TEROWONGAN WIHELMINA
( DI OWA PANTAI LEGENDA KARANGNINI )
Terowongan Wilhelmina ( wihelmina tunel ) merupakan salah satu daya tarik wisata di OWA Karangnini dan merupakan
terowongan kereta api terpanjang di Indonesia. Terowongan ini memiliki panjang
1116 meter dan dibangun untuk mendukung jalur kereta api rute Banjar -
Pangandaran - Cijulang (82 km). Terowongan ini berada di perbatasan antara Desa
Bagolo dan Desa Emplak, Kabupaten Ciamis, Propinsi Jawa Barat.
Terowongan Wilhelmina dibangun oleh
perusahaan kereta api SS (Staats Spoorwegen) dan dibangun pada tahun 1914 serta
mulai digunakan pada 1 Januari 1921. Namun terowongan ini kemudian menjadi non
aktif seiring ditutupnya jalur kereta api rute Banjar - Cijulang (82
km) pada 3 Pebruari 1981 karena mahalnya biaya operasional dan sedikitnya
pemasukan dari para penumpang kereta api.
Nama terowongan diambil dari nama
ratu dari Kerajaan Belanda yang memiliki nama lengkap Wilhelmina Helena Pauline
Maria. Wilhelmina menjadi Ratu Kerajaan Belanda dari tahun 1890 hingga 1948.
Oleh masyarakat setempat, terowongan Wilhelmina sering disebut dengan
terowongan Sumber.
Pada pertengahan tahun 1990, PT
Kereta Api (Persero) pernah berupaya untuk menghidupkan kembali rute Banjar -
Cijulang. Selain sebagai alternatif transportasi masyarakat, juga untuk
mengembangkan pariwisata di Ciamis Selatan. Saat itu ada pertimbangan bahwa
perjalanan kereta api rute Banjar - Cijulang dapat dijual sebagai sebuah paket
wisata.
Wihelmina TUNNEL
Wilhelmina tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Indonesia. This tunnel has a length of 1116 meters and is built to support the rail route Banjar - Pangandaran - Cijulang (82 km). The tunnel is located on the border between the village and village Bagolo Emplak, Ciamis regency, West Java Province.
Wilhelmina tunnel built by the railroad SS (Staats Spoorwegen) and was built in 1914 and put into use on January 1, 1921. But this tunnel and then into non-active as the closing of the railway route Banjar - Cijulang (82 km) on 3 February 1981 because of high operating costs and the lack of inclusion of the passenger train.
Tunnel name is taken from the name of the queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands which has a full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria. Wilhelmina becomes Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 until 1948. By the local community, often referred to Wilhelmina tunnels tunnel source.
In mid-1990, PT Railway (Corporation) ever tried to revive the route Banjar - Cijulang. In addition as an alternative to public transportation, as well as to develop tourism in South Kudat. At that time there is the consideration that train travel route Banjar - Cijulang can be sold as a package.
Current condition of the tunnel Wilhelmina cause for serious concern, with the missing rail and tunnel face are not neglected, the roots of the plants covered with shrubs, eliminating the prestige of history and tourism assets of the longest tunnel in Indonesia.
Tunnel source in earlier times called Wilhelmina Tunnel was built in the Dutch colonial era and inaugurated on June 1, 1921. the first railway tunnel connecting the Banjar-Cijulang. Due to the demise of the railway line to die anyway Banjar Cijulang the tunnel is and is not used anymore. The tunnel is adjacent to two other shorter tunnels. respectively 105 and 147 meters. All three are tripariat has now been renamed Tunnel Sources. Still in a series of tracks there are also some fairly long bridge is the bridge cikacepit.
Jempatan Cikacepit It was amazing masterpiece, a bridge as if hanging in the air. Cikacepit bridge has a length of 1,250 m ± 1.70 m in width to the height of the ground about 100 m without protective frame on the right of the bridge. Protective for people who happen to cross it at the bottom, so people have to climb the ladder first.
The condition is very poor even this tunnel, rail has lost some where in it just a lot of seepage water that enters, terowongannyapun mouth is filled with grass and shrubs, the fact of this tunnel is historical evidence that should be maintained. In addition to historical evidence, this tunnel can also be used as historical sights.
Wilhelmina tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Indonesia. This tunnel has a length of 1116 meters and is built to support the rail route Banjar - Pangandaran - Cijulang (82 km). The tunnel is located on the border between the village and village Bagolo Emplak, Ciamis regency, West Java Province.
Wilhelmina tunnel built by the railroad SS (Staats Spoorwegen) and was built in 1914 and put into use on January 1, 1921. But this tunnel and then into non-active as the closing of the railway route Banjar - Cijulang (82 km) on 3 February 1981 because of high operating costs and the lack of inclusion of the passenger train.
Tunnel name is taken from the name of the queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands which has a full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria. Wilhelmina becomes Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 until 1948. By the local community, often referred to Wilhelmina tunnels tunnel source.
In mid-1990, PT Railway (Corporation) ever tried to revive the route Banjar - Cijulang. In addition as an alternative to public transportation, as well as to develop tourism in South Kudat. At that time there is the consideration that train travel route Banjar - Cijulang can be sold as a package.
Current condition of the tunnel Wilhelmina cause for serious concern, with the missing rail and tunnel face are not neglected, the roots of the plants covered with shrubs, eliminating the prestige of history and tourism assets of the longest tunnel in Indonesia.
Tunnel source in earlier times called Wilhelmina Tunnel was built in the Dutch colonial era and inaugurated on June 1, 1921. the first railway tunnel connecting the Banjar-Cijulang. Due to the demise of the railway line to die anyway Banjar Cijulang the tunnel is and is not used anymore. The tunnel is adjacent to two other shorter tunnels. respectively 105 and 147 meters. All three are tripariat has now been renamed Tunnel Sources. Still in a series of tracks there are also some fairly long bridge is the bridge cikacepit.
Jempatan Cikacepit It was amazing masterpiece, a bridge as if hanging in the air. Cikacepit bridge has a length of 1,250 m ± 1.70 m in width to the height of the ground about 100 m without protective frame on the right of the bridge. Protective for people who happen to cross it at the bottom, so people have to climb the ladder first.
The condition is very poor even this tunnel, rail has lost some where in it just a lot of seepage water that enters, terowongannyapun mouth is filled with grass and shrubs, the fact of this tunnel is historical evidence that should be maintained. In addition to historical evidence, this tunnel can also be used as historical sights.
