Trans-Sulawesi Railway

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Trans-Sulawesi Railway
Overview
Native nameJalur kereta api Trans-Sulawesi
StatusUnder construction
OwnerDirectorate General of Railways, Ministry of Transportation of Republic of Indonesia
LocaleSulawesi, Indonesia
TerminiMakassar
Manado
Service
ServicesMakassar-Parepare, Parepare-Mamuju, Makassar-Bulukumba-Watampone, Manado-Bitung, and Bitung-Gorontalo (First Phase)
Operator(s)Directorate General of Railways, Ministry of Transportation of Republic of Indonesia
Technical
Track length917 km (first phase)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed120 km/h

The Trans-Sulawesi Railway (Indonesian: Jalur kereta api Trans-Sulawesi), is a railway network under construction in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The construction is divided to three phases.

The first phase includes 146 kilometers route from Makassar to Pare-pare.

The Trans-Sulawesi Railway are built with 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge which is wider than the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) cape gauge used in Java and Sumatra to accommodate more weight and speed.[1][2]

Routes[]

Makassar-Parepare[]

The ground breaking of Makassar–Parepare route was conducted in 18 August 2014 in, Siawung Village, Barru District, Barru Regency.

The first rail installation was done in Friday, 13 November 2015 in, Lalabata Village, Tanete Rilau District, Barru Regency. The rail installation was overseen by the Ministry of Transportation's Director General of Railways Hermanto Dwiatmoko and the Governor of South Sulawesi Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

This route is initially built as single track, but the lands acquired were for double track. There will be 23 stations in this route:

  • (Makassar)

In December 2016, 16.1 kilometers track has been built. Government plans to build at least 30 kilometers track and operate it, while the rest will be offered to private companies with public service obligation scheme.[3]

44 km of the railway, connecting Barru to is targeted to operate in the end of 2018.[4] The entire Makassar-Parepare railway, with a length of 150 km, will be completed in 2019.[5]

Parepare-Mamuju[]

Makassar-Bulukumba-Watampone[]

Manado-Bitung[]

Currently this 48 km route is under the land acquisition phase, the construction is planned to begin from 2017 to 2018.

Bitung-Gorontalo[]

Currently this 340 km route is under the land acquisition phase, the construction is planned to begin from 2017 to 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ "Proyek Kereta Api Sulawesi Lebih Cepat dari Jawa". Tribun Jateng (in Indonesian). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ Bintang, Amri (30 November 2017). "Buatan PT INKA! Inilah Kereta Inspeksi Trans Sulawesi Milik Kemenhub". KAORI Nusantara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ Red: Angga Indrawan (15 December 2016). "Alokasi Anggaran Kemenhub 2017 Rp 45,983 Triliun".
  4. ^ "Menhub: Akhir 2018, Kereta Api Trans Sulawesi Capai 44 KM" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Transportation. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Gubernur Sulsel: 150 Km Rel KA Trans Sulawesi Akan Beroperasi 2019". Kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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