page_title: Rail transport in Indonesia
section_title: Railways on Java
hierarchical_section_title: Rail transport in Indonesia / Infrastructure / Railways on Java
context_page_description: The majority of Indonesia's railways are on Java, used for both passenger and freight transport. There are three noncontinuous railway networks in Sumatra with two new networks are being developed in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Indonesia has finalized its plan for a national railway network recently. According to the plan, 3,200 km of train tracks that will criss-cross the islands of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, it has been touted as the most extensive railway project in Indonesia since its independence from the Dutch in 1945.
  Urban railway exist in form of commuter rail in Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya. New mass rapid transit and light rail transit system are currently being introduced in Jakarta and Palembang.
  Despite Indonesia having a left-hand running for roads, most of the railway lines use right-hand running due to Dutch influence.
  Indonesia's rail gauge is 1,067 mm, although 1,435 mm and 750 mm lines previously existed. Newer constructions in Aceh, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, along with the Jakarta LRT, are using the 1,435 mm gauge. Most of the Jakarta metropolitan area is electrified at 1500 V DC overhead.
context_section_description: The first railways in Indonesia were built on the island of Java, using 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) gauge. During the Japanese occupation, they were converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. At its greatest extent, the Javanese network had a length of 4,807 kilometres (2,987 mi), connecting most parts of the island. The Javanese network train (in Java Island) is divided into nine operating divisions.
caption: Map of Java's transportation network