Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line
| Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line Cikarang - Cikampek - Purwakarta Line | |||||
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| Walahar Commuter Line stand by in Kosambi, 2024 | |||||
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| Service type | Commuter rail | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Predecessor |
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| First service | 1 January 2021 | ||||
| Current operator | KAI Commuter | ||||
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| Termini | Garut Purwakarta (Walahar) and Cikampek (Jatiluhur) | ||||
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| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | CC203/CC201 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1067 mm | ||||
| Operating speed | 50–90 km/h (31-55 mph) | ||||
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Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line are the commuter rail line operated by KAI Commuter. Jatiluhur trains travel between Cikarang & Cikampek, while Walahar trains move between Cikarang & Purwakarta.
History
[edit ]The Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line can connect to Jakarta using commuter line Cikarang and to Bandung to Garut using Garut commuter line. On 1 January 2021, the Walahar and Jatiluhur Commuter Line started routes that previously served the Purwakarta or Cikampek route to Tanjung Priok.
Beginning on 1 April 2022, the Walahar and Jatiluhur commuter line, then managed by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, were transferred to KAI Commuter.
On 1 June 2023, following the enactment of train travel chart 2023, both services changed their name from local trains to commuter lines along with schedule adjustments.[1]
Walahar
[edit ]The name Walahar is taken from the name of the dam located in Walahar, Klari, Karawang, West Java.
Previously, train service between Jakarta Kota & Purwakarta was called Lokal Purwakarta and Patas Purwakarta which first operated in the early 1970s under Indonesian Railway Company (PJKA). Initially, the train used diesel locomotizes which were replaced by diesel-electric locomotives. In 2017, these trains were renamed Walahar Ekspres and Cilamaya Ekspres. However, in Gapeka 2019, the Cilamaya Ekspres train journey merged into Walahar Ekspres.
Jatiluhur Commuter Line
[edit ]This train was once known as the Cikampek Local for the Cikampek–Jakarta Kota Station route. In 2017, the train was renamed Jatiluhur Ekspres, and the journey, which previously ended in Jakarta Kota, was moved to Tanjung Priuk Station after optimization by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) for commuter line (KRL Commuter Line) services in Jakarta Kota. The train runs alongside the Walahar Ekspres train for the extension to Purwakarta Station.
The name Jatiluhur is taken from the name of the reservoir located in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency, West Java.
Station list
[edit ]On 1 February 2025 the train travel chart 2025 showed the Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line served by KAI for from Jakarta to Bandung as the alternate train.
- Cikarang (Start/End)
- Lemah Abang
- Kedunggedeh
- Karawang
- Klari
- Kosambi
- Dawuan
- Cikampek (Jatiluhur Commuter Line's End)
- Cibunger
- Purwakarta (Walahar Commuter Line's End)
Incidents
[edit ]- On 13 June 2017, the Walahar Express train crashed into a pickup truck at the Pasar Gaplok level crossing, Senen, Central Jakarta, causing the truck to catch fire. This resulted in the deaths of two car passengers and the burning of one train.[2]
- On 15 September 2024, the last carriage of the Walahar Commuter Line derailed after passing a crossing in Sadang, Purwakarta Regency, West Java. No fatalities ensued, but the derailment left the Purwakarta-Cibungur section open to only one lane.[3]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Gapeka 2023 Mempermudah Konektivitas Pengguna Commuter Line di Stasiun Cikarang" (Press release). Jakarta: PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Kronologi Kereta Walahar Ekspres Tabrak Mobil di Senen". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 2017年06月13日. Retrieved 2024年09月17日.
- ^ Firmansyah, Dian. "KA Walahar Anjlok di Purwakarta, Penumpang Dengar Suara Gemuruh". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024年09月17日.
