Jakarta-Bandung link to be regional transport model

Operational, funding plan considered ideal for other nations

Indonesia's first high-speed railroad project, which started construction on Thursday, could become a financial and operational model for other headline infrastructure projects in the region, according to rail industry and funding experts.

Scheduled for completion in 2019, the $5.5 billion line from Jakarta to Bandung is being developed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China - a consortium involving Indonesian state-owned companies and China Railway International Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Railway Corp.