Karangkates II railway tunnel is a railway tunnel that build in 1965 and finished in 1970 with a Karangkates railway tunnel by the Government of Indonesia at the same time the construction of the Karangkates Dam.
This tunnel is 440 meters long and is managed by Operations Region VIII Surabaya part of Malang Regency.Majalah KA Edisi Maret 2009
The railway tunnel has the number wisdom building 352. If a person go east, this railway tunnel is located after Karangkates I railway tunnel.
History In late 1961, work began on the Karangkates Dam for electricity generation, flood management, and irrigation purposes. The dam's reservoir area was planned to inundate the railway line between Sumberpucung and Pogajih. Therefore, the government had to relocate the railway line to the north of the dam. This new line required two railway tunnels, one of which was the Karangkates II railway tunnel.
Tunnel construction began in February 1965, starting with the Karangkates I railway tunnel. However, due to cost constraints, the project was halted and only resumed in 1967. The relocation of the railway line and its two tunnels was inaugurated by the Minister of Public Works and Electricity and the Minister of Transportation on 1 April 1970.
Service Trains that use the Karangkates I and Karangkates II railway tunnel: Passenger Inter-city rail +Southern Java railway Train name RouteExecutive Gajayana –Executive-Premium EconomyMalabar–Executive-EconomyMalioboro Express–Kertanegara
+Northern Java railway Train name RouteExecutiveBrawijaya––Executive-Economy Brantas––JayabayaPasar Senen––EconomyMajapahit ––MatarmajaPasar Senen––Malang
Local (Commuter Line) Train nameRoute Dhoho Commuter Line – via Blitar– Penataran Commuter Line Surabaya Kota–Blitar via Tumapel Commuter Line Surabaya Kota–
Freight Train name Route Overnight train service Parcel Middle Parcel See also Kertosono–Bangil railway References