Abstrak / Ringkasan
The Dutch East Indies government in 1870 issued a liberal trade policy,
whereby private capital began to enter the Dutch East Indies. The result of
this policy is an influx of investment in the plantation industry sector, one of
which is sugarcane. In line with that, a railroad land transportation was built
which was originally to facilitate the distribution of industrial sugarcane
products. In the Cirebon area itself, the construction of the railway line began
in 1897, namely the construction of the Cirebon-Semarang line, then in 1901
the Cirebon-Kadipaten line was built, and in 1912 the Cirebon-Cikampek line
was built. The role of the new routes in West Cirebon in the economic sector,
among others, is to provide a smooth production process for the sugar factory
in West Cirebon. In addition, the social role of the railway line in West
Cirebon is to provide smoother access to mobility of goods between regions.