Rangkasbitung-Labuan railway explained

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Rangkasbitung–Labuan railway
Type:Heavy rail
Status:Ceased operation
Locale:Banten
Open:1906
Close:1982
Linelength:55.8 km
Tracks:1
Map State:collapsed

The Rangkasbitung–Labuan railway was a single-track and gauge railway, branching off the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway at . The public railway company Staatsspoorwegen built the line as part of the Western railways 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. 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manpower, steam tractions and contact wires. D.. Teeuwen. 2010.
  2. G. . Kolff . Beknopt verslag der Staatsspoorwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië over het jaar 1906 . nl . Concise report by the State Railways in the Dutch Indies of the year 1906 . De Ingenieur . 23 . 41 . 765 . 10 October 1908 . 2 October 2016 .
  3. Serang . 1954 . 1:250000 . T508 . US Army Map Service . 19 October 2015 .
  4. Overzichtskaart van de residentie Bantam . Overview map of the residency of Banten . 1922 . 1:250000 . Topografische Inrichting . Batavia . nl . 19 October 2015 .