MTR Academy Signs Memorandum of Understanding with MRT Jakarta to Support Development of Indonesia's First Mass Transit System (2017/04/28)
MTR Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MRT Jakarta on 27 April 2017 to support the development of Indonesia's first mass transit railway system, which is targeted to open in 2019.
Under the MoU, the MTR Academy will render support to the new railway operator by sharing experience on operations, maintenance and human resources aspects. It will also help with the establishment of a railway academy for MRT Jakarta.
Indonesia is the largest country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and an important partner under the Belt and Road Initiative. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Jakarta is a major infrastructure project that will provide a new railway service to relieve traffic congestion and foster economic development in Indonesia's capital city.
The MTR Academy was set up last year with the aim of sharing railway knowledge and expertise with railway operators and authorities worldwide as well as becoming a world-class training hub for railway professionals from the Belt and Road region and around the world.
“We congratulate MRT Jakarta on undertaking this exciting project and are delighted to share our experience with the new railway operator. The MTR Academy is committed to bringing our railway experience and knowledge to MRT Jakarta in the form of customised training and consultancy services,” said President of MTR Academy Mr Morris Cheung.
“MTR Corporation is the leader in setting world-class standards for railway operators. We look forward to the insights to be brought by MTR Academy from the Corporation's long history of providing safe, reliable and efficient railway services that are highly regarded internationally,” said Director of Operation and Maintenance of MRT Jakarta Mr Agung Wicaksono.
With a route length of approximately 110 kilometers, MRT Jakarta will be the first mass transit railway to be operated in Indonesia with the first phase of the project covering a16km section expected to be open for passenger service in 2019.
