Tunnellers building Jakarta's first subway hit the halfway point of the crucial six-kilometre underground section, raising hopes the long-delayed $1.6 billion project might actually be completed.

If you take a train in Jakarta, be warned: ... China or Chile, one subway line could easily take between 4 and 10 years to construct, depending on the terrain.

Jakarta's 9.6 million people will soon welcome the city's first subway train system -- but not before the trains get a design overhaul.

Since 2000, the world’s second-largest megacity, Jakarta, ... and build an extensive subway train system that can get commuters to and from places faster and more efficiently.

Item 1 of 7 A Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train arrives at a station during its full trial run in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan ...

That's the hope of Jakarta's light rapid transit operator, which has turned a train and station into the set of a bloody zombie apocalypse -- with real passengers invited to the show.

A high-speed rail line, a joint venture under China's Belt and Road Initiative, is the first of its kind in Indonesia and has seen 10 million trips since 2023.

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground on Wednesday on Jakarta's second subway line, which will eventually stretch 84 kilometers to neighboring provinces, as the government aims ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, held on Tuesday the first public trial run of its $3 billion mass rapid transit (MRT) system aimed at improving transport conditions in a city ...