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KAI Plans Bali Tram Linking Ngurah Rai Airport to Canggu by 2028
Indonesia's state railway company KAI is preparing a tram line in Bali linking Ngurah Rai International Airport with Canggu.
The route is planned to pass through the tourist areas of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak.
The first stage would run from the airport to Legian, followed by a second stage from Legian to Canggu.
KAI chief executive Bobby Rasyidin said the two stages are expected to take two years to complete, with a target of 2028.
The project is estimated to cost more than Rp2 trillion.
KAI says the Bali project follows a direction from President Prabowo to develop rail networks, while the project’s next steps and construction timing were not detailed.
KAI plans to build a tram linking I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport with Canggu in Bali.
The route will pass through Kuta, Legian and Seminyak.
The project will have two phases, with the first running from the airport to Legian and the second from Legian to Canggu.
KAI chief executive Bobby Rasyidin said the project is expected to take two years and be completed in 2028.
The estimated budget is more than Rp2 trillion.
- Who
- PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), led by chief executive Bobby Rasyidin.
- What
- KAI plans a two-phase tram line from Ngurah Rai Airport to Canggu.
- When
- The project is expected to take two years and be completed in 2028.
- Where
- Bali, Indonesia, connecting Ngurah Rai Airport with Canggu via Kuta, Legian and Seminyak.
- Why
- It is described as a follow-up to directions from President Prabowo to develop new rail networks.
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The planned route will run from Ngurah Rai Airport to Legian via Kuta.
The planned route will continue from Legian through Seminyak to Canggu.
KAI expects the two-phase project to be completed.
- Route endpoint
- Ngurah Rai Airport to Canggu
- Phase one
- Ngurah Rai Airport to Legian
- Phase two
- Legian to Canggu
- Intermediate areas
- Kuta and Seminyak
- Estimated budget
- More than Rp2 trillion
- Target completion
- 2028
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What people are saying
We conveyed that the budget for the Bali train is around more than Rp2 trillion.
The Bali rail service, phase one, is from Ngurah Rai north to Kuta, Legian, then Seminyak, and its endpoint is Canggu.