Tonjong Baru Station (TOJB) is a class III railway station located in Tonjong, Kramatwatu, Serang Regency, Banten. The station, which is located at an altitude of +4 m, is included in the Operation Area I Jakarta.
LM08 Tonjong Baru Station Stasiun Tonjong Baru | |||||||||||
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 The emplacement of Tonjong Baru Station, photo was taken on 18 March 2023. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tonjong, Kramatwatu, Serang Regency Banten Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°01′53″S 106°07′17″E / 6.031323°S 106.121419°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | +4 m (13 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operated by | KAI Commuter | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | TOJB • 0108 • TONJONG[1] | ||||||||||
| Classification | Class III[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1900[2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt |
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History
editThe construction of the railroad line from Rangkasbitung Station was continued by Staatsspoorwegen (SS) to the Serang area on 1 July 1900, which was then resumed to near Anyer Kidul Harbor on 1 December 1900.[2] On 1 December 1914, a new railway line was made which leads to Merak to accommodate Port of Merak which is closer to crossing to Lampung.[3]
Tondjong Station (which later became known as Tonjong Baru) was built after the independence era, to be precise in the 1950s.[3] It is estimated that the existing station building is also a relocated station, and not the original station location as it was when it was originally built. The old station building was located to the west of the current station, precisely under the Jakarta–Merak Toll Road. The original Tondjong Station was demolished to make way for a planned container terminal in the 1990s, and now the building has disappeared.
In the past, there was a Banten halt in the compartment between Tonjong Baru Station and Karangantu Station, but now this halt is no longer active.
In 2001, a container train was run from Bojonegara Harbor to Kalimas Station. For the purposes of this transportation, a branch line was made from Tonjong Baru Station which leads to Bojonegara Harbor. The train journey took 28 hours and 43 minutes, almost the same as the Cilegon-Kalimas Baja Satwa train at that time, which took 29 hours. The Bojonegara-Kalimas container train only lasted 2–3 years, until finally the link was cut to become Kalimas-Sungai Lagoa. The former branch of the line from Tonjong Baru Station that leads to Bojonegara Harbor was not used anymore, until it was demolished.
Building and layout
editThis station has two railway tracks with track 2 being a straight line. There is land on the former line 3 which previously served as a badug and a save route, and line 3 is connected to a branch line that leads to Bojonegara Port.
At this station there is a container terminal and this station will also be the starting point for the construction of the Logistics Railway to the Port of Bojonegara. However, the construction of the rail to the port is still hampered due to unfinished land acquisition and is planned to be made as a starting point for the transportation of livestock.[4][5]
Services
editThe following is a list of train services at the Tonjong Baru Station.[6]
Passenger Services
editLM Merak Local, to Rangkasbitung and Merak
Gallery
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The main building of the station, taken on 3 July 2019 -
The former location of Tondjong station below the Jakarta–Merak Toll Road -
The former branch line railbed to Port of Bojanegara (right) -
The former branch line bridge to the Port of Bojanegara -
Remainings of line 3 rail pieces on the asphalt of level crossing at Tonjong Baru Station
References
edit- ^ a b Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
- ^ a b "ZWP - Haltestempels Ned.Indië". studiegroep-zwp.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Serang Nomor 10 Tahun 2010 Tentang Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Kabupaten Serang Tahun 2011–2031 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Regency Government of Serang. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Dokumen RP12JM bidang PU/Cipta Karya (PDF) (in Indonesian). pp. 1–15. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Grafik perjalanan kereta api 2021 (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Railways, 10 February 2021
External links
edit| Preceding station | Kereta Api Indonesia | Following station | ||
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| Cilegon towards Merak |
Merak–Tanah Abang | Karangantu towards Tanah Abang |
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