Cikampek railway station

After Staatsspoorwegen (SS) bought the Batavia–Krawang railway line from Bataviasche Oosterspoorweg Maatschappij (BOS) in 1898, the line was then developed, one of which was by extending the line from to Cikampek. The line extension to Cikampek Station was inaugurated on 27 December 1902. == Building and layout ==

The Cikampek Station building is an island station and has eight tracks. Line 3 is a straight gauge which is usually used for trains going directly to Jakarta, line 4 is a straight gauge for trains going directly to Cirebon and line 6 is a straight track towards Purwakarta. To the south of the station, there is a railway turntable which is used to turning the direction of the locomotive. The yard of the Cikampek Station emplacement is also the site where unspoored or grounded hydraulic diesel locomotive units belonging to the Tanah Abang Locomotive Depot which are no longer in operation and are no longer used, such as C300 locomotives, BB304 locomotives, BB306 locomotives, BB303 locomotives and BB300 locomotives. Since March 2022, the old electrical signaling system at this station has been replaced with a new one produced by PT Len Industri. The emplacement of this station is extended to the west, in order to accommodate long trains of freight (especially container) that cross or are overtaken by other trains at this station. ==Services==

The following is a list of train services at the Cikampek Station. Passenger services • Mixed class • Argo Cheribon, to and to (executive–economy) • Argo Parahyangan, to and to (executive–economy) • Ciremai, to and to (executive–business) • Harina, to and to (executive–economy) • Jayabaya, to and to via (executive–economy) • Singasari, to and to (executive–economy) • Economy class • Serayu, to via • Tegal Express, to and to • Local train • Walahar Express, to and to • Jatiluhur, from and to Freight services • Over-night service, to and to: • via – • via ––– == Gallery ==

File:St CKP 100808-5772.JPG|The canopy of the station (2010) File:Cikampek Station, West Java, Indonesia.jpg|The emplacement and platform of Cikampek station at daylight (2017) File:Suasana Stasiun Cikampek di Malam Hari.jpg|The emplacement and platform of the station at night (2017) File:KA 326 Walahar Ekspress tiba di Stasiun Cikampek.jpg|The Walahar Express train at Cikampek Station (2017) File:St CKP 060415 4812.jpg|The inactive west signal house of Cikampek station (2006) ==References==