Study On The High Speed Railway Project (Jakarta-Bandung Section), Republic of Indonesia
Study On The High Speed Railway Project (Jakarta-Bandung Section), Republic of Indonesia
in FY2011
FINAL REPORT
【Summary】
November 2012
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In Java Island where the population is more than 100 million, the transportation infrastructure has not been
developed sufficiently to cope with such a large scale of population. The railway service, in particular, is
less competitive in terms of the required time than passenger cars, so that more than 80 % of passengers rely
on the passenger cars as transportation means. Therefore, since the traffic congestion has been serious due to
the increasing number of cars mainly in the urban areas, the necessity of inter-city connection by railway
has been identified.
According to the national development plan called “Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of
Indonesia Economic Development (MP3EI)”, the development of the high-speed railway between both
Jakarta-Bandung and Jakarta-Surabaya is recognized as one of the corridor transportation infrastructures to
support economic development. Moreover, the National Railway Master Plan (NRMP) also highlights the
development of Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway. In addition, the high-speed railway between Jakarta
and Bandung is nominated as Priority Project in Master Plan for JABODETABEK Metropolitan Priority
Area (MPA) which is jointly conducted by both Indonesian and Japanese governments.
In 2008, the feasibility for introducing the high-speed railway between Jakarta and Surabaya for about 700
km was examined, but the project cost was estimated as JPY 2.1 trillion which was not practical for the
Indonesian government. Thus, the study for the high-speed railway in the section between Jakarta and
Bandung was carried out by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in Japan.
In accordance with the result of this study, the Indonesian government requested the Japanese government
to conduct more practical study including the examination of the prior development route (Jakarta-Bandung
section), the possibility of future extension (Bandung-Cirebon), and the project scheme. Therefore, in the
Study, the proper route is examined for the high-speed railway between Jakarta and Cirebon as a priority
section in the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway plan by comparing two routes (Bandung Route and
Coastal Route). In addition to those two routes, the section between Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage in the
Bandung Route is analyzed. Therefore, concerning those three alternative routes, the appropriate route is
selected by the technical, economic, financial and project scheme analysis on the selected one route.
Moreover, as positive impacts to Japan, various railway related companies with superior technologies of
rolling stocks, signals and communications, etc. are expected to expand their business opportunities into
foreign market by exporting the Japanese Shinkansen.
The appropriateness for the implementation of the high-speed railway in the section between Jakarta and
Bandung is examined as the first phase of Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway which is stipulated in the
NRMP from the technical, demand and financial viewpoints. Moreover, the project scheme for the
implementation is analyzed for the promotion of Japanese ODA Loan.
In the Study, to apply the Japanese Shinkansen System to Indonesia, the technical, economic and financial
applicability is examined.
Regarding the technical applicability, the route selection is conducted based on the consultation with the
related organizations and site survey, and the comparative analysis is implemented on the routes.
Furthermore, based on the survey on the users’ preference, the demand forecasting is conducted to identify
the conversion from the conventional transportation means to the high-speed railway and operation plan is
formulated to secure the optimal transportation capacity. In addition, the technical specifications of the
high-speed railway are examined based on the technical standards of Japanese Shinkansen, and the review
of structures and analysis of environmental impact are performed.
Moreover, for the realization of the Project based on the examinations mentioned above, the required costs
for the construction and operation and maintenance are estimated, and the schedule for the project
implementation is examined. Furthermore, the project scheme of the high-speed railways in Indonesia is
analyzed in consideration of the related legal systems in Indonesia, and the feasibility of the Project is
evaluated from financial and economic viewpoints.
3) Legislation for introduction of high-speed railways in Indonesia
To realize the Project in Indonesia, it is necessary to confirm the legal system regarding the high-speed
railway as well as environmental impact assessment and land acquisition, and to identify the issues for the
project implementation.
