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        "id": 1651277,
        "msgid": "landslide-debris-cleared-maswati-sasaksaat-railway-line-in-west-bandung-regency-returns-to-normal-1775109054",
        "date": "2026-04-02 12:26:00",
        "title": "Landslide Debris Cleared, Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat Railway Line in West Bandung Regency Returns to Normal",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat railway line in West Bandung Regency has been restored to operation after a landslide blocked the tracks, with PT Kereta Api Indonesia completing the evacuation of the Ciremai train and debris clearance by 3:20 AM on 2 April. Safety measures, including limited speeds for initial trains, are being implemented to ensure track stability, with ongoing normalisation efforts to fully restore normal operations. This incident highlights the challenges of maintaining rail infrastructure during high-mobility periods like the 2026 Lebaran holidays, during which KAI has served millions of passengers nationwide.",
        "content": "<p>The rail line in the Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat section, West Bandung Regency,\nhas returned to normal and can be traversed by trains as of early\nThursday (2\/4). The KAI emergency response team has completed the\nevacuation of the Ciremai train series and the cleaning of landslide\ndebris that previously covered the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Kuswardojo, Manager of Public Relations for KAI Daop 2 Bandung,\nstated that the line was officially reopened at exactly 03:20 WIB. \u201cWe\nhave successfully completed the entire process of evacuating the Ciremai\ntrain facilities and clearing the tracks of landslide debris. As of\nThursday, 2 April 2026, at 03:20 WIB, the Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat line can\nonce again be traversed by trains,\u201d said Kuswardojo in his statement on\nThursday (2\/4).<\/p>\n<p>Although the line can now be traversed, KAI is still implementing\nstrict safety procedures. The former Parahyangan train series (142)\nbecame the first train to pass through the location at a limited\nspeed.<\/p>\n<p>This anticipatory measure was taken to ensure the stability of the\nrail line after it was buried by soil and rocks. Kuswardojo added that\npersonnel are still on standby at the site to carry out further\nnormalisation stages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still carrying out the track normalisation stage gradually.\nOur focus is to ensure that all safety aspects are met, so that in the\nnear future this line can be traversed at normal speeds,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>With the reopening of this line, it is hoped that train schedules in\nthe Daop 2 Bandung region will gradually recover and return to smooth\noperations. KAI continues to urge prospective passengers to monitor the\nlatest information through the company\u2019s official channels to anticipate\nany schedule adjustments during the normalisation period.<\/p>\n<p>PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) moved quickly to handle the\nlandslide incident that occurred on the Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat line in the\nBandung area, West Java.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the landslide, the Maswati\u2013Sasaksaat section was temporarily\nblocked and could not be traversed by train journeys.<\/p>\n<p>PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) recorded high public mobility\nduring the 2026 Lebaran transport period.<\/p>\n<p>During the 18-day 2026 Lebaran transport period, Daop 4 Semarang\nserved 1,093,135 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>During the period from 11 to 28 March 2026, KAI has served 4,215,419\ncustomers, consisting of 3,521,946 long-distance train customers and\n693,473 local train customers.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/landslide-debris-cleared-maswati-sasaksaat-railway-line-in-west-bandung-regency-returns-to-normal-1775109054",
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