The Yawan high-speed railway connects Jakarta and the famous tourist city of Bandung, with a total length of 142 kilometers and a design maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour, which is the first time that China's high-speed railway has landed overseas with a full system, all elements and the whole industrial chain. After the official operation, the travel time between Jakarta and Bandung will be reduced from more than 3 hours to 40 minutes.
Near the Dekarul station in Bandung, Indonesia, on September 1, restaurateur Cosassi works in his restaurant. Photo by Xu Qin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
On August 13, in Sukagaya Village, Puwagada County, Indonesia, Permana, assistant to the village chief, was interviewed by a Xinhua reporter. Photo by Xu Qin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
Passengers take a photo (mobile phone photo) on the platform of Gambier Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 27. Photo by Xu Qin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
On August 1, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Helmato, chairman of the Indonesian Railway Association and former director of the General Department of Railways of the Ministry of Communications, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Photo by Xu Qin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
This is the viaduct in front of the station of the Yawan high-speed railway de Carur station taken on August 10 in Bandung, Indonesia (drone photo). Photo by Xu Qin, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency