PT Kereta Api Indonesia

First line opened 1864. The State Railway (formerly PJKA) became a public corporation in 1990. The isolated West Sumatra line from Padang to Sawahlunto (148 km) includes a 36 km rack section. The three separate operations on Sumatra together total 1305 km, while Java has a 3370 km integrated network.

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