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Demul Signs Whoosh Rival: Jakarta-Bandung Train in 1.5 Hours

Kilat pajajaran Express Train to Cut jakarta-Bandung Travel Time Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- The West Java Provincial Government and PT Kereta Indonesia have agreed on the strategic train service 'Kilat Pajajaran,' aiming to reduce travel time on the…

Demul Signs Whoosh Rival: Jakarta-Bandung Train in 1.5 Hours

Kilat pajajaran Express Train to Cut jakarta-Bandung Travel Time

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — The West Java Provincial Government and PT Kereta Indonesia have agreed on the strategic train service ‘Kilat Pajajaran,’ aiming to reduce travel time on the Gambir-Bandung Station route to just 1.5 hours. This initiative seeks to accelerate citizen mobility on conventional routes.

This express train will be the fastest Jakarta-Bandung train after Whoosh, which completes the journey in approximately 46 minutes.Currently, regular trains from Jakarta to Bandung take between 2.5 and 3 hours, depending on the train type.

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi stated that this agreement is part of a broader cooperation on railway optimization, which also includes providing special agricultural logistics carriages to lower food distribution costs.

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“The Pajajaran Express Train will significantly cut travel time between Gambir and Bandung,

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