Sasaksaat railway tunnel

Sasaksaat railway station

Group portrait of the builders of the railway subway at Sasaksaät
Overview
Location	Sasaksaat, West Bandung Regency, West Java
Status	active
Route	Jakarta - Bandung
Crosses	Jakarta - Cikampek - Bandung railway line
Start	Gambir & Pasar Senen, Jakarta
End	Bandung
No. of stations	Sasaksaat railway station
Operation
Constructed	1902
Opens	1903
Owner	Kereta Api Indonesia
Technical
Length	959 meters
Track gauge	1067 mm

Sasaksaat railway Tunnel is an railway tunnel that built by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS) between 1902 - 1903. The tunnel with the building wisdom number (BH) 503 is located on the route between Jakarta and Bandung at km 143+144 between Sasaksaat Station and Maswati Station, cutting through the Cidepong hills in Sasaksaat Village, Cipatat, West Bandung Regency, West Java.

Before the opening of the KCJB high-speed train line on 2 October 2023, one of the tunnels of which reaches a length of about 4.4 km (HSR Tunnel 6), this tunnel is the 2nd longest active railway tunnel in Indonesia after the Wilhelmina railway tunnel. In the tunnel with a length of 949 m ^[1] there are 35 sleko consisting of 17 left and 18 right from the direction of the Sasaksaat Station. ^[2]

Geography

The tunnel located in Operation Area II Bandung is a train tunnel with heavy traffic. The curved track when entering the tunnel from both the Sasaksaat Station and Maswati Station directions, the rails are given forced rails (gongsol). The large number of trains passing through requires special security in the tunnel so that at both ends of the tunnel there are guard posts for PJTW (tunnel guard officers). ^[3] The architecture of this tunnel is similar at first glance to the Mrawan Tunnel in Sidomulyo, Silo, Jember.

Technical Data

BH 503
length	949 m
Built	1902-1903
Located	km 143+144 between Sasaksaat & Maswati

Service

Here is a train that entering the Sasaksaat railway tunnel:

Southern railway Service

• Parahyangan between Gambir–Bandung
• Cikuray between Pasar Senen–Kiaracondong–Garut
• Papandayan between Gambir–Bandung–Garut
• Pangandaran between Gambir–Bandung–Banjar
• Serayu between Pasar Senen–Kiaracondong–Purwokerto

Northern railway service

• Ciremai between Bandung–Semarang Tawang
• Harina between Bandung–Surabaya Pasarturi

Commuter Line

• Greater Bandung Commuter Line & Garut Commuter Line

References

1. KA Magazine March 2009 Edition
2. Info Kereta Api: Mengenang Jasa Korban Rodi Pembangunan Terowongan Sasaksaat
3. PT KAI Heritage Unit: Sasaksaat Tunnel