Merak Commuter Line

The Merak Commuter Line or simply Merak Line, formerly Merak Local Train (Indonesian: Kereta Api Lokal Merak), is a local commuter rail service operated by KAI Commuter from Merak Station to Rangkasbitung Station in Banten, Indonesia. The service, which was reactivated on 1 April 2017, has a travel time up to 2 hours. It is one of the means of transportation for Merak residents to travel to Rangkasbitung (and Tanah Abang in Jakarta, using the Rangkasbitung Line of the KRL Commuterline). On the Commuterline travel map, the route is colored dark green ( ), so sometimes the service is often referred to as the Dark Green Line.

Merak Commuter Line

Merak Commuter Line train passing through the railway section between Walantaka Station and Serang Station
Overview
Other name(s)Merak Line
Native name
  • Kereta Api Commuter Line Merak
  • Kereta Api Lokal Merak
StatusOperational
Locale
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)
History
Opened1 April 2017
Technical
Line length69 km (43 mi)
Operating speed40–75 km/h (25–47 mph)
Route map

MER
Merak
Rangkamila
Tegalwangi
freight line to Cigading
KEN
Krenceng
CLG
Cilegon
Tangerang–Merak Toll Road
TOJB
Tonjong Baru
KRA
Karangantu
Kedungcinde
Tangerang–Merak Toll Road
SG
Serang
Kemang
Cihideung
WLT
Walantaka
Silebu
CKL
Cikeusal
Pasirmanggu
CT
Catang
JBU
Jambu Baru
former line to Labuan and Bayah
RK
Rangkasbitung

Initially, there was a train service for the AngkeMerak route under the name Banten Ekspres (Patas Merak). Since the operation of the Rangkasbitung Line and the enactment of the 2017 train travel chart (Gapeka) as of 1 April 2017, Banten Ekspres was removed so that the Merak–Rangkasbitung line is only served by Merak Local Train.

As of 1 October 2020, the Merak Local train operation, which was previously managed by Kereta Api Indonesia, has now moved to its subsidiary KAI Commuter after obtaining an operating license from the Ministry of Transportation on 3 June 2020.

As of 1 June 2023, the Ministry of Transportation, via the 2023 Train Travel Chart (Gapeka), renamed the route from Merak Local Train into its present name.

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