"Jakarta: the train" Top 5 Page for this destination Indonesia Things to Do Tip by kokoryko

The train is not a very common transportation means in Indonesia, a bit a pity as it goes through very scenic areas; I show here the trains circulating in the city of Jakarta, and the railways and the vicinity.
There were (in 1995-1998) two classes for train transportation (at least), and the fare system was a bit complicated, but it is cheap (40.000-60.000 rupiah for Jakarta Bandung: 5-7 US $ for 3 hours #150 km in the rice fields and volcano landscape, who can make it cheaper?) compared to buses (which are usually faster) ; remember in Jakarta there are 4 train stations : Senen, Gambir, Kota, Jatinegara, the three firstly named have trains bound to big cities of Java (Bandung, Semarang, Malang, Surabaya). Best is to have a look at the Persero (official train company) website: http://infoka.kereta-api.com/jadwal_dan_tarif/
Local travel agents are efficient and they speak English, which is not the case of the employees at the stations (but it is very exotic to buy tickets at Kota station!!), and they arrange easily a train trip.
My train experience in Indonesia is mainly the one of the main picture: trains passing on the level crossings with the streets.
The two next pictures show there the area close to the railway is densely populated, and the last one show again a train at the level crossing..