The public railway company Staatsspoorwegen built the line as part of the Western railways (Dutch: Westerlijnen) in order to improve connectivity with the western regions on Java.
[1] The 55.8 km[2] long line was in use between 18 June 1906 and 1982.
[1] Parts of the infrastructure are still present.
Between 1944 and 1951, a branch line went from Saketi to the south coast near Bayah, Lebak.
[3] The following is a list of stations in order of position on this railway:[4] This Asia rail-related article is a stub.