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1987 Bintaro train crash

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The Serpong Stationmaster permitted KA 225 to leave for Sudimara Station without checking the railway condition at Sudimara Station. When the diesel-hydraulic train, KA 225 Rangkasbitung-Jakarta Kota, arrived in Sudimara Station at 6:45 AM (GMT+7) on 19 October 1987, the lanes were all filled with KA
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KA 225 was intended to pass KA 220 Patas from Kebayoran to Merak. That meant KA 220 Patas at Kebayoran Station received lower priority for departure. Djamhari, the Sudimara Stationmaster, ordered KA 225's engineer to move his train to the first lane. This order were misinterpreted by the engineer as
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Five minutes later, Djamhari was telephoned by Umrihadi, the officer from Kebayoran Lama Station, informing him that KA 220 Tanah Abang-Merak had departed for Sudimara. Djamhari, shocked seeing KA 225 leaving the station, tried in vain to chase KA 225 while waving the red flag as the train moved at
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The driver of KA 225, Slamet Suradio, survived the crash and was charged with negligence causing death. He received the maximum penalty of 5 years, which he felt was unfair as he was only following the Stationmaster's instructions. He received no pension, despite more than 20 years of work for the
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and Tanah Kusir Cemetery, north of Public High School 86, Jakarta, near the Bintaro Highway curve, about 200 metres (660 ft; 220 yd) after the Pondok Betung crossing and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) before Sudimara Station.
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50km/h. A switcher boarded the rearmost carriage who tries to make it through the train and warn the engineer, to no avail due to the crowded condition. The two crowded trains collided head-on at Km +18.75, causing
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a go-ahead to continue the journey (compounded by an illegal boarder who hurriedly and wrongly confirms the engineer), and began to move the train.
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Adung Syafei, the conductor of KA 225, was sentenced 2 years and 6 months in prison. Umrihadi of Kebayoran Lama Station was 10 months in prison.
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was inspired by the disaster to write a song "Masih Ada Waktu" ("There's Still Time"). A film based on the collision,
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which killed most passengers in the carriage immediately behind locomotive. Both locomotives,
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A BB306 class locomotive in PJKA livery, similar to the one of the locomotive in the accident
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collided, causing 139 fatalities, making it Indonesia's worst railway crash in history.
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225 in the first lane, KA Indocement in the second lane and a headless freight train.
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wrote a song titled "19/10", referencing the date of the crash.
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rail company. Upon release, he returned to his hometown of
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Bintaro
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Head-on collision
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Tanah Abang Station
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