Troubled project suffered from rosy cost and ridership projections
Ridership on the railway was projected at over 18 million passengers per year, but only 6.2 million rode in 2025. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
TOMOYOSHI OSHIKIRI
February 13, 2026 06:26 JST
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government will repay debt to China related to a financially troubled high-speed railway with public funds, as Beijing’s initial claims that its proposal would result in no financial burden turned out to be overly optimistic.