SEJARAH PERKERETAAPIAN INDONESIA

1864
The first excavation of the Semarang Vorstenlanden (Solo-Yogyakarta) railways line by the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.

1875
The Dutch East Indies built the State railways line through Staatssporwegen (SS) with the Surabaya-Pasuruan-Malang route. Next build a railway line as follows: (same as the old one).

1876-1922
The construction of the Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, and Sulawesi railways lines began.

1928
The length of Indonesian railways and trams is 7,464 km, 4,089 km are owned by the government and 3,375 km are owned by the private sector.

1942-1945
The Indonesian Railways was taken over by Japan and changed its name to Rikuyu Sokyuku (Railways Service).

1945
On August 17, 1945 Indonesia was independent. Then the Japanese-controlled railways station and headquarters were taken over, which culminated in the Bandung Railways Headquarters on September 28, 1945, known as Indonesian Railways Day.

1946
The Dutch returned to Indonesia, re-establishing the Staatssporwegen/Verenigde Spoorwegbedrif (SS/VC), a combination of the SS and all private railway companies (except Delispoorweg Maatschappij/DSM).

1950
The transfer and merger between DKARI and SS/VS became Djawatan Kereta Api (DKA). On May 25, DKA changed to the State Railway Company (PNKA).

1971
The government changes the structure of PNKA into a Railway Service Company (PJKA)

1981
On May 18, 1981, PT INKA was established, which is a rolling stock and automotive company

1991
PJKA changed its form to the General Railway Company (Perumka).

1992
Enactment of Law No. 13 of 1992 concerning Railways

1998
Perumka changed to a Limited Liability Company, PT Kereta Api (Persero)

2005
The formation of the Directorate General of Railways

2007
The establishment of Law no. 23 of 2007 concerning Railways

2008
On June 17, 2008, the establishment of PT MRT Jakarta with one of the scopes of its activities is the exploitation and development of MRT infrastructure and facilities. On August 12, 2008, the formation of PT KAI Commuter Jabodetabek (KCJ) is one of the subsidiaries within PT KAI that manages the Jabodetabek Commuter Train.

2009
Publication of Government Regulation No. 56 of 2009 concerning the Operation of Railways and Government Regulation No. 72 of 2009 concerning Railways Traffic and Transportation.

2011
Publication of Ministerial Regulation No. 43 of 2011 concerning the National Railway Master Plan (RIPNas) as a reference for the development of all elements of the implementation of the national railways. PT KAI (Persero) launched a new logo.

2013
On July 25, 2013, the Kualanamu Airport Access Train was operated by PT Railink, which is a subsidiary of PT KAI with PT Angkasa Pura II. In September 2013 the construction of the Jakarta MRT

2014
The completion of the 725 km North Java Cross double-track construction. On August 12, 2014, the groundbreaking of the Makassar-Parepare railway line. The establishment of the Railways Engineering Center, the Maintenance Center, and the Testing Center.

2015
On 9 September 2015 groundbreaking for the commencement of the development of the Jabodetabek Light Rail Transit (LRT) network.

2016
On January 21, 2016, the groundbreaking of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC), which is a joint venture established to build a high-speed train that spans 150 kilometers between Jakarta and Bandung. Changes in Government Regulation No. 72 of 2009 became Government Regulation No. 61 of 2016 concerning Railways Traffic and Transportation.

2017
Changes in Government Regulation No. 56 of 2009 became Government Regulation No. 6 of 2017 concerning the Operation of Railways. The length of the Indonesian railway line owned by the government is 5,368 km. The current railway operators include PT KAI, PT Railink, PT KCJ, PT MRT Jakarta, PT KCIC.