Cibatu Station is a class II train station located on Jalan Cibatu, Sindangsari, Garut, West Java. The station which is located at an altitude of +612 meters is included in the Operational Area II Bandung and is currently the largest active train station in Garut Regency. The location of this station is about 21 kilometers north of the capital of Garut Regency. The position and relatively large in size make this station become the main departure station for residents of Garut to travel in various directions on Java by train.
Cibatu Station is one of the oldest stations known in the Dutch colonial period. Established in 1889, this station has become a stop for European tourists who want to travel to the Garut area. This is also because the natural conditions of the Garut region at that time were indeed very beautiful and made it became one of the favorite areas of European tourists.
Garut Train Schedule
Train Name
Route
Class
Starting Price
Departure
Arrival
Pangandaran
CB - BD
Economy
Rp50.000
16:40
18:34
Pangandaran
CB - BD
Executive
Rp100.000
16:40
18:34
Pangandaran
CB - GMR
Economy
Rp160.000
16:40
22:34
Pangandaran
CB - GMR
Executive
Rp250.000
16:40
22:34
Serayu
CB - KAC
Economy
Rp63.000
11:57
13:07
Serayu
CB - KYA
Economy
RP64.000
14:28
19:13
Pasundan
CB - KAC
Economy
Rp88.000
22:11
23:25
Pasundan
CB - KTA
Economy
Rp88.000
07:05
13:18
Pasundan
CB - KYA
Economy
Rp88.000
07:05
11:43
Pasundan
CB - KYA
Economy
Rp88.000
07:05
11:43
Pasundan
CB - SGU
Economy
Rp94.000
07:05
21:42
Kahuripan
CB - KTA
Economy
Rp80.000
19:33
01:33
Kahuripan
CB -BL
Economy
Rp84.000
19:33
08:31
Garut City
Garut is a district in West Java, Indonesia with the capital city of Tarogong Kidul. The district is bordered by Sumedang Regency in the north, Tasikmalaya Regency and Majalengka Regency in the east, Indian Ocean in the south, and Cianjur Regency and Bandung Regency in the west. Garut Regency has an administrative area of 306,519 Ha (3,065.19 km²). Most of the area is mountainous, except on the south coast in the form of narrow lowlands.
The attraction of Garut lies in its beautiful natural conditions and has not been explored by many people. Garut City as a city center is surrounded by mountains that surround it. Only the northeast and southeast sides are not covered by mountains. Both parties are also the main access to enter the city of Garut. Garut is also known as a city that has unique products such as dodol, leather jackets, Batik Tulis Garutan, up to Kerupuk Kulit Dorokdok.
Tourist attractions that you must visit while in Garut are Cipanas, Situ Bagendit, Pantai Santolo, Pantai Sayang Heulang, Kawah Darajat and many more. In addition, for lovers of hiking, the city of Garut is surrounded by many mountains, whether it is volcanoes or non-active ones. The list of mountains namely Gunung Gandapura, Gunung Rakutai, Gunung Kamasan, Gunung Guha, Gunung Kendang, Gunung Puntang, Gunung Nangklak, Gunungapi Papandayan, Gunungapi Cikuray, Gunung Peti, Gunung Mandalagiri, Gunung Puncakgede and Gunung api Kracak, which can be used as hiking destinations.
Interesting Facts about Garut
Once a Favorite Place by Famous People
The legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin in 1927 had set foot on this station. At that time, Charlie Chaplin and actress Mary Pickford were on a holiday trip to Garut.Besides Chaplin, another person who was recorded as setting foot in Cibatu Station was Georges Clemenceau. He is the founder of the newspapers La Justice (1880), L'Aurore (1897), and L'Homme Libre (1913); and prominent political writers. Clemenceau became Prime Minister of France in two periods, 1906-1909 and 1917-1920. After Indonesian independence, President Ir Soekarno also visited Cibatu Station on a series of trips using an extraordinary train via the southern route.
Has Many Angkot
There are many public transportations can be found available in Garut. Public transportation or namely Angkot can be found everywhere downtown and ready to take passengers. In Garut Regency itself, we could find Angkot that is in charge of operating in each of its districts. For those of you who visit Garut and will travel with this type of transportation, it is advisable to ask a lot so you will not get wrong when riding an angkot.
The Best City of Local Lamb Producers
Garut sheep is often touted as the best local sheep in Indonesia. Not only used for dexterity because of his prowess, but Garut Sheep is also often used for meat. This lamb meat is very tasty with a little fat content so it's not surprising that Garut lamb is used to cook African lamb satay.
Beautiful LeatherCraft Maker
Garut is known as an extraordinary maker of leather crafts. Some leathercraft products offered are leather jackets. If you are interested in this leather jacket, just come to the Garut leather jacket craft center, in Sukaregang. Located not far from the city center of Garut. The center of this leather jacket craft is already quite popular, even to foreign countries.