Rangkasbitung railway station

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Rangkasbitung Station

Stasiun Rangkasbitung
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The new entrance hall of Rangkasbitung station (2021)
General information
LocationJl. Stasiun Rangkasbitung No.1, East Muara Ciujung, Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency
Banten
Indonesia
Coordinates 6°21′10″S106°15′06″E / 6.35266°S 106.25152999999999°E / -6.35266; 106.25152999999999
Elevation+22 m (72 ft)
Owned by Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by KAI Commuter
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
2 island platforms
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking FasilitasStasiun Parkir.svg Available
Accessible FasilitasStasiun Difabel.svg Available
Other information
Station codeRK• 0130 • RANGKAS [1]
ClassificationLarge type A [1]
History
Opened1 October 1899 (1899-10-01) [2]
Electrified2017
Previous namesRangkasbetoeng Station
Services
Preceding station Logo KAI Commuter.svg Following station
Citeras
towards Tanah Abang
Rangkasbitung Line Terminus
Terminus Merak Local Jambu Baru
towards Merak
Location
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Red pog.svg
Rangkasbitung Station
Location in Java

Rangkasbitung Station (RK) [1] is a railway station located in East Muara Ciujung, Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency, Banten. It is the main station of Lebak Regency. This station has a small rail yard to keep passenger coaches and goods carriages. This yard also keeps locomotives from Jakarta, which serve trains from Jakarta Kota. All train services that pass this station stop at this station.

Contents

Since 1 April 2017, KRL Commuterline has commenced operations from Tanah Abang Station to Rangkasbitung, formerly terminating at Maja Station. Therefore, local services such as Kalimaya, Langsam and Rangkas Jaya, which terminate at Angke and Tanah Abang Station, have stopped operations. [3]

Starting on 3 November 2020, the elimination of single-trip card (Tiket Harian Berjaminan or THB card) sales was carried out at this station in stages to reduce passenger contact in anticipation of the transmission of COVID-19. However, passengers can still tap in/tap out with THB cards at the station. [4] In 2022, the renovation and expansion of Rangkasbitung Station commenced construction. It will add a second floor for concourse and easy access to KRL Rangkasbitung Line and Merak Commuter Line platforms, as well as to anticipate the climbing number of passengers. [5] [6]

History

The station was built together with the Tanah Abang–Rangkasbitung railway in the late 19th century. In the past, there was a branch for the railroad line to Labuan via Pandeglang, which has been inactive since 1984. On this line there is another branch for the line at Saketi to Bayah; [7] it was built by Japanese war prisoners and conscripted workers better known as romusha during the Japanese occupation during World War II. Thousands of people died because of the inhuman treatment of the Japanese soldiers. Branch lines are included in the reactivation master plan. [8]

The electrification and the double-track construction on the Maja–Rangkasbitung section was commenced in 2015 to support the KRL Green Line extension to Rangkasbitung. [9] Eventually, on 1 April 2017, the KRL Green Line was officially extended to Rangkasbitung; since then, the line is better known as the Rangkasbitung Line. [10] In 2022, the first phase of the extension of Rangkasbitung Station begun, focused on adding new track lines. The second phase is ongoing, constructing a new large building over the emplacement. The expansion will increase the capacity up to 83,000 daily passengers. It is expected that Rangkasbitung Station will be the one of the main hubs of train services in Banten. [5] [6]

Building and layout

This station has eight lines. Initially, line 1 was a straight line. After the Maja–Rangkasbitung double track was officially operated in line with the enactment of the 2019 train travel chart on 1 December 2019, line 1 is now only used as a double track straight line from the direction of Jakarta, while line 2 is used as a double track straight line towards Jakarta as well as a double track and single track from and towards Merak.

At this station, there is also a train depot and a locomotive depot, which store and maintain the flat carriages used for the Babarandek and Baja Coil trains as well as the Merak Commuter Line series and the locomotives that are given the task of pulling them. There is also a KRL depot, which was built together with the construction of the double track.

The old station building, which was a legacy of the Staatsspoorwegen, has now been designated as a cultural heritage by Center for Preservation and Architectural Design Unit of Kereta Api Indonesia. [11] Currently, on the west side of the old building, there is a new building in the form of a waiting room, which is reserved for KRL passengers only, while the old building is used as a dedicated waiting room for Merak Commuter Line passengers. [12]

The following is the track layout table of Rangkasbitung Station, as of 1 August 2025:

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GMain building
P
Platform floor
Side platform
Line 1 Jambu Baru

LM Merak Commuter Line, from and towards Merak

Island platform
Line 2Straight tracks towards Tanah Abang or Merak
Jambu Baru

LM Merak Commuter Line, from and towards Merak

Island platform
Line 3Temporarily inactive turning tracks
Line 4
Island platform
Line 5 Jakarta KRL R.svg Rangkasbitung Line from and towards Tanah Abang (Citeras)
Island platform
Line 7 Jakarta KRL R.svg Rangkasbitung Line from and towards Tanah Abang (Citeras)
Line 8Train parking
Line 9Train parking

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Rangkasbitung Station:

Passenger services

Defunct services

Incidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
  2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  3. "KRL Rangkasbitung-Tanahabang Beroperasi Penuh Mulai 1 April 2017". krl.co.id. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Stasiun Rangkasbitung Sebagai Stasiun Khusus KMT Mulai 3 November 2020". KAI Commuter (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 Rahayu, Isna Rifka Sri (31 October 2023). "Pengembangan Stasiun Rangkasbitung Tahap 2 Ditargetkan Rampung 2024". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Menhub akan Groundbreaking Pembangunan Stasiun Rangkasbitung". radarbanten.co.id (in Indonesian). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. Idris, Muhammad (7 June 2017). "Ada Rel Mati di Banten, Dibangun Romusha Zaman Jepang". detikfinance (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. "Reaktivasi Jalur Kereta Api Rangkasbitung-Labuan jadi Harapan Warga Lebak". Pelita Banten (in Indonesian). 20 September 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. "Elektrifikasi Jalur Maja-Rangkasbitung Telan Anggaran Rp 172 Miliar". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  10. Pratama, Akhdi Martin (30 March 2017). "KRL "Commuter Line" Tanah Abang-Rangkasbitung Beroperasi Mulai 1 April". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. Group, Gatra Media. "Jelang Lebaran, Pembangunan Hall Stasiun Rangkasbitung Belum Rampung | Ekonomi". www.gatra.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 March 2023.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. Difa (6 August 2019). "Bangunan Stasiun Rangkasbitung Jadi Cagar Budaya". Redaksi24.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  13. "Dipastikan Tiga Orang Tewas dan 14 Cedera". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 26 October 2001. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. "Kerusakan Teknis Penyebab Kecelakaan". liputan6.com . 26 October 2001. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. "Belasan Kereta Parkir Terbakar di Stasiun Rangkasbitung". dephub.go.id (in Indonesian). Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.
Preceding station  Kereta Api Indonesia  Following station
Jambu Baru
towards Merak
  Merak–Tanah Abang   Citeras
towards Tanah Abang