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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 length56 km
Track gauge1,067 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 (Template:Lang-nl) in order to improve connectivity with the western regions on Java.[1]

The 56 km 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.[2]

Stations

The following is a list of stations in order of position on this railway:[3]

References

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