts warn ridership could eventually slow and prolong repayment of the debt incurred to finance the project.
When it turned six months old in mid-April, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway had moved 2.56 million passengers, made 7,050 trips and covered 1.26 million kilometres (783,000 miles), China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported.
