Caption for two photos

Caption for two photos

CONTRASTING SERVICE QUALITY: While the state-owned railway company, PT KAI, makes available a number of executive trains for longer routes in Java, some of its trains have yet to reach an acceptable standard of passenger convenience. One is depicted in the photo above. With strict regulations yet to be implemented, hundreds of nonpaying passengers ride dangerously on top of a local train plying the Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, to Serang, West Java, route. Meanwhile, an ultramodern mode of transportation in the photo below presents an enviable sight. The new 700-series Nozomi bullet train sits next to an older, 300- series (right) at Tokyo station. The new train has, among its superior features, an ability to travel at a top speed of 285 kilometers per hour.