Warung Bandrek railway station

Warung Bandrek (WB) (also known as Warungbandrek) is a class III railway station that located in Sukalilah, Cibatu, Garut Regency. This station, which is located at an altitude of +612 m, is included in Operational Area II Bandung. This station only had two railway tracks, with track 2 being a straight track.^[1]

The name of Warung Bandrek was inspired from the stalls around the station that sell bandrek (a warm ginger drink typical of Sundanese drink).

The station was opened in 1893 by the Staatsspoorwegen (SS). In the early days of its operation, the SS appointed J.H. Frees to the position of stationmaster.^[2]

This station no one serve passenger, instead only serves train for crossings and overtaking. Example for crossings:

• The Pangandaran that from Gambir to Banjar will stopped at the track 1 for wait crossing the Lodaya (morning schedule) from Solo Balapan to Bandung passing at the track 2 based from the enactment of new train travel chart 2023.

Example for overtaking:

• If the Overnight train Southern Parcel was late, the train can overtaking the other train at the track 1.