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Cikampek railway station

Coordinates: 6°24′22″S 107°27′33″E / 6.4060407°S 107.4590401°E / -6.4060407; 107.4590401
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Cikampek Station

Stasiun Cikampek
Kereta Api Indonesia
The signage and the emplacement of the Cikampek Station (2019)
General information
LocationJl. Stasiun Cikampek, Cikampek Kota, Cikampek, Karawang Regency
West Java
Indonesia
Coordinates6°24′22″S 107°27′33″E / 6.4060407°S 107.4590401°E / -6.4060407; 107.4590401
Elevation+46 m (151 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)
Platforms5 island platforms
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking Available
Accessible Available
Other information
Station codeCKP • 0530[1]
ClassificationLarge class type B[1]
History
Opened27 December 1902 (1902-12-27)[2]
Previous namesTjikampek Station
Passengers
2019798.335[3]
Location
Cikampek Station is located in Java
Cikampek Station
Cikampek Station
Location in Java

Cikampek Station (CKP)[1] is a large class type B railway station located in Cikampek Kota, Cikampek, Karawang Regency. The station, which is located at an altitude of +46 meters, is the station that is located in the easternmost part of the Operational Area I Jakarta and Karawang Regency, and is the largest railway station in Karawang Regency.

The station is one of the important stations for train travel from Jakarta to various cities on the Java region.[4] To the east of the station, the line forks two, the northern line goes to Cirebon Prujakan, while the southern line goes to Padalarang.

Based on data from Karawang Regency Statistics, as many as 798,335 local and intercity train passengers have been served by this station. Based on this data, Cikampek Station is the station with the most passengers in Karawang Regency.[3]

History

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After Staatsspoorwegen (SS) bought the Batavia–Krawang railway line from Bataviasche Oosterspoorweg Maatschappij (BOS) in 1898, the line was then developed, one of which was by extending the line from Kedunggedeh to Cikampek.[5] The line extension to Cikampek Station was inaugurated on 27 December 1902.[2]

At that time, SS had planned to build a new railway line on the Cikampek–Padalarang section as an alternative to the JakartaBandung route. SS's wish at that time was due to the high demand for a faster train to get to its destination. The Cikampek–Padalarang cross route was successfully opened on 2 May 1906. From Cikampek Station, construction was also directed towards Cirebon, which was opened on 3 June 1912.[2]

The Cikampek Station building which was destroyed during the revolutionary war (23 July 1946)

The station building was destroyed during the First Dutch Military Aggression in 1947. Only the roof canopy of the station is still original, while the rooms have been renovated during the era of the Railway Service (Djawatan Kereta Api or DKA) in the 1950s.[6]

Building and layout

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The building of the Cikampek station which is an island station (2010)

The Cikampek Station building is an island station and has eight tracks. Line 3 is a straight gauge which is usually used for trains going directly to Jakarta, line 4 is a straight gauge for trains going directly to Cirebon and line 6 is a straight track towards Purwakarta.

To the south of the station, there is a railway turntable which is used to turning the direction of the locomotive.

The yard of the Cikampek Station emplacement is also the site where unspoored or grounded hydraulic diesel locomotive units belonging to the Tanah Abang Locomotive Depot which are no longer in operation and are no longer used, such as C300 locomotives, BB304 locomotives, BB306 locomotives, BB303 locomotives and BB300 locomotives.[7]

C300 01, 24, and 04 locomotive wrecks on the Cikampek Station emplacement yard
BB 304 76 06 (BB304 06) and BB 304 84 02 (BB304 16) locomotive wrecks on the Cikampek Station emplacement yard
BB306 08, BB300 01 and BB303 locomotive wrecks on the Cikampek Station emplacement yard

Since March 2022, the old electrical signaling system at this station has been replaced with a new one produced by PT Len Industri. The emplacement of this station is extended to the west, in order to accommodate long trains of freight (especially container) that cross or are overtaken by other trains at this station.

Services

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The following is a list of train services at the Cikampek Station.[8]

Passenger services

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Freight services

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  3. ^ a b Kabupaten Karawang dalam Angka 2020. Karawang: Karawang Regency Statistics. 2020. p. 267.
  4. ^ "Stasiun Cikampek Stasiun Kereta Api Utama di Karawang Jawa Barat, Tarif Tiket dan Jadwal Keberangkatan" (in Indonesian). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ Reitsma, Steven Anne (1920). Indische Spoorweg-Politik. Landsdrukkerij.
  6. ^ Sejarah perkeretaapian Indonesia. Tim Telaga Bakti Nusantara., Asosiasi Perkeretaapian Indonesia. (1 ed.). Bandung: Angkasa. 1997. ISBN 979-665-168-8. OCLC 38139980.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Unit Pusat Pelestarian dan Desain Arsitektur: Pemindahan Lokomotif C300 dari Tanah Abang ke Cikampek
  8. ^ Grafik perjalanan kereta api 2021 (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Railways [id], 10 February 2021
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Preceding station   Kereta Api Indonesia   Following station
Dawuan
towards Rajawali
  Rajawali–Cikampek   Terminus
Terminus   Cikampek–Cirebon Prujakan   Tanjungrasa
towards Cirebon Prujakan
  Cikampek–Padalarang   Cibungur
towards Padalarang