Sasaksaat railway tunnel

Sasaksaat railway station
Group portrait of the builders of the railway subway at Sasaksaät
Interactive map of Sasaksaat railway station
Overview
LocationSasaksaat, West Bandung Regency, West Java
Statusactive
RouteJakarta - Bandung
CrossesJakarta - Cikampek - Bandung railway line
StartMaswati
EndSasaksaat
No. of stationsSasaksaat railway station
Operation
Constructed1902
Opens1903
OwnerKereta Api Indonesia
Technical
Length959 meters
Track gauge1067 mm

Sasaksaat railway Tunnel is an railway tunnel that built by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS) between 1902 and 1903. The tunnel with the building wisdom number (BH) 503 is located on the route between Jakarta and Bandung at km 143+144 between Sasaksaat and Maswati Station, cutting through the Cidepong hills in Sasaksaat Village, Cipatat, West Bandung Regency, West Java.

Before the opening of the KCJB high-speed train line on 2 October 2023, one of the tunnels of which reaches a length of about 4.4 km (HSR Tunnel 6), this tunnel is the 2nd longest active railway tunnel in Indonesia after the Wilhelmina railway tunnel. In the tunnel with a length of 949 m there are 35 sleko consisting of 17 left and 18 right from the direction of the Sasaksaat Station.