Merak railway station

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Merak Station
Stasiun Merak
StasiunMER 2022.jpg
Front building of Merak Station in 2022
General information
Location Port of Merak complex, Pulomerak, Cilegon, Banten 42438, Indonesia
Coordinates 5°55′49″S105°59′48″E / 5.930185°S 105.996779°E / -5.930185; 105.996779
Elevation+3m
Owned by Kereta Api Indonesia
Managed byKereta Api Indonesia
KAI Commuter
Line(s)
PlatformsThree side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Bicycle facilities FasilitasStasiun ParkirSepeda.svg Bicycle parking
Accessible FasilitasStasiun Difabel.svg Yes
Other information
Station codeMER • 0101 [1]
ClassificationClass II [1]
History
Opened1 December 1914
Original company Staatsspoorwegen
Services
Preceding station Logo KAI Commuter.svg Following station
Krenceng
towards Rangkasbitung
Merak Local Terminus

Merak Station (MER) is a class II railway station located in Tamansari, Pulomerak, Cilegon, Banten. The station is located at an altitude of +3 meters and is the westernmost active railway station in Operation Area I Jakarta, as well as in Java. The station is located inside Port of Merak complex. Since 2017, the station only serves Merak Local trains to Rangkasbitung.

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History

The construction of the railway line from Rangkasbitung was continued by Staatsspoorwegen to Serang area on 1 July 1900, [2] which was then extended to Anyer Kidul Harbor on 1 December 1900. A branch line to Merak was opened on 1 December 1914 to accommodate the Port of Merak, which is closer for crossing to Lampung than Anyer Kidul. [3] Merak Station is one of the three westernmost terminus stations on Java Island besides Anyer Kidul and Labuan.

The current station building was constructed in the 1990s, with the original Staatsspoorwegen-built building were demolished at the same time to make way for the construction of ferry crossing terminal. The office of ASDP Merak seaport now stands at the site of the old station. The station also had a branch line to Indah Kiat Port for paper pulp trains, with the line inactive since the 1990s.

Merak Station used to serve long-distance passenger trains and local trains such as Krakatau intercity and Kalimaya express local trains. Kalimaya was discontinued on 1 April 2017 as it was replaced by the Rangkasbitung Commuter Line service, [4] while Krakatau was discontinued on 17 July 2017. [5]

Building and layout

The station has three active lines. Line 1 is used as shunting line for locomotives, with line 2 used for loading and unloading of passengers and line 3 was used for passenger cars storage or stabling in the past. While still active, currently line 3 is mostly unused. There is also the inactive line 4, with its connection to the main line severed and mostly buried with asphalt. There is an abandoned hopper wagon in former line 4.

Emplasemen Stasiun Merak.jpg
Jalur 3 Stasiun Merak.jpg
Jalur 4 Stasiun Merak (1).jpg
Bekas gerbong Stasiun Merak.jpg
(From left to right) Line 1 and 2; Gated and unused line 3; severed line 4 with derelict hopper wagon

Merak Station is located inside Port of Merak, which is owned by ASDP Indonesia Ferry. In order to board the ferry service, visitors have to pay the seaport entrance fee of 2,500 rupiah.

Representative from Kereta Api Indonesia's Operation Area I Jakarta has said that the Merak Station would be relocated to a new location in the future. [6]

Services

Passenger services

Defunct services

Incidents

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References

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