Cibitung railway station

Cibitung Station
Cibitung Station; Stasiun Cibitung
	Cibitung Station as of 2019.
Location	Wanasari, Cibitung, Bekasi Regency; West Java; Indonesia
Coordinates	6.261879°S 107.083664°E
Elevation	+19 m (62 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Line(s)	Jakarta Kota–Cikarang; Rajawali–Cikampek;
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	CIT
Classification	Class III[1]
History
Opened	1990; 8 October 2017 (reopening)[2]
Closed	2011
Rebuilt	2015
Electrified	2017
Services
Location
	Cibitung Station Location in Java

Cibitung Station (CIT) is a railway station located in Wanasari, Cibitung, Bekasi Regency. The station, which is located at an altitude of +19 meters, is included in the Operation Area I Jakarta.

Previously the station was small, 1.5 × 1.5 meters wide and only functions as a ticket sales counter. The station platform is low and short.[3] The station building was then enlarged to meet the extension of the KRL Commuterline blue line towards Cikarang.[4]

The station is quite busy because it is located near housing complexes.

History

Local station

Before Cibitung Station was built there was a signal post on the location. Many residents of Pondok Tanah Mas housing need to stop and depart the train, because most of them work in Jakarta. Along with the of Pondok Tanah Mas residents interests, Wanasari locals also want the existence of a train station. Over time, Cibitung Station was built to fulfill their needs, not only for Pondok Tanah Mas residents themselves, but also other housings as well as Wanasari residents.[3]

Reopened as commuter station

Since the implementation of 2011 Gapeka (Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api) timetables, all local trains, either from west or east, did not stop at Cibitung Station. The station closure left the old station building, which contains the station signboard and former ticket sales counter.

In 2015, the station was seen starting to be rebuilt. On 8 October 2017 it was officially reactivated with a new station building and serving the KRL Commuterline for the Jakarta Kota–Cikarang.[4][2] The new station building has only one platform in the middle of the two rail tracks.

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Cibitung Station.

Blue Line, towards Jakarta Kota and Cikarang via Manggarai
Blue Line, towards Jakarta Kota and Cikarang via Pasar Senen

References

Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).
Liputan6.com. "KRL Beroperasi dari Stasiun Cikarang Mulai 8 Oktober 2017". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"Bagaimana nasib stasiun (halte) Cibitung dan exhalte rawabebek setelah ada DDT?". Semboyan35, Indonesian Railfans Forum. 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
Media, Kompas Cyber (2017-10-07). "Mulai 8 Oktober 2017, KRL Jabodetabek Tak Berakhir di Stasiun Bekasi - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 November 2018.

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Tambun towards Rajawali		Rajawali–Cikampek		Metland Telagamurni towards Cikampek

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[1] Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).

[CIT-2] Liputan6.com. "KRL Beroperasi dari Stasiun Cikarang Mulai 8 Oktober 2017". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[:0-3] "Bagaimana nasib stasiun (halte) Cibitung dan exhalte rawabebek setelah ada DDT?". Semboyan35, Indonesian Railfans Forum. 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[:1-4] Media, Kompas Cyber (2017-10-07). "Mulai 8 Oktober 2017, KRL Jabodetabek Tak Berakhir di Stasiun Bekasi - Kompas.com". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 November 2018.