Jatiluhur and Walahar Commuter Line

Jatiluhur & Walahar Commuter Line
Cikarang - Cikampek - Purwakarta Line
	Walahar Commuter Line stand by in Kosambi, 2024
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Operational
Predecessor	Cilamaya; Patas Purwakarta; Purwakarta Local; Cikampek Local;
First service	1 January 2021
Current operator	KAI Commuter
Route
Termini	Garut; Purwakarta (Walahar) & Cikampek (Jatiluhur)
Distance travelled	60 km (31 mil) (Walahar); 41 km (25 mil) (Jatiluhur);
Train numbers	325-334 (Walahar); 335-338 (Watiluhur);
Technical
Rolling stock	CC203/CC201
Track gauge	1067 mm
Operating speed	50–90 km/h (31-55 mph)
Route map
Route map

Jatiluhur & Walahar Commuter Line is a commuter rail line operated by KAI Commuter. Jatiluhur trains travel between Cikarang & Cikampek, while Walahar trains move between Cikarang & Purwakarta.

History

The Jatiluhur & Walahar Commuter Line can connect to Jakarta using commuter line Cikarang and to Bandung to Garut using Garut commuter line. On 1 January 2021, the Walahar and Jatiluhur Commuter Line started routes that previously served the Purwakarta or Cikampek route to Tanjung Priok.

Beginning on 1 April 2022, the Walahar and Jatiluhur commuter line, then managed by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, were transferred to KAI Commuter.

On 1 June 2023, following the enactment of train travel chart 2023, both services changed their name from local trains to commuter lines along with schedule adjustments.^[1]

Walahar

The name Walahar is taken from the name of the dam located in Walahar, Klari, Karawang, West Java.

Previously, train service between Jakarta Kota & Purwakarta was called Lokal Purwakarta and Patas Purwakarta which first operated in the early 1970s under Indonesian Railway Company (PJKA). Initially, the train used diesel locomotizes which were replaced by diesel-electric locomotives. In 2017, these trains were renamed Walahar Ekspres and Cilamaya Ekspres. However, in Gapeka 2019, the Cilamaya Ekspres train journey merged into Walahar Ekspres.

Jatiluhur Commuter Line

This train was once known as the Cikampek Local for the Cikampek–Jakarta Kota Station route. In 2017, the train was renamed Jatiluhur Ekspres, and the journey, which previously ended in Jakarta Kota, was moved to Tanjung Priuk Station after optimization by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) for commuter line (KRL Commuter Line) services in Jakarta Kota. The train runs alongside the Walahar Ekspres train for the extension to Purwakarta Station.

The name Jatiluhur is taken from the name of the reservoir located in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, Purwakarta Regency, West Java.

Station list

On 1 February 2025 the train travel chart 2025 showed the Jatiluhur & Walahar Commuter Line served by KAI for from Jakarta to Bandung as the alternate train.

Cikarang (Start/End)
Lemah Abang
Kedunggedeh
Karawang
Klari
Kosambi
Dawuan
Cikampek (Jatiluhur Commuter Line's End)
Cibunger
Purwakarta (Walahar Commuter Line's End)

Incidents

On 13 June 2017, the Walahar Express train crashed into a pickup truck at the Pasar Gaplok level crossing, Senen, Central Jakarta, causing the truck to catch fire. This resulted in the deaths of two car passengers and the burning of one train.^[2]
On 15 September 2024, the last carriage of the Walahar Commuter Line derailed after passing a crossing in Sadang, Purwakarta Regency, West Java. No fatalities ensued, but the derailment left the Purwakarta-Cibungur section open to only one lane.^[3]