Concerning the environmental and social considerations, the policy, items and schedule of the
environmental impact assessment in Indonesia are examined. Moreover, since the land acquisition is
inevitable for the project implementation, some issues are recognized such as cost for the land acquisition
and volume of involuntary resettlement. The project scheme is analyzed in consideration of the related laws
in Indonesia and role allocation between the public and private sectors.
In the previous study conducted by the MLIT in Japan, the high-speed railway in the section between
Jakarta and Bandung was examined. On the other hand, the route of Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway in
the NRMP runs along the coastal line. Therefore, in the Study, the route from Jakarta to Cirebon via
Bandung is set and both routes are comparatively examined as shown in Figure 1. On the Bandung Route,
the difference of the elevation is approximately 700 m between Jakarta and Bandung with steep gradient.
The vertical profiles of the Bandung and Coastal Routes are shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively.
Figure 1 Comparison between Bandung Route and Coastal Route (between Jakarta and Cirebon)
Kertajati
Tangkubanparahu
Cirebon
144.6km Tampomas
Sumedang
Cereme
Bandung
Gedebage
256.0km
km
Grade
Curve
Figure 3 Elevation profile of the Coastal Route (between Jakarta and Cirebon)
km
Grade
Curve
In the Study, the proper route is examined for the high-speed railway between Jakarta and Cirebon as a
priority section in the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway plan. For the comparison of the routes, three
alternatives are considered: Bandung Route (Jakarta-Bandung-Cirebon), Coastal Route (Jakarta-Cirebon)
and Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage in the Bandung Route as the first phase of the construction.
Table 1 Outline of Alternative Routes
Route Section Outline
Route connecting to the third largest city of Bandung and to Karawang and Kertajati
Jakarta-
where construction of the international airports is planned. This is also the route where
Bandung-
the high demand is expected.
Cirebon
Bandung Route Total length is 256.0km.
Jakarta-
Route connecting to Gedebage via Bandung as first phase of Bandung Route
Bandung-
Total length is 144.6 km.
Gedebage
Jakarta- Route connecting Jakarta and Cirebon with almost the shortest distance
Coastal Route
Cirebon Total length is 207.3 km.
Source: prepared by Study Team
For the route selection, it is considered to connect stations with the shortest distance. The continuous straight
and horizontal sections are needed as long as possible not to prevent the high speed operation. Even when
inevitable due to geological reasons, the steepest slope shall be 30‰. In order to avoid excessive loading to
the cars, the steep slope sections shall not be continuous.
Considering the land acquisition, the areas for existing toll roads and conventional railways will be utilized
as long as available. Interference with the urban area, factories, commercial facilities, grave, mosque, and
other public facilities shall be avoided as much as possible. In particular, in the center of DKI Jakarta, the
route will be taken under the ground because it has been developed. In principle, access to the planned
airport will be an underground structure. The structure may be on the ground if the opening schedule and
development location of airport are not fixed. Moreover, the route crosses the principal roads, toll roads and
conventional railways as flyover with the specified clearance.
Since the stations for the high-speed railway are assumed mainly for use as passenger stations, the location
of the station shall be convenient for the passengers to reach and with easy access to other transport means.
However, it may be more rational to establish a new station in the suburb and to develop its surrounding
area because the land acquisition is difficult in the urban area and the railway route will be restricted.
Moreover, unless otherwise specific reason, the distance between each station of the high-speed railway will
be planned with 20 km or more to avoid lowering of the schedule speed.
Regarding the structure, to avoid excessively long bridge, the route will cross a large river at a right angle as
much as possible. In addition, the maximum length of a tunnel will be less than 20 km, and the vertical
alignment of tunnel section shall be determined in consideration of the excavation direction and drainage
system.
The route shall avoid the disaster hazard areas, such as landslide and fault as much as possible. Moreover,
the route needs to avoid passing near the area where adverse impacts on the natural environment, animal
protection, etc., are predicted.
