The Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij, N.V. (SJS, Dutch for Steam Tram Company Samarang–Joana) was from 1879 to 1959 a private tram company on the Dutch East Indies (now Central Java), providing passenger and freight trains on a long network with a gauge of .
History
The steam tram company was founded on 18 March 1881 by JF Dijkman, W Walker and GH Clifford and put into operation on 28 September 1881. It aimed to connect Semarang with Kudus and Pati via a railway line, as defined in the permit concessions of the Colonial Government of the Dutch East Indies of 1 December 1879.
The first director of the company was Baron Henri Maarten Anton van der Goes van Dirxland (born 30 November 1841 in The Hague; died 29 January 1890), who has also been Director of the Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij since 7 June 1888. He was assisted by a Council Secretary named CLJ Martens.
The most important station was the Jurnatan Station, which was also called Semarang-Centraal or Djoernatan. It was expanded in 1913 from a small tram stop to a large train station. It was not included in the list of listed railway stations in Indonesia in 1950 and taken out of service in 1974.
Lines The lines and its sections including their inauguration dates are listed in following table:
LineSectionInauguration (km)Jurnatan–Jomblang on-street runningJurnatan–Jomblang1 December 18824.4Jurnatan–Bulu–Banjir Kanal on-street runningJurnatan–Bulu12 March 18833Bulu–Banjir Kanal4 November 18990,8Cabang Jurnatan–Samarang NISJurnatan–Samarang12 March 18831Jurnatan–DemakJurnatan–Genuk2 July 18836.1Genuk–Demak27 September 188319.7Demak–KudusDemak–Kudus15 March 188426.4Demak-Kudus191926Kudus–JuwanaKudus–Pati19 April 188421.2Kudus–Pati191923.2Pati–Juwana19 April 188413.8Juwana–RembangJuwana–Rembang1 May 190023Juwana–TayuJuwana–Trangkil20 May 18998.2Trangkil–Bulumanis15 August 18997.5Bulumanis–Tayu1 May 19008.8Kudus–Mayong–PecangaanKudus-Mayong6 September 188711.5Kudus-Mayong191914Mayong–Pecangaan5 May 189510.3Mayong–WelahanMayong–Welahan10 November 19005.5Demak–PurwodadiDemak–Godong15 November 188820.8Godong–Purwodadi1 April 188918Purwodadi–Wirosari–BloraPurwodadi–Wirosari1 October 188921.4Wirosari-Kunduran16 September 189318.3Kunduran–Ngawen22 March 189410.3Ngawen–Blora13 September 189415.3Purwodadi–GundihPurwodadi–Gundih188417.3Purwodadi–Ngrombo1 January 18929Wirosari–KradenanWirosari–Kradenan1 November 18988.2Rembang–BloraRembang–Blora15 June 190236.8Blora–CepuRembang-Cepu1 November 190133.4Cepu Kota (SJS)–Cepu (NIS):1 February 19031.8Rembang–BojonegoroRembang-Lasem1 May 190014Lasem-Pamotan1 June 191410Pamotan-Jatirogo20 February 191924
Harbour spurs Following spurs were built to improve the access to the harbours for import and export of goods and natural produce +PelabuhanPanjangTanjung EmasJuwanaRembang
Nationalization and decommissioning Due to the 1959 Government Decree No. 40 of the Republic of Indonesia issued under President Sukarno, all steam and tram lines operated by Dutch companies were nationalized and handed over to Djawatan Kereta Api (DKA).
The SJS railway continued to operate under the DKA and PNKA until the golden age of PJKA in the 1970s. In 1975, the lines Kudus–Bakalan and Juwana–Tayu were shut down. The decommissioning of the route Cepu Kota–Rembang took place in 1984. In 1986, the lines Kemijen–Rembang and Purwodadi–Ngemplak were shut down. The route Rembang–Jatirogo was decommissioned in 1992. The last SJS routes, Blora–Demak and Wirosari–Kradenan were decommissioned in 1996. Although most tracks have not yet been dismantled, there are no concrete plans for reactivation.
Locomotives All locomotive of the SJS were steam locomotives. Until the 1960s, no diesel locomotives were used on the SJS. For the maintenance of locomotives and trains southeast of the Semarang Tawang Station a central railway depot, whose building was demolished in the mid-1990s. The SJS steam locomotives are listed in the following table: Class Inauguration Manufacturer Amount Photo Remarks B11 1883 Beyer, Peacock & Company 4 locomotives, subsequently used by Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij B12 1881 Werkspoor 46 locomotives, some of which were subsequently used by Oost-Java Stoomtram Maatschappij Plinthed in front of Stasiun Surabaya Pasarturi B20 1882 Beyer, Peacock & Company dan Werkspoor 19 locomotives Exhibited at Museum KA Ambarawa B27 1912 Hartmann 16 locomotives Exhibited at Museum KA Ambarawa C19 1898 Hartmann 12 locomotives Exhibit at Museum Transportasi, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jakarta D10 1913 Hartmann 6 locomotives D15 1931 Hanomag 5 locomotives
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