Passengers take a groufie before taking a joyous ride on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway on the start of its commercial operation in Jakarta, Oct 17, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Whoosh, Southeast Asia’s first high-speed train, started its commercial operation in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday.

Eager passengers took photos of their first ride on the high-speed railway, which can speed up to 350 km per hour, connecting the Indonesian capital to Bandung.

The high-speed line is a flagship project that synergizes the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum strategy, and also a signature project of pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia.

China Daily's Edmond Tang took these photos.