Staatsspoorwegen

This article is about a railway company in the Dutch East Indies. For a railway company in the Netherlands, see Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen.
Dienst der Staatsspoor- en Tramwegen in Nederlandsch–Indië
The Staatsspoorwegen's material stock at Bandung
Overview
HeadquartersBandung, Dutch East Indies
LocaleDutch East Indies
Dates of operation6 April 1875–1950
SuccessorKereta Api Indonesia
Technical
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) (Aceh tramway)
600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) (SS tramway in Java)
Length2,742.5 km
1,704.1 mi (1928)

Staatsspoorwegen (Dutch for State Railways, full name: Dienst der Staatsspoor- en Tramwegen in Nederlandsch–Indië (State Railways and Tramways Service in the Netherlands Indies, SS en T), commonly abbreviated as SS) was a state-owned railway company managed by the Dutch East Indies colonial government. It was absorbed into the present Kereta Api Indonesia after Indonesian independence in 1945. The main competitor was Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) as private-owned railways company which had standard gauge and cape gauge lines.

Staatsspoorwegen operated railways with three gauges: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) for heavy lines, and 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and 2 ft (610 mm) for tramways.