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MRT will be integrated with the Makassar-Parepare train

October 10, 2022 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

The MRT is planned to serve the Mamminasata area route. [Ilustrasi MRT. (ANTARA FOTO/Rivan Awal Lingga)] The South Sulawesi Provincial Government plans to introduce mass rapid transport (MRT) in its area. This plan is one of the points for signing an MoU between the South Sulawesi Provincial Government and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government regarding […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: indonesia, makassar, mass rapit transit, sulawesi

Bali Strait Bridge: the proposed bridge between Java and Bali

September 13, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bali Strait Bridge is a proposed road and railway bridge between Java and Bali in Indonesia. The earliest proposal goes back to 1960, with the Tri Nusa Bimasakti plan to link the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. The Bali Strait is 2.4 km wide at the narrowest point. By comparison, the longest bridge […]

Filed Under: Bridges Tagged With: bali, indonesia, java

10 New Balis

September 5, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

10 New Balis is a program launched in 2016 by the Indonesian government to invest in and promote 10 destinations in Indonesia as tourism hubs. These destinations are being billed as “the next Bali”, in that they hope to attract the number of visitors that Bali receives. The “New Bali” phrase is an idiomatic expression […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: bali, belitung, borobudur, indonesia, labuan bajo, lake toba, mandalika, morotai, mount bromo, tanjung lesung, thousand islands, wakatobi

Trans-Sumatra Railway

August 16, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Trans-Sumatra Railway is a proposed railway line in Sumatra that would run from Aceh in the north to Lampung in the south. The total length would be over 2,000 kilometres, and it would connect major cities and ports of Sumatra. President Joko Widodo announced the plan for the Trans-Sumatra Railway in December 2014, and […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: indonesia, railways, sumatra

Batam construction update – 2022 edition

August 15, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Construction report for major projects in Batam as of August 2022. The island of Batam is part of the Riau Islands in Indonesia, on the other side of the Singapore Strait. Batam was listed as the fastest growing city in the world in 2015, with its proximity to Singapore being a major advantage. Despite this mind-blowing […]

Filed Under: Trip Reports Tagged With: 2022 trip reports, batam, indonesia, riau islands

Future Batam

August 8, 2022 By James Clark 2 Comments

Batam is an island of Riau Islands province, in the region of Sumatra, Indonesia. Batam is about 20km to the south of Singapore, and its proximity to Singapore has made it an industrial and transport hub. Batam and the neighbouring Bintan and Karimun islands were designated as a free trade zone in 2009 (the BBK […]

Filed Under: Future Cities Tagged With: batam, indonesia

Medan LRT

April 11, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Medan Light Rail Transit (Medan LRT) is a proposed light rail transit system in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The LRT network (called LRT Mebidangro) will have a central station in Merdeka Medan field, and three lines have been proposed for the system. Medan LRT Maps And Lines [Map source.] [Map source.] northsumatrainvest.id: Corridor 1 […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: indonesia, light rail transit, medan, sumatra

Manggarai Station: the future central railway station of Jakarta

November 1, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Manggarai Station is a railway station in Jakarta that serves the commuter railway and Soekarno–Hatta Line. The station is being expanded to become the new terminus station for most intercity trains, replacing Gambir Station. The station doesn’t include the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (that will be at Halim Station). The ground floor level will serve the […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: indonesia, jakarta, java, manggarai, railway station, railways

Bandung Urban Transit System

October 5, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bandung, indonesia, java

Palembang LRT – The first light rail transit in Indonesia

June 7, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Palembang LRT (or South Sumatra Light Rail Transit) is a light rail transit system in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The single-line system connects Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport to Jakabaring Sport City. The line was built to service the 2018 Asian Games, which Palembang co-hosted with Jakarta. It has the distinction of being […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: indonesia, light rail transit, palembang, sumatra

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