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The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), which celebrated its first anniversary on Thursday, has transported 5.79 million passengers, according to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture between Indonesian and Chinese enterprises that built and operates the railway.

Since its commercial launch in October 2023, the HSR has completed over 15,826 train trips, covering more than 2.57 million kilometers. The number of daily train services has increased from 14 at the start of operation to 52, with passenger seats rising from 8,400 to over 31,000.

The highest daily ridership reached 24,132, according to KCIC statistics.

With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the 142.3-km-long railway has cut travel time between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to just 46 minutes.

The HSR is fully powered by electricity, significantly reducing fuel consumption and emissions. The KCIC said that the green energy initiative saves Indonesia around 3.2 trillion rupiahs (208 million U.S. dollars) annually in fuel costs.

In addition, Indonesian government data indicated that between 2019 and 2023, the project contributed 86.5 trillion rupiahs (about 5.62 billion dollars) to the GDP of Jakarta and West Java.

The HSR has accelerated the people-to-people exchanges and economic interactions between cities along the route.

Businesses around major stations including the Halim station in Jakarta, Padalarang and Tegalluar stations in Bandung, continue to gather due to the influx of passengers.

Many individual operators have seen an increase in income since the opening of the HSR.

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1. Various of train moving;
2. Various of passengers boarding train with luggage;
3. Train moving;
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4. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia, dubbed in Chinese) Winny, passenger (full name not given) (ending with shots 5-7):
"The Jakarta-Bandung HSR is very convenient, effectively saving time. For passengers with limited time, choosing this type of public transportation is ideal.";
5. Passengers in train;
6. Screen showing speed;
7. Cityscape shot from inside train;
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8. Various of passengers buying tickets at window, walking with luggage;
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9. Various of shoppers at stores in train station;
10. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia, dubbed in Chinese) Dyah, store owner in Halim station (full name not given) (ending with shots 11-12):
"Business is very busy now because a lot of people come to buy souvenirs, usually items like toys, clothes, and so on, which indeed help with daily sales.";
11. Various of Dyah working in store;
12. Customers;
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13. Various of passengers in railway station;
14. Aerial shot of trains moving, traffic;
15. Various of trains moving;
16. Various of passengers;
17. Various of traffic, street views, flags.

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