There is a proposal to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to Banyuwangi in East Java. Could this form part of a Java-Bali high-speed railway? Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has proposed extending the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to Banyuwangi in East Java. There are already plans to extend the line to Surabaya, though the Banyuwangi extension is […]
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Batam, not Bali, should be the financial hub of Indonesia
Indonesia has proposed to turn Bali into a financial hub, but Batam would be a more suitable location. Indonesia has over 900 permanently inhabited islands among its 17,000+ islands, but Bali gets the overwhelming majority of international visitors to the country. The last thing that Bali needs is to be turned into a financial hub like the […]
North Bali International Airport: the proposed second airport of Bali
North Bali International Airport (Bandara International Bali Baru) is a proposed second airport in the north of Bali, Indonesia. A new airport for Bali is being considered as the current airport (Ngurah Rai International Airport) is in a built-up urban area, making it difficult for further expansion. There is only one runway at DPS Airport, […]
RI pursues target of having 10,000 km of railway tracks by 2030, only this much remaining
[Photo: A new series of Commuter Line Indonesia (CLI)-125 electric rail trains enter the platform at Manggarai Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (3/6/2025). (CNBC Indonesia/Faisal Rahman)] Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The government is preparing a major step in developing rail-based transportation. The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) is also targeting the development of a railway network of up […]
Trans-Borneo Railway: High-speed railway connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
Trans-Borneo Railway is a proposed railway that would traverse the island of Borneo through Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, and there have been announcements for a proposed railway that would link the major cities. A more realistic scenario is that railways are built over time that connect nearby […]
Airports in Indonesia: Map of every commercial airport
Southeast Asia Airports > Indonesia Airports This guide is a list and map of current and future airports in Indonesia. Indonesia airports map [View Google Map of airports in Indonesia.] Red=International Blue=Domestic Yellow=Under construction The base for this list is the Wikipedia list of airports in Indonesia. The airports are grouped into geographical regions. This […]
Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway
The Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway is a proposed extension of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is 143 km in length and has an operating speed of 350 km/h. The distance from Jakarta to Surabaya is about 700 km, depending on the chosen route. The route is not set yet, but a southern route […]
Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar: waterfront development on reclaimed land
Center Point of Indonesia (CPI) is a waterfront development in Makassar, Indonesia. This new urban area is being built on artificial islands in the shape of a Garuda bird (the national emblem of Indonesia). CPI is opposite the old city waterfront area of Losari Beach. The CPI land reclamation project is the largest waterfront development […]
Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT): the proposed subway system of Bali
The Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT), also referred to as the Bali Urban Subway, is a proposed underground transit system connecting Ngurah Rai International Airport to locations in South Bali and Ubud. The Bali subway will be built in 4 phases: Phase 1: Airport-Sentral Parkir Kuta-Seminyak-Berawa-Cemagi (16 km) Phase 2: Airport-Jimbaran-Unud-Nusa Dua (13.5 km) Phase […]
Indonesia railways report: 2024 edition
On my 2024 trip to Indonesia I had the distinction of riding the railways of Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi. These are the only islands in Indonesia with passenger railways, so it was good to see how the railways compare between the islands. This report is an overview of Indonesia’s railways as of 2024. Sumatra The […]
