The Duri–Tangerang railway ( id, Jalur kareta api Duri–Tangerang) is a railway connecting

Tangerang Tangerang (Sundanese: , ) is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi; the sixth largest city pro ...

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, the capital city of

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. It was constructed during the Dutch colonial age, as a branch line from the Jakarta Kota-Anyer Kidul railway. The railway is serviced by

KA Commuter Jabodetabek KRL Commuterline, or commonly known as Commuterline, is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by PT KAI Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter/KCI), a subsidiary of the In ...

's brown line.

History

The public railway company

Staatsspoorwegen ''Staatsspoorwegen'' (Dutch for State Railways, full name: ''Dienst der Staatsspoor- en Tramwegen in Nederlandsch–Indië'' (State Railways and Tramways Service in the Netherlands Indies, ''SS en T''), commonly abbreviated as SS) was a railway co ...

built the line in 1899 as part of the Western railways () in order to improve connections with the western regions of the

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. On 2 January 1899 the first part of the Jakarta Kota-Anyer Kidul mainline was opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and

. After completing the railway in the following year, the line between Duri and Tangerang remained as a mere branch line. The entire railway is currently electrified with 1.5 kV DC

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s, accommodating the electric commuter trains of

's ''Brown line''. An additional track was added in 2012, resulting in a

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along the entire stretch between Tangerang and Duri. In order to connect Jakarta's main airport to the railway network, a line branching off at

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is being constructed. This branch line was scheduled to be completed in 2016.

Stations

There are eleven stations on the line: * Duri *

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* Pesing * Taman Kota, (formerly ''Kembangan'') * Bojong Indah * Rawa Buaya * Kalideres * Poris *

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; connecting with a future branch line to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport *

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Services

* KA Commuter Jabodetabek: Brown line (Duri-Tangerang)

References

External links

KRL Jabotabek website

KRL-Mania - KRL Jabotabek community site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duri-Tangerang railway Railway lines in Indonesia 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Indonesia Railway lines opened in 1899