Cipeundeuy railway station

Cipeundeuy Station Stasiun Cipeundeuy
Main building of Cipeundeuy Station
General information
Location	Jl. Raya Bandung-Tasikmalaya, Cikarag, Malangbong, Garut Regency West Java Indonesia
Coordinates	7.0936306°S 108.1006237°E / -7.0936306; 108.1006237
Elevation	+772 m (2,533 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Padalarang–Kasugihan
Platforms	1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	CPD
Classification	Class II[1]
History
Opened	16 September 1893 (1893-09-16)[2]
Previous names	Tjipeundeuj Halt
Location Cipeundeuy Station Location in Java

Cipeundeuy Station (CPD) (Sundanese: ᮞ᮪ᮒᮞᮤᮇᮔ᮪ ᮎᮤᮕᮩᮔ᮪ᮓᮩᮚ᮪, romanized: Stasion Cipeundeuy) is a class II railway station located in Cikarag, Malangbong, Garut Regency. The station, which is located at an altitude of +772 meters, is included in the Operational Area II Bandung. This station has three railway tracks.

Despite the station's diminutive size and unassuming appearance, all trains from every classes of service must stop at the station for brake checking. This procedure is mandatory due to the presence of steep gradients on both ends of the station.

This has been carried out since the Dutch East Indies era to the present. However, it was briefly abolished in 1990s as it was deemed inefficient, and the nuisance caused by hawkers and beggars at this station.[3] The absence of brake checkings contributed to the fatal accident of the Galuh and Kahuripan combined train which lost control and went runaway due to brake failures after leaving the station on midnight on 24 October 1995, before crashing at the bridge near the Trowek (now Cirahayu) station.[4]

Since then, to prevent similar accidents, all trains are again mandated to stop at the station.

This station also serves ticket selling and reservations at the counter.[5]

There was also a landslide near this station at the end of February 2009 which resulted in the train journey from Bandung to the east having to be diverted through Cikampek and Cirebon station.[6][7]

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Cipeundeuy Station.[8]

Passengers services

• Executive class
  • Argo Wilis, to Bandung and to Surabaya Gubeng
  • Turangga, to Bandung and to Surabaya Gubeng
• Mixed class
  • Malabar, to Bandung and to Malang (executive–economy–business)
  • Mutiara Selatan, to Bandung and to Surabaya Gubeng (executive–economy)
  • Lodaya, to Bandung and to Solo Balapan (executive–economy–business)
  • Pangandaran, to Gambir via Bandung and to Banjar (executive–economy)
• Economy class
  • Kahuripan, to Kiaracondong and to Blitar
  • Pasundan, to Kiaracondong and to Surabaya Gubeng
  • Kutojaya Selatan, to Kiaracondong and to Kutoarjo
  • Serayu, to Pasar Senen via Kiaracondong–Purwakarta and to Purwokerto via Kroya
  • Galunggung, to Kiaracondong and to Tasikmalaya

Freight services

• Over-night service, to Surabaya Kota via Tasikmalaya–Lempuyangan–Jombang and to Bandung

References

1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).
2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
3. "Misteri Stasiun Cipeundeuy Garut". Lodaya Bandung (in Indonesian). 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
4. Wiji Nurhayat (24 October 2020). "Mengenang Tragedi Cirahayu, 24 Oktober 1995" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
5. "Analisis Ilmiah Berbalut Nuansa Mistis Warnai Rentetan Kecelakaan di Stasiun Cipeundeuy" (in Indonesian). Rendy Nurhalim. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
6. Jalur Lintas KA di Tasikmalaya Kembali Normal. Antara. Edisi 2 Maret 2009.
7. Longsor Tutup Jalur kereta api di Cipeundeuy. detikBandung. Edisi 24-02-2009.
8. Grafik perjalanan kereta api 2019 (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Railways [id], 2019

External links

• Media related to Cipeundeuy Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Bumiwaluya towards Padalarang		Padalarang–Kasugihan		Cirahayu towards Kasugihan