High-speed rail in Indonesia

Indonesia operates a single high-speed rail service between the country’s capital and largest city Jakarta, and third largest city Bandung. It is branded as Whoosh (short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, lit. ’Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Outstanding System’) and operated by Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC).

The Whoosh is currently the only high-speed railway in Southeast Asia and the Southern Hemisphere. It covers a distance of 143 kilometres (89 mi) with a maximum operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), and design speed of KCIC400AF train of 420 km/h (260 mph), making it the fastest commercially operating railway network in the world, tied with a handful of lines in China. The travel time between the two cities averages 45 minutes, down from 3 hours with the existing railway line.