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Rangkasbitung-Labuan railway

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Rangkasbitung–Labuan railway
Overview
StatusCeased operation
LocaleBanten
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Opened1906
Closed1982
Technical
Line length55.8 km
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The RangkasbitungLabuan 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

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The following is a list of stations in order of position on this railway:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Teeuwen, D. (2010). "Manpower, steam tractions and contact wires" (PDF).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Serang (Map). 1:250000. T508. US Army Map Service. 1954. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ^ 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.