KAI Commuter Rangkasbitung Line

The Rangkasbitung Line (also known as KRL Commuterline Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung), officially the Rangkasbitung Commuter Line, is a commuter rail line in Indonesia, operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI). The line connects Tanah Abang station in Central Jakarta and Rangkasbitung station in Lebak Regency, Banten. On maps and diagrams, the line is shown using the color "green" ( ). Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung line is the longest and fourth busiest line in the KRL Commuterline system.^[1]

Rangkasbitung Commuter Line Rangkasbitung Line
Ex JR 205 series EMU between Kebayoran and Palmerah stations
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Kereta Api Indonesia
Locale	Central Jakarta South Jakarta South Tangerang Tangerang Regency Bogor Regency Lebak Regency Cilegon (planned) Serang (planned)
Termini	Tanah Abang Serpong Parung Panjang Tigaraksa Rangkasbitung Serang (planned) Merak (planned)
Stations	19
Website	www.krl.co.id
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	KRL Commuterline
Services	4
Operator(s)
Depot(s)	Depok Bukit Duri Parung Panjang
Rolling stock	203 series 205 series Tokyo Metro 6000 series
History
Opened	1 October 1899 (1899-10-01) (track opened) 1992 (electrified to Serpong) 2009 (electrified to Parung Panjang) 5 December 2011 (2011-12-05) (as 'Green Line') 2013 (electrified to Maja) 2017 (full electrified)
Technical
Line length	72.769 km (45.217 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead line
Route map Legend to Cikarang (clockwise) THB Tanah Abang to Cikarang (counter clockwise) West Flood Canal Jakarta Inner Ring Road PLM Palmerah KBY Kebayoran Jakarta Outer Ring Road Special Capital Region of Jakarta Banten Pondok Betung (closed) PDJ Pondok Ranji JMU Jurangmangu SDM Sudimara Jakarta Outer Ring Road 2 RU Rawa Buntu SRP Serpong CSK Cisauk CC Cicayur Banten West Java PRP Parung Panjang Parung Panjang Depot CJT Cilejit West Java Banten DAR Daru Banten West Java TEJ Tenjo West Java Banten TGS Tigaraksa CKY Cikoya MJ Maja CTR Citeras Rangkasbitung Depot RK Rangkasbitung former branch to Labuan to Merak Note: Bold text indicates the train can end the trip at the station. This diagram: view talk edit

History

The line is part of Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung line, built by the Dutch Public Works Bureau (Burgerlijke Openbare Werken/BOW, now Ministry of Public Works) by decree of the Governor General as stipulated in the State Gazette (Staatsblad) No. 180 dated July 15, 1896. BOW constructed Batavia Zuid–Duri line with branches to Tangerang and Rangkasbitung–Anyer Kidul. The line between Tanah Abang and Rangkasbitung was formally opened on 1 October 1899.

The track between Tanah Abang and Serpong was electrified in 1991 and completed in 1992.^[2] In 2009, railway track between Serpong and Parungpanjang has been fully electrified.^[3] Tanah Abang–Parungpanjang was the original route of Green Line when it began operation in 2011. Green Line was extended to Maja in 2013.^[4] Further extension to Rangkasbitung is operational by 1 April 2017.^[5] And the future extension to Serang and Merak in 2021 and elongation platform for 12 cars formation in this 2020.

On 2021 Timetable which took effect in February 2021, all trains starting/ending at Maja station were moved to Tigaraksa station, due to more tracks available at Tigaraksa for idle trains.^[6]

Route patterns

There are four main service patterns of the line.

