Utrecht :
Kehadiran jejak-jejak dan keberadaan kereta api Belanda di Indonesia sudah 150
tahun terjadi. Itu juga yang menjadi alasan peringatan 150 tahun Perkeretaapian
Belanda di Tanah Air diperingati di Belanda.
Adalah Duta
Besar Indonesia untuk Belanda, I Gusti A Wesaka Puja, menghadiri peringatan
tonggak sejarah penting di Tanah Air itu, yang tidak saja penting pada aspek
perhubungan darat melainkan pada aspek lebih luas dan strategis.
Turut hadir juga sejumlah pejabat Kemenhub, pada
gelaran di Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht, Belanda, Kamis (10/8). Atase Perhubungan Kedutaan Besar Indonesia
di Den Haag, I Made Suartika , Sabtu, menyebutkan, pada 10 Agustus 1867, untuk pertama kalinya
kereta api penumpang beroperasi menghubungkan Kota Semarang dan Stasiun
Tanggung di Jawa Tengah.
Peringatan 150
tahun Perkeretapian Belanda di Indonesia diisi berbagai program termasuk
Forum Bisnis Infrastruktur Kereta Api Indonesia. Pada Forum ini, delegasi
Indonesia menyampaikan berbagai program pemerintah di bidang pembangunan
perkeretapian dan peluang investasi serta kerja sama dengan negara mitra,
termasuk Belanda.
Beberapa perusahaan terkemuka yang turut hadir dalam
pertemuan itu antara lain Netherlands
Spoorweg, Pro Rail, Structon, dan beberapa ahli Belanda di bidang
perkeretaapian.
Dalam forum Suartika menyampaikan beberapa proyek
prioritas pemerintah di subsektor ini, di antaranya pembangunan jalur kereta
api di wilayah Sumatera, Kalimantan dan Sulawesi. Termasuk rencana pembangunan Light Rail Transit di Bandung dan
pembangunan trem di Surabaya.
Sumber :
AntaraNews, 11.08.17.
[English Version]
Indonesia, Netherlands Commemorate 150
Years of Railroad System
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The governments of Indonesia
and the Netherlands commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Dutch railroad
system in Indonesia.
The Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands, I Gusti
A Wesaka Puja, accompanied Inspector General of the Indonesian Ministry of
Transportation, Wahyu Satrio Utomo, and the Special Staff of the Indonesian
Minister of Transportation, Wihana Kirana, to attend the celebration of 150th
anniversary of Dutch railroad system in Indonesia at Spoorwegmuseum Utrecht in
the Netherlands.
"On Aug 10, 1867, for the first time, the
passenger train operated to connect Semarang city and Tanggung station in
Central Java province," Puja stated in a press release from the Indonesian
Embassy in The Hague received here on Tuesday.
The celebration event included the Indonesian Railway
Infrastructure Business Forum. At the forum, the Indonesian delegation
delivered various government programs in the field of railway development and
investment opportunities, as well as cooperation with partner countries,
including the Netherlands.
"The 150th Anniversary of Indonesian Railways is
a very appropriate moment to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Indonesia
and the Netherlands, including the improvement of knowledge sharing cooperation
and investment, especially in the field of transportation infrastructure,"
Puja stated.
In line with the Indonesian ambassador, Utomo also
emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation for the development of
railway infrastructure between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
"Through meetings with other railway
entrepreneurs and stakeholders, we also want to explore opportunities for
investment schemes that support the railway infrastructure development program,
as well as draw experiences and lessons from Dutch experts," Utomo noted.
The Railway Infrastructure Business Forum would be
followed by a discussion to realize the opportunities for cooperation in the
field of railway transport and concrete implementation.
Some of the leading companies that attended the
meeting included Netherlands Spoorweg, Pro Rail, Structon, and some Dutch
railway experts.
The Indonesian Delegation conveyed several government
priority projects, including the construction of railways in Sumatra,
Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, during the forum.
Development plans of Light Rail Transit in Bandung and
tram in Surabaya were also discussed during the meeting.(*)
