Tasikmalaya derailment

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Tasikmalaya derailment
CC 206 55 (CC 206 13 55) berdinas KA 10 Argo Dwipangga melintas JPL 349 Timoho, Yogyakarta..jpg
CC206 13 55 passing JPL 349 at Timoho, Yogyakarta
Details
Date4 April 2014
18:30 local time (10:30 UTC)
LocationKadipaten, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java
Country Indonesia
Line BandungBanjar
Operator Kereta Api Indonesia
Incident type Derailment
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers250
Deaths5
Injured35

The Tasikmalaya derailment occurred on 4 April 2014 at 18:30 local time [1] when the passenger train "Malabar", with 250 passengers on board, was derailed by a landslide in Kadipaten, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java. The accident killed 5 people [1] and another 35 were injured. Heavy rain triggered the landslide, which derailed the train as it traveled through Java, the most populous island in Indonesia. [2]

Accident

The Malabar train was carrying 11 train cars and 360 passengers at the time of the incident, [3] this accident was caused by a landslide at km 244, Terung Village RT 05 RW 09, Mekarsari Village, Kadipaten District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java due to heavy rains with a long duration, so the train overturned. [3] [4] [5] This accident resulted in 5 deaths. [1]

As a result of the accident, two executive-class cars, K1 0 67 27 and K1 0 67 22, along with the CC206 13 55 locomotive fell off the rails. Due to the heavy terrain, the evacuation of the locomotive was hampered. The weight of the CC206 locomotive, 90 metric tons (89 long tons), also hindered its evacuation. In addition, because of the very severe damage to carriage K1 0 67 22, the carriage had to be dismantled. Meanwhile, K1 0 67 27 could be saved after being fitted with a temporary bogie and undergoing major repairs at the Manggarai Depot. [6]

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