Indonesia targets 14,000 km of railway additions and reopenings by 2045
The government estimates investment of Rp1,100 trillion to Rp1,200 trillion, with railway development outside Java a presidential priority.
Indonesia plans to add approximately 14,000 kilometres to its railway network by 2045 through construction and the reopening of inactive tracks, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said in Jakarta. The estimated investment is Rp1,100 trillion to Rp1,200 trillion.
Yudhoyono said President Prabowo Subianto had directed faster railway development outside Java through the National Priority Work Program (PKPN). Indonesia has 7,000 kilometres of operational track, he said, with further expansion needed for passenger travel and freight, especially primary commodities in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
The minister outlined different needs across the three islands: extending and strengthening Sumatra’s existing railways, building infrastructure from scratch in Kalimantan, and improving connections between Sulawesi’s railways, industrial areas and commodity centres.
He also called for more passenger trains and international partnerships that would help develop domestic railway manufacturing. Cooperation with countries such as Japan should support technology transfers that Indonesia could develop into its own innovations, he said.
Yudhoyono described rail transport as efficient and said it accounts for less than 1 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with the government’s net-zero commitment. He said coordination between ministries, local governments and spatial planning bodies would be necessary to ensure railway projects support development in neighbouring areas.
