Ijo railway tunnel
| Ijo railway tunnel | |
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New Ijo railway tunnel in 2024 | |
Interactive map of Ijo railway tunnel | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Ijo, Bumiagung, Rowokele, Kebumen Regency, Central Java |
| Status | active |
| Route | Kroya - Yogyakarta |
| Crosses | Cilacap - Yogyakarta railway line |
| Start | (km 425+861) |
| End | (km 426+441) |
| No. of stations | Ijo railway station |
| Operation | |
| Work begun |
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| Constructed |
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| Opens | 1886 (old railway tunnel), 2020 (new railway tunnel) |
| Closed | 2020 (old railway tunnel) |
| Owner | Kereta Api Indonesia |
| Technical | |
| Length | 580 meters (1.900 ft) (old), 581 meters (1.906 ft) (new) |
| Track gauge | 1067 mm |
Ijo railway tunnel is an railway tunnel that neared by the eastern of Ijo and build by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS) between 1885 and 1886 for old railway tunnel, build by the DJKA between 2017 and 2020 for new railway tunnel. This tunnel a long as far as 347 m and is located in Bumiagung, Rowokele, Kebumen. This tunnel penetrates the karst limestone hills of Mount Malang at the northern tip of the South Gombong Karst Area.
There are two tunnels, namely the old Ijo tunnel which is on the single track route and the new Ijo tunnel which is on the double track route. This Ijo tunnel is the only railway tunnel in Indonesia that uses a system technology using a slab track system, aka concrete sleepers embedded in concrete cement casting. The Ijo tunnel is known as a tunnel with very high traffic with dense crossings and overtaking and was once used as a shooting location for the films Kereta Api Terakhir and Daun di Atas Bantal. This tunnel has a building number of wisdom 1649.