3) Comparison of Alternative Routes
Table 2 shows the result of comparative analysis of alternative routes in terms of the route length,
topographic characteristics, linkage with other transport means and disaster risks. While the Bandung Route
has the steep slope and requires the relatively long tunnel, the Coastal Route runs through the alluvial plain
of soft ground. Therefore, the structures shall have the sufficient earthquake resistance. On the other hand,
Japan has the experiences of design and construction to cope with those similar issues, so that there will be
no technical problems for both routes.
The Japanese Shinkansen System will be introduced for Jakarta-Bandung-Cirebon with the following
characteristics. The technical specifications of the high-speed railway are summarized in Table 3.
5) Demand Forecasting
Based on the number of users of conventional transportation means, the number of users to be converted to
the high-speed railway is estimated by using the binary logit model. With interview survey, the acceptability
and willingness to pay for the high-speed railway is surveyed and the conversion ratio from existing railway,
long-distance bus and passenger car is quantitatively examined. As a result, the appropriate fare between
Jakarta and Bandung is calculated as Rp. 200,000. The fares for Bandung Route and Coastal Route are
shown in Table 4 and Table 5 respectively.
Table 4 Fare (Bandung Route)
Station Jakarta Bekasi Cikarang Karawang Bandung Gedebage Sumedang Kertajati Cirebon
Jakarta - 40,000 70,000 90,000 200,000 220,000 260,000 310,000 380,000
Bekasi 40,000 - 30,000 60,000 160,000 180,000 220,000 280,000 350,000
Cikarang 70,000 30,000 - 30,000 130,000 150,000 190,000 250,000 320,000
Karawang 90,000 60,000 30,000 - 110,000 120,000 160,000 220,000 290,000
Bandung 200,000 160,000 130,000 110,000 - 20,000 60,000 110,000 180,000
Gedebage 220,000 180,000 150,000 120,000 20,000 - 40,000 100,000 170,000
Sumedang 260,000 220,000 190,000 160,000 60,000 40,000 - 60,000 130,000
Kertajati 310,000 280,000 250,000 220,000 110,000 100,000 60,000 - 70,000
Cirebon 380,000 350,000 320,000 290,000 180,000 170,000 130,000 70,000 -
Source: prepared by Study Team (Unit: Rp.)
According to the result of the demand forecasting, it is identified that the number of users for the Bandung
Route is estimated as 57,000 persons/day in 2020 and 171,000 persons/day in 2050. For the Coastal Route,
this will be 17,000 persons for 2020 and 40,000 persons for 2050. It is clear that the demand of the Bandung
Route is three or four times larger than that of the Coastal Route.
2020 2050
Jakarta Bekasi
Jakarta Bekasi
Cirebon Cirebon
Cikarang
Jakarta-Cirebon
.Kertajati Cikarang
.Kertajati
(Karawang)
Karawang
Sumedang Sumedang
Bandung Route
Bandung
Gedebage Bandung Gedebage
(Cirebon) (Cirebon)
Jakarta-Gedebage
Cikarang Cikarang
(Kertajati) .(Kertajati)
(Karawang)
Karawang
(Sumedang) (Sumedang)
The Japanese Shinkansen System is designed to enhance the environmental performance such as energy
efficiency with light weight, low noise and so on. Moreover, due to the conversion from the conventional
railways and passenger cars to the high-speed railway, the traffic congestion will be mitigated resulting in
the reduction of CO2 emission. In comparing the CO2 reduction in the construction of the Jakarta-Cirebon
section, the reduction for the Bandung Route will be more than 10 times higher than that for the Coastal
Route.
140,000
Reduction
120,000 2,083t/day
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Jakarta~Cirebon Jakarta~Gedebage Jakarta~Cirebon
Bandung Route Coastal Route
Without Project Case 158,207 158,207 101,993
With Project Case 135,566 140,328 99,960
On the other hand, the adverse impacts by the project implementation are indicated as the alternation of the
topography in the regulated forests (reserved forest and production forest) by the new structures, the soil
runoff and landslide. Therefore, it is necessary to take countermeasures against those issues. Moreover, the
involuntary resettlement due to the land acquisition will occur along the routes, so that the land acquisition
will be implemented with reasonable and equitable compensation in accordance with the Law No. 2 of 2012
on Land Acquisition for Development for Public Interest, which clearly stipulates the administrative
procedures and authorities of the government.
