Introduction

Does Indonesia need a high speed 'bullet' train? The same question has been asked in California for nearly 50 years and just about three years ago installed a 'baby bullet' train in the San Francisco Bay Area ("Silicon Valley"). Though the top speed exceed more than 100 miles per hour, California law restrict its speed to under 92 miles per hour. Now that America and the world is faced with high fossil fuel price, Californians wished that the high speed train system had already been installed. Automobile cultured Californians are leaving their cars at home, disposed their SUV's and are riding public transportation more then usual. The price of petroleum (benzine) will only continue to rise. The planet is in peril - human-induced global warming is rising and the population explosion continues and we will reach 7 billion people soon. Reducing gobal warming is a very slow process and the population growth will not drop drastically anytime soon. Long-term planning is necessary to charter the future of the economy, environment and society well in advance. Indonesia is the fourth most populated nation in the world; both the Provinces of Jakarta and West Java are the two largest provinces in Indonesia in terms of population. They both are also the most industrialized region in Indonesia. Unlike California or the USA, Indonesia is under developed and under served. The archipelago region is probably the wealthiest region on the planet. The population is highly skilled, its citizens are academically highly qualified, and the region is resource rich. It is under served due to lack of available or poor infrastructure. Poor and imbalance trade tariffs short change Indonesia. The current Indonesian administration inherited a broken nation. Indonesia's potential economy is six time the potential economies of China, India and Taiwan combined or twice the USA. Proper infrastructure can turn the region to gain its global position right side up. The PROJECT INDONESIA INITIATIVE facilitate policy reform called by Dr. Yudhoyono's administration. The bullet train proposed is part of a mega transportation network mesh that include additional toll highways, city roads and freight trains that will connect nearly 70 million citizens and an additional 30 million visitors to the region. The PROJECT INDONESIA INITIATIVE does not intent to over develop the region but to provide basic infrastructure that was so desperately needed and now under the INITIATIVE will provide a well planned, organized, controlled growth and sustainably clean and green infrastructure. Opening the region to accessible digital and transportation super highways enable local businesses, farmers and entrepreneurs to trade effectively and on time domestically as well as internationally. This will balance the distribution of wealth and domestic opportunities evenly and establishes an even plain field internationally. Yes, Indonesia definitely need a high speed 'bullet' train. It can also be achieved by introducing a clean and green railway system that happens to be a high speed train model as well. The hydrogen bullet train or Hydrail is the choice by design.

Deployment Criteria

The Hydrail Project proposed for the WEST JAVA REGIONAL ECONOMIC CORRIDOR will connect key points in West Java with Jakarta. The Hydrail will start from the city of Cirebon Seaport City in the east coast of West Java and travel westward towards the provincial capital Bandung before ending northward in Jakarta. There will only be 5 stops along the nearly 360 km (225 miles) long railway track. They are starting from the east and moving westward:

Data		Cirebon Seaport
		Kertajati Aerocity - Kertajati International Airport
		Bandung City
		Central Jakarta
		North Jakarta - Sukarno-Hatta International Airport

In large part of the CORRIDOR the area is mountainous and either heavily populated or thick forest. The Hydrail system must be elevated above the ground and preferably will not have to tunnel through hills or burrow through underground trenches. In much of the way, the railway track will be constructed along existing or new highways. By installing elevated tracks on thick concrete or steel or combination of concrete-steel pillars, as shown on the drawing below, this could reduce the time and work on completing the construction of such railway system. The Hydrail vehicle should be able to travel at a speed of at least 350 km/hr (218 mph). If each stop require 60 seconds of waiting time, the train would be able to reach the extreme end of the track in less than one hour and thirty minutes. At the peak hours, there should be 10 minutes apart between each scheduled train pick up. The Hydrail system must be able to carry 220,000 passengers a day.

Design & Construction Consideration

The construction of the HYDRAIL railway track structure must be relatively easy to install, especially in a heavily congested area and hilly terrain like West Java. The construction must also be cost effective. The HYDRAIL terminals (stations) must be easily accesible and must have ample parking area. The terminals (stations) must be strategically located at multiple public transit interchange - that is, the HYDRAIL station must also serve as terminals for inner city bus lines, long distance bus lines, cable trams, mono-rails, airports and/or seaports as illustrated below. CAEDZ LLC is currently working directly with a solution provider that meets the above criteria. To learn more about this Hydrail solution click on the NEXT buton below.