Bandung is a city in West Java, Indonesia. Greater Bandung is the second-largest metropolitan area in Indonesia (after Jakarta), and these two cities will be connected by the first high-speed railway in Indonesia.
There have been various plans to build an urban transit system in Bandung, including a monorail, cable car system, and light rail transit (LRT). With the new high-speed station located outside the city centre, there will be a need to build a transit line in Bandung to service it.
This page is an archive of information about the LRT and other transit systems for Bandung.
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Greater Bandung Metropolitan Railway Plan, which includes the existing railway, KCIC, Greater Bandung LRT, and Bandung City LRT.
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News Archive
2025
Minister of Transportation meets French Trade Minister to discuss financing LRT Bandung to BRT Medan – [10/04/25]
2024
Indonesian Govt Explores Plan to Establish Skytrain, ART in Bandung – [03/09/24]
“Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, said the Indonesian government is exploring the plan to build Skytrains and autonomous rail transit (ART) in Bandung, West Java.”
Ministry pitches Bandung, Nusantara urban railway to Chinese investors – [13/06/24]
“The Bandung urban railway will be positioned as a key strategic project for foreign investment, according to Risal, aiming to accommodate the mobility connecting Indonesia’s first high-speed rail link Whoosh with metropolitan economic hubs in the West Java capital.
This Bandung railway is projected to have an investment return rate (IRR) of 11.9 percent and the government will support it with a viability gap fund (VGF) covering 49 percent of the costs.
“With such potential, we invite you to participate in the Bandung Urban Railway project through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme with a concession period of up to 30 years,” Risal explained.”
Ridwan Kamil’s promise to build LRT for Bandung residents in today’s memory, March 16, 2017 – [16/03/24]
Finance Ministry approves Greater Bandung LRT project – [20/02/24]
“West Java acting governor Bey Triadi Machmudin confirmed that the Finance Ministry has approved the construction of the Greater Bandung Light Rail Transit (LRT) project after a meeting between the two parties on Monday.”
2021
SWF will finance the construction of LRT and MRT in 5 cities in Indonesia – [05/03/21]
“Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi is preparing plans to build mass rapid transit (MRT) and light rail transit (LRT) in five cities in Indonesia, namely Bali, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar.”
2018
West Java provincial government will coordinate LRT Bandung Raya Project – [05/06/18]
“West Java Provincial Government signed a joint agreement with Bandung City Government, Cimahi City Government, Bandung Regency, West Bandung Regency and Sumedang Regency about Light Rapid Transit (LRT) development plan in Bandung Raya metropolitan area.”
Bandung Announces Own, Cheaper LRT, the ‘Metro Kapsul’ – [14/02/18]
“Bandung’s city administration has said work will start soon on the city’s first light rail transit (LRT) network, which will be called the “Metro Kapsul.” The administration claimed the network will be considerably cheaper to build than similar ones in Jakarta and Palembang.”
2017
Prototype Bandung LRT car unveiled – [07/04/17]
2016
SMRT awarded contract to build LRT in Bandung, says city’s Mayor – [26/09/16]
“Local media in Indonesia had reported in recent days that SMRT will be the project operator for the Light Rail Transport (LRT) in Bandung. Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil was quoted in the reports as saying that in the initial stage, SMRT will build the LRT Corridor 1, a 10.2km route from Babakan Siliwangi to Leuwipanjang.
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Bandung LRT project financed by state budget: Mayor – [15/04/16]
“Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil said that the light railway transit (LRT) development that would connect the city and high-speed train station in Tegalluar, Bandung Regency, would be financed by the State Budget.”
Integrated with LRT & MRT, Groundbreaking of High-Speed Railway will be conducted on 21 January – [15/01/16]
“Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung added that a Presidential Regulation on LRT in Great Bandung is now being prepared. Hopefully, it could be issued soon, including the one that under Pak Jonans revision, it will be sent to the President, Pramono concluded.”
2015
Bandung monorail’s construction to be synchronized with high-speed train: Official – [14/12/15]
“The representatives of China’s Chongqing Consortium have been informed about the plan to synchronize the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train and greater Bandung monorail projects, Secretary of the West Java provincial government Iwa Karniwa noted.”
Bandung to enjoy cable car transportation – [04/09/15]
“The Bandung city administration planned to build a cable car prototype in cooperation with PT Aditya Dharmaputra Persada before building a 42-kilometer cable car network to ease traffic congestion.”
Ski lifts in a tropical city? An Indonesian answer to gridlock – [11/05/15]
“In the former Dutch hill station of Bandung, city planners have approved Indonesia’s first urban aerial gondola system, which could move as many as 4,800 people an hour between two shopping areas. It would cut a trip through the busy city center to 4 minutes from half an hour by car.”
Monorail Projects Hit Obstacles – [12/01/15]
“The development of two major monorail projects in Indonesia — one in Jakarta and one in Bandung, West Java — could be facing serious constraints over difficulties in terms of financing and poor business feasibility.”
2014
Construction of Bandung Monorail to begin by July 2015 – [13/11/14]
Bandung monorail to be launched soon – [08/08/14]
“The West Java provincial administration plans to host a soft launch of the Greater Bandung Monorail in September, pending the establishment of PT Jabar Monorel, a joint venture company that will oversee the project.”
Top architect uses role as mayor to transform Indonesian city – [07/04/14]
“Mr Kamil wants to build a monorail that is integrated with a Rio de Janeiro-style urban cable car system to ferry passengers from the hills that surround the city to the better-connected valleys. It will connect to a “skywalk” modelled on Hong Kong, which allows pedestrians to move around on raised walkways above the busy roads.”
Bandung monorail network plan unveiled – [03/04/14]
“Indonesia’s Panghegar Group and China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CNMIE) have released details of a five-line Rupiah 20 trillion ($US 1.76bn) monorail project for the Indonesian city of Bandung.”
2013
Chinese company to build monorail in Indonesia – [30/07/13]
“The China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC), together with Indonesia’s Panghegar Group, will fund a 992 million USD project to build a monorail system in Indonesia’s West Java province.”
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