In the environmental and social consideration aspects, the government of Indonesia will be required to
conduct the following matters for the project implementation: consensus building among stakeholders,
implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment (AMDAL), preparation and approval of Land
Acquisition and Resettlement Action Plan (LARAP), implementation of land acquisition and compensation,
and establishment of monitoring structure during construction and operation.
Table 9 Land Acquisition and Resettlement
Bandung Route Coastal Route
Jakarta-Cirebon Jakarta-Gedebage Jakarta-Cirebon
Land Acquisition (ha) 430 222 360
Resettlement (household) 2,000~3,000 1,200~1,800 1,500~2,000
Source: prepared by Study Team
The construction costs for rolling stock, land acquisition as well as other required costs for the project
implementation costs in Jakarta-Cirebon section are estimated as JPY 726.4 billion for the Bandung Route
and JPY 584.2 billion for the Coastal Route. Since the length of tunnel sections is long compared to the total
length in the section of Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage in the Bandung Route, the cost per km is relatively high.
The total project costs for all the routes are summarized in Table 10.
With estimation of the economic benefits (reduction of vehicle operating cost and travel time cost) by the
project implementation, the Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) is estimated as 13.6 % for the
Bandung Route and a negative EIRR for the Coastal Route. These figures proved that the Bandung Route
has an advantage over the Coastal Route and that the construction of the high-speed railway on the Bandung
Route will be beneficial for the national economy. If the 1st stage construction on the Bandung Route is
terminated in Gedebage where there is considerable demand for the railway, EIRR will increase further.
Meanwhile, it is considered difficult for the private sector to construct the high-speed railway even for the
Bandung Route by itself because of the low Financial Internal Rate of Return (FIRR). If the government
provides 50 % of the initial investment which excludes the cost for rolling stock and station (11 % of total
project cost) burdened by the private sector, FIRR will be around 8.5 % for both BOT and Concession
Schemes. However, FIRR is improved into approximately 15 % for DBL Scheme. The above-mentioned
findings have proven that the construction of the high-speed railway on the Bandung Route is economically
and financially feasible with certain financial support from the government.
In accordance with the above examinations, the stage construction between Jakarta and Gedebage is the
most preferable due to the high economic and financial feasibility and high demand. The results of
economic and financial analysis are summarized in Table 11.
In the section between Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage of the Bandung Route which shows the high economic
and financial feasibility, in accordance with the guidelines on PPP and the latest development of PPP in
Indonesia, the following 3 project schemes are analyzed for the high-speed railway: 1) BOT
(Build-Operate-Transfer) Scheme (with Availability Fees), 2) Concession Scheme (with government
support) and 3) DBL (Design-Build-Lease) Scheme. While all the schemes will require financial
contribution from the government in one way or another, all of those schemes have potential to be
financially feasible. Among those three schemes, the DBL Scheme is considered as a method in which
profitability of a private project company is ensured as the financial burden is small throughout the period of
project implementation and know-how of the private sector can be utilized to the maximum.
The project scheme, cash flow and comparison of each scheme are shown in Figure 5, Figure 6 and Table
12 respectively.
