Cianjur railway station

Cianjur Station (CJ) (Sundanese: ᮞ᮪ᮒᮞᮤᮇᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮃᮔ᮪ᮏᮥᮁ, romanized: Stasion Cianjur) is a class II railway station located in Sayang, Cianjur, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The station, which is located at an altitude of 439 m, is included in the Operation Area II Bandung. This station is the station with the highest passenger density on the Cianjur–Padalarang route.[4]

Cianjur Station

Stasiun Cianjur
Kereta Api Indonesia
Entrance of Cianjur Station
General information
LocationJl. Yulius Usman, Sayang, Cianjur, Cianjur Regency
West Java
Indonesia
Coordinates6°49′28″S 107°08′35″E / 6.82452°S 107.143°E / -6.82452; 107.143
Elevation+439 m (1,440 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking Available
Accessible Available
Architectural styleNew Indies
Other information
Station codeCJ • 1510[1]
ClassificationClass II[1]
History
Opened10 May 1883 (1883-05-10)[2][3]
Location
Cianjur Station is located in Java
Cianjur Station
Cianjur Station
Location in Java

Building and layout

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The station building, along with its platform and signage, seen the Siliwangi Train on the left. Date: 1 April 2014.

Cianjur Station initially had six railway tracks, including a track to the warehouse opposite the station. Since most of the Jakarta–Bandung cross trains operate via the Cikampek–Padalarang railway, the number of tracks at this station is reduced to three due to lack of traffic.[4][3] The station built by Staatsspoorwegen has now been designated as a cultural heritage by the Central Unit for Conservation and Architectural Design of Kereta Api Indonesia.

The Cianjur– Padalarang railroad is a semi-active line because only lorries, dressers and inspection trains can pass through this line. The stations on this line were also briefly reactivated to welcome the Kian Santang train which was planned to operate in March 2014, but the planned regular trips were canceled in 2015 due to technical problems with the infrastructure which was considered unfit for operation.[5][6][7]

The Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation then decided to repair the Cianjur–Padalarang railroad line, the repairs included replacing the sleepers which were originally iron with concrete and replacing the rail rods which were originally 33/42 kg/m (R33/R42) to 54 kg/meter (R54) so that can be traversed by large and heavy locomotives.[8] For the first stage, the route to be repaired is the Cianjur–Ciranjang section. The trial route was carried out on 22–24 July 2019.[9][10]

This station also has a uniqueness in the form of playing 3 regional songs, namely "Manuk Dadali", "Karatagan Pahlawan" and "Ayun Ayun Ambing" every train arrival/departure.

Services

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Cianjur Station used to serve the Cianjuran train to fill the Bandung-Bogor route. However, the operation of the train was stopped in 2013 due to the unavailability of spare parts for diesel-hydraulic locomotives and subsidies from the Government through the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.[11]

On 8 February 2014, the station reopened with the launch of Siliwangi train.[12]

The following is a list of train services at the Cianjur Station.[13]

Passenger services

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Panoramic view of the station platform

References

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  1. ^ a b Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  3. ^ a b "Heritage - Kereta Api Indonesia" (in Indonesian).
  4. ^ a b Prasetya, S. 2011. Cianjur (CJ), Penyimpana Lok dan Rangkaian Cianjuran. Majalah KA 64: 8–9.
  5. ^ Salomo, Henri (21 March 2014). "Peluncuran KA Kiansantang Cianjur-Bandung Ditunda". medcom.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ "KA Bandung-Cianjur Kembali Beroperasi dari Kiara Condong". beritatrans.com (in Indonesian). 8 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ Triyono, Heru (7 March 2014). "11 Maret, Kereta Rute Cianjur-Bandung Dioperasikan". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Reaktivasi Jalur Kereta Cianjur-Padalarang Selesai Akhir 2019". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ Tri, Rahma (22 July 2019). "PT KAI Mulai Uji Coba Jalur Kereta Api Cianjur-Ciranjang". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ Abdussalam, Muhammad Syarif (22 July 2019). "Jalur Kereta Api Padalarang-Ciranjang Bakal Mendahului Jalur Cibatu-Garut, Segera Diaktifkan". Tribunjabar.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  11. ^ "KA Bandung-Cianjur Berhenti Beroperasi Karena Kekurangan Subsidi Pemerintah". Willy Widianto (in Indonesian). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  12. ^ "KA Siliwangi Rute Sukabumi-Cianjur Beroperasi Besok". Yudhi Maulana (in Indonesian). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  13. ^ Grafik perjalanan kereta api 2019 (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Railways [id], 2019
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Preceding station   Kereta Api Indonesia   Following station
Pasirhayam
towards Manggarai
  Manggarai–Padalarang   Maleber
towards Padalarang