Rangkasbitung-Labuan railway
| Rangkasbitung–Labuan railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Ceased operation |
| Locale | Banten |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Closed | 1982 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 55.8 km |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Rangkasbitung–Labuan railway was a single-track and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge railway, branching off the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway at Rangkasbitung. The public railway company Staatsspoorwegen built the line as part of the Western railways (Dutch: Westerlijnen) in order to improve connectivity with the western regions on Java.[1]
The 55.8 km[2] long line was in use between 18 June 1906 and 1982.[1] Parts of the infrastructure are still present.
Between 1944 and 1951, a branch line went from Saketi to the south coast near Bayah, Lebak.[3]
Stations
[edit]The following is a list of stations in order of position on this railway:[4]
- Rangkasbitung
- Warunggunung
- Cibuah
- Pasirtangkil
- Pandeglang
- Cibiuk
- Cimenyan
- Kadukacang
- Sekong
- Cipeucang
- Cikadueun
- Saketi, with a branch line to Bayah
- Sodong
- Kenanga
- Menes
- Babakanlor
- Kalumpang
- Labuan
References
[edit]- ^ a b Teeuwen, D. (2010). "Manpower, steam tractions and contact wires" (PDF).
- ^ Kolff, G. (10 October 1908). "Beknopt verslag der Staatsspoorwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië over het jaar 1906" [Concise report by the State Railways in the Dutch Indies of the year 1906]. De Ingenieur (in Dutch). 23 (41): 765. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Serang (Map). 1:250000. T508. US Army Map Service. 1954. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Overzichtskaart van de residentie Bantam [Overview map of the residency of Banten] (Map). 1:250000 (in Dutch). Batavia: Topografische Inrichting. 1922. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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