The majority of Indonesia's railways are on Java, used for both passenger and freight transport. There are three noncontinuous railway networks in Sumatra while two new networks are being developed in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Indonesia has finalized its plan for a national railway network recently. According to the plan, 3,200 km of train tracks that will criss-cross the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, it has been touted as the most extensive railway project in Indonesia since its independence from the Dutch in 1945. Indonesia targets to extend the national railway network to 10,524 kilometres by 2030. As of September 2022, the network spans 7,032 km.
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (lit. 'Indonesian Railways (State-owned) Limited', abbreviated as PT KAI or simply KAI) is the public railway operator in Indonesia. It is state-owned and pays track access charges. Its headquarters are located in Bandung, West Java. In 2019, KAI carried 429 million passengers and 47.2 million tonnes of cargo.
The 203 series (203系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan between 1982 and 2011 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company, and currently operated by KAI Commuter and Philippine National Railways.
KRL Commuterline, commonly known as Greater Jakarta Commuter rail, or KRL Jabodetabek is a commuter rail system for Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. It was previously known as KRL Jabodetabek. It is operated by KAI Commuter (KAIC/KCI), a subsidiary of the Indonesian national railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). The rail system uses rolling stock of rapid transit standard and operates at high frequency with a minimum headway. In 2019, the average number of KRL users per day reaches average of 1.04 million, with the record of the highest number of users served in a day being 1,154,080.
The GE U20C diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation Systems as an export model in 1964. It was powered by the 8-cylinder 7FDL-8 engine. This locomotive is used worldwide with many variations and modifications. Different engines may be used, e.g. 7FDL8 and 7FDL12. Like the other members of the Universal series, it can be built to suit all track gauges.
Most railway lines in Indonesia were constructed during the Dutch colonial rule. After independence in 1945, many lines were abandoned. The current national rail operator, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero), was founded on 28 September 1945.
The PNR Metro Commuter Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Philippine National Railways. It was first inaugurated as the Metro Manila Commuter Service in 1970, and originally served the North Main Line and the South Main Lines, as well as the defunct Carmona and Guadalupe branch lines. Since then, it adopted several names such as Metrotrak and Metrotren, before adopting its present name in the late 2000s. The line is also nicknamed the Orange Line due to its designation in the 1970s.
The EMD GT38AC diesel-electric locomotives are made by Electro-Motive Diesel for export in Indonesia. There are 91 locomotives owned by the state-owned Indonesian Railway Company, all of them are for in Sumatra and replace the aging EMD G26. It's also one of two most advanced-technology locomotive in Indonesia.
The GE CM20EMP diesel-electric locomotives are owned by Kereta Api Indonesia and built by GE Transportation. The GE CM20EMPs are multipurpose locomotives, not only for hauling passenger trains, but also freight trains.
The PNR 8000 class is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) since 2019.
The PNR 8100 class is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) since 2020.
EA202 series, colloquially known as KfW i9000 after its financial backer the KfW, is an electric multiple unit train type produced by Industri Kereta Api (INKA) which operates across the KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line and formerly in Greater Jakarta. EA202 series was purchased by Ministry of Transportation for 40 units.
The INKA CC300, also known in the Philippines as the PNR 9000 Class, is a multipurpose Diesel-hydraulic locomotive owned by Directorate General of Railways and built by Indonesian state-owned rolling stock manufacturer PT INKA. Launched in 2013, it is the first railway locomotive wholly produced by Indonesia and the first locomotive exported by Indonesia to another country, when the Philippine National Railways (PNR) received its first set of INKA CC300 locomotives in December 2020.
Sri Lelawangsa is a commuter rail service in Indonesia operated by KAI Bandara, serving Medan Station to Kuala Bingai Station route and vice versa. The service began operation on 6 March 2010 using Kereta Rel Diesel Indonesia (KRDI) DMU by INKA. But now the Sri Lelawangsa train series has changed to a Local Economy Class train pulled by locomotive BB302, BB303 or BB203.
The PNR 8300 class, also referred to as INKA coaches, is a class of locomotive-hauled passenger coaches operated by the Philippine National Railways since 2021.
In 2023, a controversy arose in Indonesia over the import of used Japanese rail units for use in the KRL Commuterline network.
LocomotiveBB301 is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) manufactured by Fried Krupp and Krauss-Maffei in West Germany. This locomotive was first ordered by KAI when it was still named Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api (PNKA).
The KCJB Feeder train is a train service operated by Kereta Api Indonesia on the Padalarang–Bandung route in Greater Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This train operates as a feeder for the Jakarta–Bandung Whoosh high-speed railway passengers from Bandung and Cimahi city areas to the high-speed railway hub at Padalarang Station. The train began operating to serve public passengers on 3 October 2023, in conjunction with the Whoosh Experience programme organised by KCIC, using a series of ME204 Diesel Multiple Units (KRDE) made by Industri Kereta Api (INKA).
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