Cicalengka Station was opened on 10 September 1884, along with the completion of the fifth fase of the Priangan railway line construction. After that, the state railway company Staatsspoorwegen began to extend the line towards Garut in the east.
In the 1930s, the Dutch colonial government planned to built a branch line from Cicalengka to Majalaya Station to form a loop line orbiting the Priangan region. Construction had started, but due to a monetary crisis and Japanese occupation of the colony, the project had to be cancelled. Currently, only railbed in some spots are still remaining on the line.[3]
Building and layout
The station has three railway lines with line 2 being a straight line and three platforms. The line 1 and 3 is reserved for Greater Bandung Commuter Line, while line 2 is reserved for Garut Commuter Line. The station also has a turntable.
On 19 August 2013, the window glass of the waiting room, as well as train dispacther and station master rooms were broken by a mass protest from passengers whom didn't got the Greater Bandung local train ticket due to its sellings were limited. As the result, trains were 30 minutes late from its schedule. At 05:15, the police examine 5 witnesses of the destruction.[8]
On 5 January 2024, a fatal collision between the Greater Bandung Commuter Line (numbered 305) and Turangga train (numbered PLB 65A) occurred on the plot between Haurpugur and Cicalengka stations.[9] Train traffic in the Bandung–Kroya corridor of the southern Java rail line was distracted.[10]
Gallery
Tjitjalengka (Cicalengka) Station (early 1900s)
Train passing by the Tjitjalengka (Cicalengka) Station in Preanger Residency (early 20th century)
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