Cikuray (train)

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Cikuray
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Cikuray train passing Lebak Jero station to Jakarta Pasar Senen, 2024
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
StatusOperational
First service25 March 2022
Current operator(s) Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
Termini Jakarta Pasar Senen
Garut
Distance travelled245 km (152 mil)
Average journey time5 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency1x daily everyday (morning schedule from Garut to Pasar Senen & evening schedule from Pasar Senen to Garut)
Train number(s)299-300
On-board services
Class(es) Premium economy
Catering facilitiesOn-board cafe and trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock CC206
Track gauge 1067 mm
Operating speed50 - 100 km/h (31 - 62 mph)

Cikuray is an passenger train with premium economy class that operated by Kereta Api Indonesia which run between Pasar Senen & Garut (then continued to Cikajang if Garut-Cikajang rail line completed by the Government of West Java). This train offer 1x daily everyday, morning schedule from Garut to Pasar Senen & evening schedule from Jakarta Pasar Senen to Garut around 245 km (152 mil) in 5 hours 40 minutes.

Contents

The Cikuray train which start operation on 25 March 2022.

Etymology

The word of "Cikuray" itself comes from the stratovolcano located in Garut Regency, West Java, namely as Mount Cikuray.

History

Initially, this train was going to be called the "Kamojang Ekspres" with the Garut-Pasar Senen route, but Garut Regents Rudi Gunawan proposed changing its name to KAI to "Cikuray train'.

Actually, the name of the Cikuray train was already registered in the 2021 the enactment of new train travel chart 2021 by serving the GambirGarut route. However, this train connection was changed to Pasar Senen–Garut so that the Garut-Gambir route had to find another train name until in 2024, the Gambir–Garut route is now served by the Papandayan. The Cikuray train was inaugurated on 25 March 2022 the day after the inauguration of Garut Station. [1]

On 6 July 2025, The Cikuray train, which initially used the Ministry of Transportation's economy class trains, now uses modified premium economy class trains handed down from the Pangrango, while the old Ministry of Transportation's economy class trains will be modified into modified new generation economy trains at the Manggarai Yasa Hall. To date, the Cikuray train is the only train on Java Island that has a subsidized premium economy class service (PSO).

Tariff

The price of a Cikuray train ticket from Pasar Senen to Garut and vice versa is around IDR 45,000. [2] In addition, special fares apply, which can only be booked two hours before departure at stations on the following routes:

List of the Station

On 1 February 2025 following of the enactment of new train travel chart 2025, the Cikuray was serving an only 1 daily everyday, from Garut to Pasar Senen at morning schedule, while from Pasar Senen to Garut at evening schedule. [3]

See also

References

  1. Ferdiansyah, Fani (2022-03-24). "Resmi Beroperasi, KA Cikuray Layani Trayek Garut-Jakarta dengan Tiket Murah". iNews.id. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  2. Oktaviani, Tari (2024-05-09). "Rute KA Cikuray, Tarif dan Jadwalnya 2024". Kompas.com . Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. "Jadwal Kereta Api Cikuray" (in Indonesian).