The Trans-Sulawesi Railway ( id, Jalur kereta api Trans-Sulawesi), is a railway network under construction in the

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n island of Sulawesi. The construction is divided to three phases. The first phase includes 146 kilometers route from Makassar to Parepare. The Trans-Sulawesi Railway are built with standard gauge which is wider than the cape gauge used in

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 mos ...

and Sumatra to accommodate more weight and speed.

Routes

Makassar-Parepare

The ground breaking of Makassar–Parepare route was conducted on 18 August 2014 in, Siawung Village, Barru District,

Barru Regency Barru Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,174.72 km2 and had a population of 165,983 at the 2010 Census and 184,452 at the 2020 Census. The principal town lies at Barru Barru is capital of B ...

. On early November 2022, 66 kilometres of railway from Barru to Pangkep was inaugurated and operational. As of 2022, it is the only operational part of the railway.

References

{{Reflist Standard gauge railways in Indonesia Railway lines in Indonesia Rail transport in Indonesia Rail infrastructure in Indonesia Transport in South Sulawesi