4 (one side platform and three island platforms which are all quite low)
Tracks
4
Construction
Parking
available
Accessible
available
Other information
Status
active
Station code
CB
Classification
I
History
Opened
1 October 1890
Cibatu Station (CB) is a class I railway station located in Cibatu, Cibatu, Garut Regency which is 58 km east of Bandung. The station which is located at an altitude of +612 meters is included in Bandung Operational Area II and is currently the largest train station in Garut Regency with an area of 1ha (10,000m2).[1]
The location of Cibatu station is approximately 21 kilometers north of Tarogong Kidul, Garut. The position and relatively large size of this station make this station the main departure station for Garut residents to travel to various destinations in Java by train.
The Cibatu station has a branch to the Cibatu–Cikajang railway line, but was deactivated in 1983 due to competition from private vehicles and public transportation. On 24 March 2022, the Cibatu–Garut line officially reopened after nearly 40 years of inactivity.[2]
The only train that passes directly/doesn't stop at Cibatu station is the Kahuripan.
History
Introduction
Cibatu station in 1918
The Cicalengka–Cibatu–Garut railway line was opened on 14 August 1889, as part of a railway project connecting between Cicalengka Station with Cilacap by Staatsspoorwegen, the railway company owned by the Dutch East Indies.[3] However, based on advertisements in the newspapers Bataviaasch Handelsblad and Java-bode, Cibatu Station only served as a train stop and general passenger station on 1 October 1890.[4][5]
During the Dutch colonial era, Cibatu Station was a favorite station because it became a stopover for European tourists who wanted to vacation in the Garut area. In the book "A Century of Grand Hotel Preanger 1897-1997" written by Haryoto Kunto, between 1935-1940 every day at Cibatu Station, a dozen taxis and limousines belonging to hotels in Garut were parked, including the Papandayan Hotel, Villa Dolce, Belvedere Hotel, Van Hengel Hotel, Bagendit Hotel, Villa Pautine, and Grand Ngamplang Hotel. At that time, the Garut area with its beautiful natural conditions was indeed a favorite area for tourists from Europe.
Visit of Famous Figures
British comedianCharlie Chaplin once set foot at Cibatu station in 1927. At that time, Charlie Chaplin and actress Mary Pickford were on a holiday trip to Garut.[6]
Besides Chaplin, another figure recorded as having set foot at Cibatu Station was Georges Clemenceau. He was the founder of the newspapers La Justice (1880), L'Aurore (1897), and L'Homme Libre (1913); and a prominent political writer. Clemenceau served as Prime Minister of France for two terms, from 1906 to 1909 and from 1917 to 1920.
After Indonesian independence in 1946, then the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno, also visited Cibatu Station during a series of extraordinary train journeys along the southern route. Throughout the journey, people in small towns asked Sukarno to get off at each station (including Cibatu Station) and deliver a speech.
Counter Closing
Despite serving passengers, Cibatu Station along with Garut, Wanaraja, Pasir Jengkol, Leles, and Leuwigoong officially stopped ordering Garut Cibatuan Local Train tickets (now called Commuter Line Garut) at the station counter (go show), the only local train served at this station, starting 1 November 2022. Ordering local train tickets has also been diverted through the Kereta Api Indonesia application Access (now called Access by KAI) up to seven days before departure (H-7).[7]
While on 1 January 2025, Cibatu Station has also officially stopped selling intercity train tickets (KAJJ) via "go show" service, along with Leles Station and Cipeundeuy. The station now only offers ticket sales through automated ticket machines ("box" counters). Ticket reservations can also be made through the KAI "Access by" app, the official KAI website, and other external channels.[8]
Strategies
On the north side of the station is a locomotive depot which was formerly used for repair and maintenance of steam locomotives. This locomotive depot also functioned as a reserve locomotive depot if a locomotive had to be replaced during a trip due to damage or if there was a locomotive with a train that required additional power (usually double traction). In 1983, with the closure of the Cibatu-Cikajang railway line, the depot no longer operated as one of the main depots. Currently, the depot only has the status of a sub-depot.[9]
In addition to the original station building and locomotive depot, other ancient buildings that still exist at Cibatu Station include the water tower, signal house, safe, and old signaling equipment. Signal and switch settings are carried out at the station's signal house.[10]
Service
Here's train that stopped at Cibatu station as a effect of the Gapeka 2025 and revision in July 2025.
The trip to Padalarang is only in the morning, while the reverse is in the evening.
Incident
On 15 November 1951, the Express train Bandung-Surabaya was detained by an Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldier at Cibatu Station, due to fighting taking place in the Leles area. Subsequently, on 25 June 1952, train 334, which was stopped at Cibatu Station, was also detained by an Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldier on its way to Garut due to fighting taking place in the Cimanuk and Tunggilis areas. Both battles involved groups believed to be affiliated with DI/TII.[11]
References
↑ "Stasiun Kereta Api Cibatu" (in Indonesian). Garut: Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Kabupaten Garut. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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