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Nusantara – New Capital City of Indonesia

January 18, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta in Java to a new city named Nusantara in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The move is in part to relieve pressure on traffic-clogged Jakarta, which is sinking, polluted and crowded. A new capital city would also be a way of symbolically centralising the […]

Filed Under: Indonesia Tagged With: borneo, indonesia, jakarta, kalimantan, new city

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 Greater Jakarta Commuterline and Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link. 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 […]

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

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

March 23, 2021 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is an under-construction railway in Java, Indonesia. The current railway between Jakarta and Bandung takes from 2h 50m to 3h 29m to cover the 168.5 km trip. The new railway covers 142.3 km and is expected to reduce travel time to 40 minutes. The train will be able to travel at […]

Filed Under: Indonesia, Railways Tagged With: bandung, indonesia, jakarta, railways

Future Jakarta – The world’s future largest city

November 12, 2019 By James Clark 3 Comments

Jakarta is the biggest city in Southeast Asia in terms of population and building height. While Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur have more well known skyscrapers, Jakarta has the biggest overall skyline. It’s ranked tenth in the world for the number of buildings over 200 metres. Even though the government has announced that it will move […]

Filed Under: Future Cities, Indonesia Tagged With: indonesia, jakarta

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