KA Commuter line Cikarang Loop Line, formerly Bekasi Line and Cikarang line, is a

commuter rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...

line in Indonesia, operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI). The line connects Kampung Bandan station in

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and Cikarang station in

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. On maps and diagrams, the line is shown using the color "blue" (). Jakarta Kota–Cikarang is the extension of previously Jakarta Kota–Bekasi line which connects to Cikarang since 8 October 2017. As of 2015, the line is the third-busiest line in the KA Commuter system, after red line and yellow line. Before 28 May 2022, there used to be two routes operating between Jakarta Kota and Bekasi. One serves via

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and other one via

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. Line and stations between Jakarta Kota and

were shared with the Jakarta Kota–Bogor line. KAI Commuter announced in 21 May 2022 that the line will be renamed as Cikarang Loop Line with new abbreviation (C) by 28 May 2022, as part of Manggarai station upgrade. The line ceased operating to Jakarta Kota. Trains from Bekasi or Cikarang arriving at Jatinegara now continue through city loop previously used by Loop Line, clockwise or counterclockwise, and then return to Bekasi or Cikarang. Several trains end their journey at Angke or Kampung Bandan without looping. In response to passenger congestion at Manggarai, a feeder service serving Manggarai-Angke/Kampung Bandan portion of the line was introduced on 30 May 2022 to minimise waiting time.

Stations

Rolling stock

* Ex-

Tokyu 8000 series The was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation in Japan from 1969 until 2008. A number of 8000 series trains are still operated by Izukyū Corporation in Japan and on the KR ...

(2005-present) * Ex-

Tokyu 8500 series The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line and Tokyu Oimachi Line in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1975 and the Jabodetabek area of Indones ...

(2006-present) * Ex-JR East

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(2011–present) * Ex-JR East

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(2013–present) * Ex-

Tokyo Metro 6000 series The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1971 to 2018. A number of trainsets have been exported to Indonesia for use by Kereta Commu ...

(2011-present)

Past rolling stock

* Ex-JR East

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(2004–2016) * Ex-

Tokyo Metro 7000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan, between 1974 and 2022. The design is based on the earlier Tokyo Metro 6000 series trains used on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line. ...

(2010–2019) * Ex-

Tokyo Metro 05 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Ayase Branch in Japan by the subway operator Tokyo Metro. Some sets have also been shipped to Indonesia, where they operate o ...

(2010–2019) * Ex-

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(2007–2019) * Ex-

Tokyo Metro 5000 series The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type first built 1964, which operated as 3-car sets on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line branchline in Tokyo, Japan until 2014. 10-car sets were used on the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line until March 2007. Set ...

(2007–2020)

Accidents and incidents

Pre-2011 route and services reform

* On 27 June 1928, a Westinghouse EMU of the State Electric Railway (then still under

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colonial rule) from the direction of Kemayoran station overran the terminating tracks of Batavia Noord station, hitting a horse drawn carriage on the road beside the station. No human casualty reported *On 18 July 2007, a KRL Holec train trainset no. KL3-97228F running KA 423 (Economy) bound for Jakarta Kota was hit from behind by a locomotive being sent to Pasar Senen to carry KA 120 Jayabaya while stopping at Pondokjati station. No injury reported. The KRL set was able to continue its journey without further incident. *On 30 October 2008, a former Toei 6000 set number 6181F train bound for Jakarta Kota via Pasar Senen variant of the line (at the time being the main route for this line) as KA 421 AC Economy class train was hit from behind by Antaboga 1001 freight train on a track segment between Kemayoran and Kampung Bandan stations.

References

External links

KRL Jabotabek website

KRL-Mania – KRL Jabotabek community site
{{DEFAULTSORT:KA Commuter Line Jakarta Kota-Bekasi

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