Cirahong railway bridge

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Cirahong railway bridge
Jembatan Cirahong.jpg
Cirahong railway bridge viewed from the sky, 2018
Coordinates 7°20′24″S108°19′02″E / 7.34006°S 108.31714°E / -7.34006; 108.31714
CrossesBandung - Tasikmalaya - Kroya railway line
Locale Tasikmalaya Regency & Ciamis Regency border, West Java
Begins Manonjaya
Ends Ciamis
Owner Kereta Api Indonesia
Characteristics
Height66 meters
Rail characteristics
Track gauge 1067 mm
History
Built1893
Opened1893
Rebuilt1954 (bridge reinforcement)
Statistics
Daily traffic only 2 tire of the Motorcycle & the Walker since 2021
Location
Cirahong railway bridge

Cirahong railway bridge (Indonesian : Jembatan Cirahong) is an railway bridge that linked between Bandung & Yogyakarta. The railway bridge located in Manonjaya, Tasikmalaya with the border of Ciamis Regency. The long of the Cirahong railway bridge is 202 meters, while the height is 66 meter.

Contents

The Cirahong railway bridge have Wisdom Building (BH) 1290 also located eastern of the Manonjaya railway station. [1]

The Cirahong railway bridge it is classified as a double-traffic wall bridge. The upper part of the bridge is used for train traffic, while the lower part is used for vehicle traffic. However, passing vehicles must take turns entering due to the narrowness of the bridge. The Cirahong railway bridge serves as an alternative route from Tasikmalaya to Ciamis via Manonjaya and vice versa. [2]

The Cirahong railway bridge is the only bridge that left over from the Dutch in Ciamis Regency. [3]

History

The Cirahong railway bridge was begin in 1893. The construction of the Cirahong railway bridge was part of the construction of the southern railway line on Java Island by the Dutch East Indies Government. In 1954, along with the arrival of new diesel locomotives, starting with the CC 200 series, semicircular structures began to be added to the lower part of the bridge frame, between the existing pillars, like most other bridges in Indonesia.

In July 2021, the Cirahong railway bridge is undergoing maintenance, preventing motorized vehicles from crossing it for a month. However, trains can still cross the upper part of the bridge. [2] After its opening, the Cirahong railway bridge is no longer permitted to be crossed by 3-wheeled vehicles or more, due to the bridge being over 100 years old. This meaning no one of the vehicles with 3 tiers or above for passing. [4]

As the Information, the Cirahong II railway bridge will built for replacing the Cirahong I railway bridge soon by the Government of Ciamis soon. [5]

Service

Here it's train that passing the Cirahong railway bridge:

Passenger

Freight

See also

References

  1. ↑ Suwandi (2021-03-01). Pengenalan Jembatan Kereta Api Edisi Revisi (in Indonesian). Deepublish. ISBN   978-623-02-2434-8.
  2. 1 2 Rachmadi, Alanna Arumsari (ed.). "Jembatan Cirahong Penghubung Tasikmalaya dan Ciamis Ditutup Total Sebulan Penuh - Pikiran-Rakyat.com - Halaman all". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ↑ Redaksi (2019-10-17). "Inilah Fakta Unik Jembatan Cirahong Jadi Cagar Budaya Batas Kabupaten". Jabar News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. ↑ Nurhandoko. "Mobil Tak Bisa Melintas Lagi di Jembatan Cirahong Perbatasan Ciamis-Tasikmalaya, Kenapa? - Pikiran-Rakyat.com - Halaman all". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Jembatan Cirahong Baru Segera Dibangun Gantikan yang Lama, INI PROGRES DAN PENAMPAKANNYA!" (in Indonesian).
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