Jalur Garut - Cikajang: Pengembangan Perkeretaapian di Selatan Jawa Barat Masa Kolonial

Forced cultivation and its following period successfully increasing income from agricultural products, especially plantations, which then encouraged the development of-railroad transportation in Java. The construction of the railway line to Garut was carried-out simultaneously with the construction of the Bandung--Cilacap line on the Cicalengka-Cibatu--Garut section. This route was extended to Cikajang and was planned to Pameungpeuk. The problem posed in this paper is the position of the Garut--Cikajang line-in the development of the railway in southern West Java during the Dutch colonial period. To answer the problem, a descriptive analytical method with a spatial approach was used. Data collection was carried out through a literature review and field observations. The-construction of the Garut--Cikajang line is part of the plan to build a railway line-connecting the main route with the southern coast of West Java which is intended to-facilitate the transportation of people and products from the South Garut area. The-archaeological remains in Cikajang station area shows that this line is part of a grand plan-to build a railway line connecting the main line with the southern coast of West Java.