It was constructed during the Dutch colonial age, as a branch line from the Jakarta Kota-Anyer Kidul railway.

The railway is serviced by KA Commuter Jabodetabek's Tangerang line.

The public railway company Staatsspoorwegen built the line in 1899 as part of the Western railways (Dutch: Westerlijnen) in order to improve connections with the western regions of the island of Java.

[1] The entire railway is currently electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead lines, accommodating the electric commuter trains of KA Commuter Jabodetabek's Brown line.

In order to connect Jakarta's main airport to the railway network, a line branching off at Batu Ceper railway station was being constructed and began operation in 2018.