Service pattern	Route	Listed as	Stations served
Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung	Towards Rangkasbitung: Tanah Abang → Serpong → Parung Panjang → Tigaraksa → Rangkasbitung Towards Tanah Abang: Rangkasbitung → Tigaraksa → Parung Panjang → Serpong → Tanah Abang	Towards Rangkasbitung: "Rangkasbitung" Towards Tanah Abang: "Tanah Abang"	8 stations from Tanah Abang to Serpong (bidirectional) 3 stations from Cisauk to Parung Panjang (bidirectional) 4 stations from Cilejit to Tigaraksa (bidirectional) 4 stations from Cikoya to Rangkasbitung (bidirectional)
Tanah Abang–Tigaraksa	Towards Tigaraksa: Tanah Abang → Serpong → Parung Panjang → Tigaraksa Towards Tanah Abang: Tigaraksa → Parung Panjang → Serpong → Tanah Abang	Towards Tigaraksa: "Tigaraksa" Towards Tanah Abang: "Tanah Abang"	8 stations from Tanah Abang to Serpong (bidirectional) 3 stations from Cisauk to Parung Panjang (bidirectional) 4 stations from Cilejit to Tigaraksa (bidirectional)
Tanah Abang–Parung Panjang	Towards Rangkasbitung: Tanah Abang → Serpong → Parung Panjang Towards Tanah Abang: Parung Panjang → Serpong → Tanah Abang	Towards Parung Panjang: "Parung Panjang" Towards Tanah Abang: "Tanah Abang"	8 stations from Tanah Abang to Serpong (bidirectional) 3 stations from Cisauk to Parung Panjang (bidirectional)
Tanah Abang–Serpong	Towards Serpong: Tanah Abang → Serpong Towards Tanah Abang: Serpong → Tanah Abang	Towards Serpong: "Serpong" Towards Tanah Abang: "Tanah Abang"	8 stations from Tanah Abang to Serpong (bidirectional)

Stations

The distance table of Commuterline stations.^[7]

Station		Distance (km)		Transfers/ Notes		Location
Code	Name	From previous station	From Jakarta Termini
R01 C10	Tanah Abang	–	0.0		Terminal station. Interchange station to	Central Jakarta	Jakarta
R02	Palmerah	3.191	3.191			Central Jakarta
R03	Kebayoran	3.737	6.928		Kebayoran Velbak	South Jakarta
R04	Pondok Ranji	6.218	13.146			South Tangerang	Banten
R05	Jurangmangu	2.179	15.325
R06	Sudimara	1.974	17.299
R07	Rawa Buntu	4.566	21.865
R08	Serpong	2.413	24.278		Some trains terminate here
R09	Cisauk	1.784	26.062		BSD Link shuttle bus at BSD Intermodal Bus Terminal BSD Intermodal Bus Terminal (via skybridge)	Tangerang (regency)
R10	Cicayur	2.519	28.581
R11	Jatake[8]			Under construction[9]
R12	Parung Panjang	5.968	34.549		Some trains terminate here	Bogor (regency)	West Java
R13	Parayasa			Planned
R14	Cilejit	7.025	41.574
R15	Daru	2.675	44.249			Tangerang (regency)	Banten
R16	Tenjo	3.902	48.151			Bogor (regency)	West Java
R17	Tigaraksa Podomoro			Planned
R18	Tigaraksa	2.974	51.125		Some trains terminate here	Tangerang (regency)	Banten
R19	Cikoya	2.651	53.776
R20	Maja	1.853	55.629			Lebak
R21	Citeras
R22 LM01	Rangkasbitung				Terminal station. Interchange station to Merak Commuter Line

Incidents and accidents

• On 9 December 2013, A former Tokyo Metro 7000 series trainset (no. 7121F) travelling as KA 1131 on this line collided with a Pertamina tanker truck at Bintaro Permai railway intersection, South Jakarta. Seven people (including the three train drivers) were killed in the crash. The trainset was subsequently written-off.^[10]

Pre-2011 route and services reform

• On 19 October 1987, two local passenger trains collided, which causing 139 fatalities and 254 injured. It was caused by human error or a miscommunication between Sudimara and Kebayoran station.
• 18 November 2003, KRL Holec trainset KL2-94202F running KA 396 (Business) on Tanah Abang-Serpong sector of this line caught fire before reaching Kebayoran station, subsequently destroying two frontmost cars of the train. One passenger was killed in this incident.^[11][12][13]