Kamis 26 Mar 2015 15:35 WIB

President Jokowi lauds Beijing airport train service

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Jokowi
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Jokowi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- Visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) voiced his appreciation for the Beijing Airport Express Train, which serves as a mode of transportation connecting Beijing city center to the Beijing International Capital Airport.

"We can see how fast and comfortable the train is from the airport to the city center," President Jokowi stated at the Dong Zhi Men station after traveling by the Beijing Airport Express Train here on Thursday.

Jokowi remarked that some major Indonesian cities such as Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, and Makassar should start thinking about implementing the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), or trains.

He emphasized that the work on the mass transportation projects in Indonesia should commence immediately.