However, due to its low traffic, Cianjur returned as one of the alternative routes for travellers from Jakarta and Bandung.

[3][4] Cianjur was founded in 1677, with the first head of the town being R. A. Wiratanudatar I, entitled Dalem Cikundul, as the descendant from the old Sundanese city of Pajajaran.

[5] By 2007 the city government asked female municipal employees to wear jilbab (hijab).

[6] A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore West Java on September 2, 2009, killing 21 people in Cianjur alone.

[1] After being dormant for about 2 years, the train called Siliwangi between Sukabumi and Cianjur was reactivated on 8 February 2014.