1987 Bintaro train crash

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Bintaro Train Crash
one of the BB306s in the PJKA livery, one of the locomotives in the accident
Details
Date	19 October 1987; 37 years ago (1987-10-19) 07:05
Location	Bintaro, Jakarta
Country	Indonesia
Line	Tanah Abang - Rangkasbitung track
Operator	PJKA (now PT Kereta Api)
Incident type	Head-on collision
Cause	Human error
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	139
Injured	254

The 1987 Bintaro train crash occurred in Pondok Betung urban village, Bintaro, South Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, 19 October 1987. Two passenger trains collided, causing 139 fatalities, making it Indonesia's worst railway crash in history.

A train departing from Rangkasbitung Station in West Java province (currently in Banten) collided with a train from Tanah Abang Station in Jakarta. The investigation indicated negligence from a station officer who gave a safe signal to the train from Rangkasbitung without confirmation from Kebayoran Station. The safe signal was given because the lines at Sudimara Station were crowded.