The cause of the derailment of the Pandalungan train in Sidoarjo is investigated

The Pandalungan train connecting Gambir-Surabaya-Jember derailed at Tanggulangin Station Emplacement, Sidoarjo.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Penyebab Anjloknya KA Pandalungan di Sidoarjo Didalami

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Officials chased away locals who were getting too close to the derailed train, KA Pandalungan, at the Tanggulangin Station yard in Sidoarjo, East Java on Sunday (14/1/2024). The Gambir-Surabaya-Jember train derailed at 07.57 WIB. The front locomotive and one car behind it derailed. No casualties were reported from the incident. The derailment of KA Pandalungan caused the railway track to be closed for passage.

SIDOARJO, KOMPAS - The Pandalungan train, which operates from Gambir to Surabaya-Jember, derailed at the Tanggulangin Station yard in Sidoarjo, East Java on Sunday (14/1/2024). Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident. PT Kereta Api Indonesia is still investigating the cause of the accident.

KAI Daop 8 Surabaya's Public Relations Manager, Luqman Arif, stated that a long-distance train derailed at 07:57 AM. At the time of the incident, the train was carrying 170 passengers. The locomotive and power generator of the train's front carriages were the parts that derailed.

PT KAI immediately evacuated all train passengers to Tanggulangin Station. The state-owned enterprise also ensured that there were no fatalities or injuries in the incident. However, the accident resulted in the temporary closure of the train line.

"PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Daerah Operasi 8 Surabaya extends our apologies for the disrupted service caused by the train derailment. The railway line is temporarily impassable," said Luqman.

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He added that PT KAI is currently focused on efforts to evacuate the Pandalungan train that derailed. Officials have also installed yellow tape or a kind of police line around the accident site and banned the public from approaching in order to not disturb the repair work.

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The Panataran train bound for Surabaya was stopped not far from the location where the Pandalungan train derailed at the Tanggulangin Station Yard in Sidoarjo on Sunday (14/1/2024). The Pandalungan train, which is on the Gambir-Surabaya-Jember route, derailed at 07.57 AM. The derailment of the Pandalungan train caused the railway track to be impassable.

Luqman said that for the process of evacuating trains and normalizing routes, acceleration efforts were continuing to be made. His party deployed repair teams from Surabaya and Malang and brought in cranes from Solo to speed up the evacuation process.

Operation pattern

Afterwards, repairs will be made to the damaged railway line so that it can be passed through by train journeys swiftly. During the ongoing repairs, there will be a change in the operational pattern of the Bangil route which will now go via Malang and Kertosono.

The trains that were impacted and had to change their operating patterns are the Ranggajati train from Jember to Surabaya Gubeng to Cirebon and the Logawa train from Jember to Surabaya Gubeng to Purwokerto. Meanwhile, the train that had its journey cancelled is the Arjuno Ekspres from Surabaya Gubeng to Malang.

Luqman stated that KAI Daop 8 Surabaya has provided buses from Bangil Station and Sidoarjo Station to transport customers to the next station. There is a bus from Bangil Station heading to Surabaya Station and Mojokerto Station, while the bus from Sidoarjo Station will head to Bangil Station, Pasuruan Station, Probolinggo Station, Klakah Station, and Jember Station.

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As a form of compensation for the late arrival of the train to customers, KAI provides recovery services in the form of drinks, snacks and heavy meals. PT KAI also facilitates trip cancellations in the form of 100 percent ticket refunds for affected train customers.

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Personnel during the evacuation process of the Pandalungan train that derailed at the Tanggulangin Station yard in Sidoarjo on Sunday (14/1/2024). The Pandalungan train, which was on the Gambir-Surabaya-Jember route, derailed at 07:57 WIB. The derailment occurred on the locomotive and one carriage behind it. There were no casualties in the incident. The derailment of the Pandalungan train caused the railway line to be impassable.

KAI expresses its deepest apologies for the unfortunate incident for all parties involved. We, together with related parties, continue to make efforts in evacuating and normalizing the route to ensure a smooth journey," said Luqman.

During the repair process, there will be a change in the operational pattern for trains from Bangil through Malang and Kertosono.

Farah (45), one of the train passengers, said that she boarded the Pandalungan train from Cikarang to Bangil, Pasuruan. The passenger, who was sitting in carriage four, was not asleep at the time of the accident. In fact, she had already started preparing to get off the train as the journey had already arrived in Sidoarjo, so it would only be a short time until they reached Bangil.

"At the time of the incident, I did not panic as it only felt like a small collision. I thought it was just an accident," said the person who chose to continue the journey to Bangil independently.

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