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China Railway Corporation, the national railway operator in China, has conveyed its excitement to invest in the construction of a monorail connecting all regencies in Bali, officials have said.

“China Railway came to me several months ago, requesting information related to the plan to build a monorail,” Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said recently.

Pastika added that officials from China Railway said they needed time to calculate its feasibility. They have not come to a conclusion,” he added.

The Bali administration would encourage China Railway to invest in the construction of the monorail. “I will try to ask them. We hope that they will invest in the project,” Pastika said.

The idea to construct a railway system in Bali first emerged in 2009 based on the premise that Bali had no integrated public transportation system to enable tourists to reach all corners of Bali, including its faraway villages, outside Kuta, Sanur and the southern parts of Bali. As well as being for the benefit of local people, the monorail would also be designed for tourists.

Unfortunately, the plan to develop a monorail in Bali folded and was filed away due to a study conducted by the state-owned railway company, PT KAI, revealing it to be impossible due to cost and technical issues. The study demonstrated that it was not feasible to build a railway system in Bali due to the very high price of land. The study estimated that the monorail project would cost Rp 17 trillion (US$1.74 billion).


China Railway interested in building monorail in Bali | The Jakarta Post