InPics: Jakarta-Bandung HSR carries 700,000 passengers since commercial operation

Passengers pose for photos with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

JAKARTA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- According to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR), the HSR has delivered more than 700,000 passengers since it was officially put into commercial operation.

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train leaving Tegalluar Station in Bandung, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Passengers take a selfie with a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

A high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train is about to arrive at Padalarang Station in Padalarang, Indonesia, Dec. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Passengers get tickets on ticketing machines at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Two boys look at a model of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)