Ratu Jaya railway accident
Railway accident in Ratu Jaya describes two railway accidents in the former village of Ratu Jaya , today a district of Depok , in West Java , Indonesia on the then single-track railway line Jakarta – Bogor .
1968
On September 20, 1968, a passenger train and an express train collided here . 116 people died.
1993
One train , KRL 520, came from the direction of Depok station on November 2, 1993 , while KRL 531 came from Citayam . The dispatchers at the two neighboring stations let a train travel in the opposite direction along the route without the necessary notification. In the resulting collision, 20 travelers died . 100 people were also injured. The dispatchers were each sentenced to 3 years imprisonment . As a result, the railway line was expanded to two tracks.
Web links
- NN: Tabrakan Kereta di Ratu Jaya, Depok, 20 September 1968 ( Indonesian for: Railway accident in Ratu Jaya, Depok, on 20 September 1968 ) In: Liputan 6.
- NN: 5 Kecelakaan Maut di Rel Jabodetabek. Tabrakan Kereta di Ratu Jaya, Depok, November 2, 1993 (Indonesian for: Fifth fatal railway accident in Jabodetabek. Collision in Ratu Jaya, Depok, on November 2, 1993 ) In: Liputan 6.