The Merak Commuter Line or simply Merak Line, formerly Merak Local Train (), is a local

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service operated by

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that runs from Merak Station to Rangkasbitung Station in

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. The service, which was reactivated on 1 April 2017, has a total travel time up to 2 hours and is a primary means of transportation for Merak residents to travel to

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. It is colloquially called the Dark Green Line due to its dark green () coloured route on the Commuterline travel map. Initially, train service for the

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– Merak route operated under the name ''Banten Ekspres'' (''Patas Merak''). Since the enactment of the 2017 train travel chart (''Gapeka'') and the Rangkasbitung Line was established, ''Banten Ekspres'' was removed so that the Merak–Rangkasbitung line is only served by Merak Line. On 1 October 2020, the Merak Local train operation, which was previously managed by

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, was moved to its subsidiary

after obtaining an operating license from the

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on 3 June 2020. On 1 June 2023, the Ministry of Transportation, via the 2023 Train Travel Chart (Gapeka), renamed the route from Merak Local Train to the Merak Commuter Line.

Fare

KAI stipulates that the Merak Line fare is Rp 3,000.00 for all passenger mileage. Merak Line tickets can be purchased using the ''Access by KAI'' app.

Stations

Incidents

*On 24 December 2020 at 13:30, train numbered 490 bound for Merak Station collided with an open-loaded pickup truck at an ungated

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in the Jambu Baru–Catang section of the line. This incident resulted in the truck driver's death. *On Sunday, 14 February 2021 at 07:30, another train bound for

, which had just departed from Merak Station, hit a Pulomerak resident in the Bumi Waras neighborhood of Merak. The victim was dragged as far as 10 meters and suffered serious head and leg injuries and died on the scene. *On 18 March 2021, a same train bound for Merak collided with a car at the Kadipaten gate level crossing in

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at around 11:00. There were no casualties in the incident; however, two passengers and the driver were taken to the Krakatau Medika Hospital for treatment. *On 26 July 2022 at around 11:00, a same train bound for Rangkasbitung collided with an "'' odong-odong''" on an ungated level crossing in Silebu, Kragilan, Serang. The vehicle was carrying 34 passengers, 9 of whom died on the crash site while the driver and 24 others were injured.

References

External links

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KAI Commuter official website
{{Urban Transit in Indonesia KAI Commuter Railway lines in Indonesia Regional rail in Indonesia Transport in Banten