BANDUNG – The Directorate General of Railways, through the Directorate of Railway Infrastructure together with the Class I Railway Engineering Center for the West Java Region, carried out Testing and Commissioning activities on the Construction Work of the Kiaracondong - Cicalengka Double Track Railway Phase I for the Gedebage - Haurpugur segment.

The activity was held on 22 – 24 August 2022 at 4 (four) locations, namely Haurpugur Station, Rancaekek Station, Intermedian Block (IB) Cimekar Station, and Gedebage Station.

The commissioning test activity is the stage before the signaling test is carried out by the Railway Testing Center and the Directorate of Railway Infrastructure as one of the requirements for the operation of railway signaling.

Yuni Iswanto, Field Technical Supervision Staff for the Double Track Work of the Kiaracondong - Cicalengka railway explained that "The commissioning test activity is a test for point machines, axle counters and signals whether the correspondent that occurred is integrated with the Train Travel Organizer (PPKA) and the Equipment Room in the event of a disturbance. If it happens, it will be submitted to ER and PPKA."

"If the correspondence is in accordance with the program, it will proceed to the next stage," he added.

In addition, the Chief Engineer of PT. Len Railways System (LRS) as the implementing contractor, Umam added, "commissioning test is actually a stage to check the compatibility between software and hardware devices. For outdoor hardware, namely in the form of signals, turnout or point machines, the second is instrument detector. So, let's check one by one whether the information in the field is in accordance with the orders from the software."

Test Commissioning is carried out to ensure the suitability of the design in the field with the software and hardware. "The purpose of the commissioning test is to ensure that the design and those installed in the field are appropriate and there must also be compatibility between software and hardware so that they can be operated properly," said Umam.

"Furthermore, after the implementation of the commissioning test , it will be continued by testing the system and all devices whether they are in accordance with the technical specifications and rules that the Ministry of Transportation has determined," concluded Umam.