Purwakarta Railway Station
Purwakarta Station (PWK) () is a class I List of railway stations in Indonesia, railway station located in Nagritengah, Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency. The station, which is located at an altitude of +84 meters, is included in the Operational Area II Bandung. This station is located very close to the Purwakarta regent's office which can be reached on foot. History The Cikampek–Purwakarta railway segment was inaugurated on 27 December 1902, and arrived at Padalarang on 2 May 1906. Built by Staatsspoorwegen (SS), these lines were built to reduce the travel time for the Jakarta-Bandung train journey. SS relies heavily on this line for express trains. When compared to via Cianjur, SS built this route for service users who wanted to get to Bandung quickly. The trains that run on the cross are named the Vlugge Vier ("Fast 4"), describing the reliability, ruggedness and speed of this train challenging the steep terrain on the track. This station is one of the changing points for the ...
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Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian population. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast. Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the History of Indonesia, Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Four of Indonesia's eight UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Java: Ujung Kulon National Park, Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, and Sangiran Early Man Site. ...
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