The Tasikmalaya derailment occurred on 4 April 2014 at 18:30 local time[1] when the passenger train "Malabar", with 250 passengers on board, was derailed by a landslide in Kadipaten, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java.
Heavy rain triggered the landslide, which derailed the train as it traveled through Java, the most populous island in Indonesia.
[2] The Malabar train was carrying 11 train cars and 360 passengers at the time of the incident,[3] this accident was caused by a landslide at km 244, Terung Village RT 05 RW 09, Mekarsari Village, Kadipaten District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java due to heavy rains with a long duration, so the train overturned.
[1] As a result of the accident, two executive-class cars, K1 0 67 27 and K1 0 67 22, along with the CC206 13 55 locomotive fell off the rails.
Meanwhile, K1 0 67 27 could be saved after being fitted with a temporary bogie and undergoing major repairs at the Manggarai Depot.