Indonesia, April 23 -- Jakarta (ANTARA) -

Indonesia is evaluating plans to build a 2,772-kilometer railway network across Kalimantan to improve logistics and unlock resource-driven growth, though the project remains at an early planning stage, a senior minister said.

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said the government is refining the proposal following a coordination meeting on national rail development in Jakarta.

"The railway development plan in Kalimantan is still being carefully calculated and planned," Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.

Authorities will form a cross-ministerial committee to gather input and finalize the national railway master plan, known as Ripnas, ensuring it...