Massive Development of Indonesia’s Rail Transport

President “Joko Widodo” is determined to continue to advance and modernize national transportation, especially mass transportation and its supporting infrastructure. Through infrastructure, connectivity can encourage economic growth in various regions of the country, one of which is the construction of railway infrastructure. The target for the construction of the railway line in the country in 2030 is 10,524 km.

Indonesia is preparing to start the first high-speed rail service in Southeast Asia namely The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train (KCJB). It has become the most-awaited mega project worth US$8 billion in Indonesia with the 142.3 km rail line. The government also plans to continue the construction of high-speed trains up to Surabaya with a track length of up to 720 km.

In addition, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Capital is focusing on the city railway ecosystem (LRT and MRT). Operational target of LRT Jabodebek target is June 2023 and LRT Jakarta Phase-2 will be built in 2023. MRT Jakarta Phase-2 with a track length of 11.8 km is under construction and target completing by 2028. MRTJakarta Phase-3 (87 km line) will be started to construct by 2023.

The UK, Japan and South Korea signed an MoU to invest in public mass transportation modes (MRT Jakarta Phase 2,3,4) during the G-20 Summit in Bali.

RailwayTech Indonesia is a global B2B and B2G railway event to support Indonesian and ASEAN Railway Projects, which hosted by MASKA (Indonesian Railway Society) and supported by Indonesia Ministry of Transportation.

The 5th edition of RailwayTech Indonesia 2023 will be held from 23 – 25 August 2023 at JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta – Indonesia. The show has become ASEAN’s Largest Trade Show for Railway System, Technologies, Infrastructure and Services to establish business relations with rail vendors and the government as well as unlock opportunities to involve rail projects in Indonesia and regional. The RailwayTech Indonesia 2023 is ready to expand 2x bigger in scale which is expected to attract more than 250 exhibiting companies and 15.000 visitors.