The President has announced plans to step up railway development across the country, beginning with a cross-island network on Sumatra, as a cost-efficient “instrument of economic democratization” that would improve public transport connectivity, particularly for lower-income communities and people in smaller towns.

Presiden Prabowo Subianto menyampaikan target besar pembangunan jaringan kereta api nasional baru di Pulau Sumatera dan Kalimantan.

The President has announced plans to step up railway development across the country, beginning with a cross-island network on Sumatra, as a cost-efficient “instrument of economic…