GCA: Government
Contracting Agency BOT with AF
GCA: Government
Contracting Agency Concession with Gov-S
Governmental Support
PPP Agreement
Concession Right
Design Consultant Equity
Project Company Sponsor
Financial
Construction Contractor Close
Facility
Ownership
Operator
Service Fare
Lenders
Contract Debt
Maintenance Company Passenger
GCA: Government
D&B Contract Contracting Agency DBL
Facility
Ownership
Design Consultant
PPP Tariff
Construction Contractor Agreement Lease
Equity
Project Company Sponsor
Financial
Close
Operator
Service Fare
Lenders
Contract Debt
Maintenance Company Passenger
public sector after the end of the - Private sector is financially constructed facilities by and lease
-
project period. independent in principle, but them to, and collect lease fee from
- Revenue: fare revenue and public subsidies will be provided private sector.
Availability Fee paid from as part of the initial investment to - Business efficiency is improved
public sector for service enhance financial stability. through the project company
delivery. undertaking design and
construction management.
Initial Cost Overrun Private Private Public
O&M Cost Overrun Private Private Private
Demand Changing Shared Shared Shared
Risk Allocation
sector are high. (-) It may require additional (there is no use of private funds).
(+) Availability fee can mitigate measures to cover the shortage of (+) It is possible to set the tariff in
the shortage of funds at the funds at initial stage of operation. accordance with the profitability.
beginning stage of project.
Operational (+) It can be expected that (+) By granting concession right, an (-) The degree of utilization of
payment mechanism and project incentive for private sector will be private technology is likely since the
monitoring maintain and improve clear to carry out the project property owner is public.
the level of service. voluntarily. (+) It can be affordable and fare for
user can be reduced.
* 50 % of project costs excluding rolling stocks and stations (as 11% of Total Project Cost) which the
project company is responsible for.
Source: prepared by Study Team
(4) Implementation Schedule
As the first phase of the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway, it is considered that the section between
Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage has high feasibility. Moreover, the construction period will be for 5 years
including the operation test for 1 year. Therefore, the implementation schedule for the Project is shown in
Table 13.
1. Feasibility Study
(Basic Design, Final Business Case,
Tender Document, AMDAL)
2. Preparation of
Presidential Decrees
3. Establishment of BUMN ★
6. Land Acquisition
7. Detailed Design
9. Training in Operation
Since it is difficult for the private sector to finance the construction of the high-speed railway even in
Bandung Route (Jakarta-Bandung-Gedebage) by itself, a certain type of involvement of the public sector
will be needed. In particular, the following supports will be required.
a) Involvement of Public Sector in Financing the Initial Costs
Involvement of the public sector is essential in securing long-term low-interest-rate loans. The government
may a) pay for the services provided by project company for a certain period of time during the project
period (BOT Scheme), b) provide a financial support to project company in the initial costs (Concession
Scheme), or c) finance the entire project costs and receive payback from project company in the form of
lease fees after the company commences the operation (DBL Scheme). The Government of Indonesia has
conducted the projects with BOT Scheme. For the use of Concession Scheme, it is necessary to coordinate
and consensus building among the related government institutions in accordance with the legalization
process on government subsidy. Even though the DBL Scheme is a new scheme in Indonesia, it is a scheme
to encourage the participation of the private sector. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the applicability of
DBL Scheme for the project implementation in line with the relevant legal frameworks in Indonesia.
b) Deregulation
Since it is possible to be difficult to cover the repayment of debt by the ticket sales revenue, the analysis on
the incentive mechanism for the private sector will be required, such as tax exemption and granting of the
concession for the area development along the high-speed railway route.
2) Land Acquisition
In case of the implementation of the high-speed railway in the section of Jakarta-Cirebon of the Bandung
Route, the land acquisition is required for 430 ha. with the involuntary resettlement of 2,000 to 3,000
households. However, considering the total length of the route in 256 km, the impacts by the land
acquisition and resettlement will be minimized since the available lands for the existing toll roads and
railways are utilized. Moreover, the land acquisition and the resettlement shall be conducted with reasonable
and equitable compensation.
(7) Map of Project Site in Indonesia
The map showing the study points is shown in Figure 7 below.
Legend:
Railway
Expressway
Road
Administrative Boundary
Studied Route
(Coastal Route)
Studied Route
(Bandung Route)