CULTIVATING TALENT
The railway has also boosted talent cultivation with a collaborative platform established to speed up local technological progress. Over the past year, a total of 45,000 local technicians have received training in high-speed rail technology, including engineering, welding, and machinery, with support from the Chinese side.
Wawan Setiawan, a student at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic and one of the first Indonesian high-speed rail drivers, said that becoming a high-speed rail driver fills him with immense pride, serving as a significant source of fulfillment in his life.
Currently, the Chinese operation team is training 600 Indonesians for 23 positions essential to the long-term maintenance and operation of the HSR.
Local drivers have already begun operating the trains at a speed of up to 350 km per hour, marking a significant milestone in building a skilled workforce capable of supporting Indonesia's growing high-speed rail sector.
"Indonesia has greatly benefited from the Belt and Road Initiative, particularly through transformative infrastructure projects like the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway," said Veronika Saraswati, director of the Saraswati Institute and a China expert.
"This cooperation has allowed Indonesia to modernize its transportation systems, realizing long-held ambitions of building high-speed rails," she said.
"The positive results of infrastructure and trade cooperation between the two countries have made the Indonesian government aware that China is an opportunity," she added.
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CULTIVATING TALENT
The railway has also boosted talent cultivation with a collaborative platform established to speed up local technological progress. Over the past year, a total of 45,000 local technicians have received training in high-speed rail technology, including engineering, welding, and machinery, with support from the Chinese side.
Wawan Setiawan, a student at the Indonesian Railway Polytechnic and one of the first Indonesian high-speed rail drivers, said that becoming a high-speed rail driver fills him with immense pride, serving as a significant source of fulfillment in his life.
Currently, the Chinese operation team is training 600 Indonesians for 23 positions essential to the long-term maintenance and operation of the HSR.
Local drivers have already begun operating the trains at a speed of up to 350 km per hour, marking a significant milestone in building a skilled workforce capable of supporting Indonesia's growing high-speed rail sector.
"Indonesia has greatly benefited from the Belt and Road Initiative, particularly through transformative infrastructure projects like the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway," said Veronika Saraswati, director of the Saraswati Institute and a China expert.
"This cooperation has allowed Indonesia to modernize its transportation systems, realizing long-held ambitions of building high-speed rails," she said.
"The positive results of infrastructure and trade cooperation between the two countries have made the Indonesian government aware that China is an opportunity," she added.
