Kurious-KIC Survey: Majority of Residents Approve of Whoosh Expansion Throughout Indonesia
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According to a Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC) survey, a majority of respondents (42.7%) agree that the Whoosh high-speed rail should be built throughout Indonesia to improve intercity connectivity.
However, 28.6% of respondents believe that Whoosh construction should focus on specific areas requiring better connectivity. Another 27.9% believe that not all regions in Indonesia need Whoosh due to geographical or economic reasons. A small percentage (0.8%) feel that Whoosh expansion nationwide is unnecessary and should be limited to West Java and Jakarta.
The government previously planned a Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed rail, but President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that this is still under study. "The Surabaya project is still under study, including calculations and route determination," President Jokowi said in a statement reported by Antara on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
While he didn't elaborate on the Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed rail plan, the President mentioned that the route would pass through the Jakarta-Bandung line. "This is for South Java; North Java already has toll roads, to cultivate new economic centers," he added.
The Kurious-KIC survey involved 1,504 respondents across Indonesia, comprising 56.90% women and 43.10% men. 63.1% of respondents were from Java (excluding Jakarta), followed by Jakarta (16.5%) and Sumatra (13%). Respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 0.2% to 3.7%.
Data collection was conducted from November 6-9, 2023, using computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), with a margin of error of approximately 2.5% and a 95% confidence level.
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