Cipeundeuy train station at a height of +772 meters above sea level

The Cipeundeuy train station is located in Cikarag Village, Malangbong District, Garut Regency, West Java Province, is at an altitude of +772 meters above the sea surface (MDPL) and is the third Teting Station in Indonesia after the Nagreg Station (+848 MDPL) and Lebak Jero Station (+818 MDPL).

Since they often get assignments in the Garut Regency area, since then the writer has known, know and familiar with Cipeundeuy Station. The reason, the modes of the railroad public transortation are the most appropriate choice to get to the Garut Regency. Especially because the writer takes a cross -southern railroad direction to Bandung.

The first time underwent rihlah to the mountain city of Garut, the writer deliberately took the train from the Maos station in Cilacap and got off at Cipeundeuy. The travel time is relatively short, only about 3 hours drive. Depending on the type of train that is ridden. Executive class trains are certainly faster than the economy class.

Station at an altitude of +772 masl

MDPL stands for meter above sea level, which means the height of a place is measured from sea level. We know, in almost all train stations, there are special markers with MDPL that show the height position of the station.

At an altitude of +772 MDPL, the Cipeundeuy train station located in Cikarag Village, Malangbong District, Garut Regency, is covered with cool air. Malangbong District itself is an administrative area of ​​Garut Regency in the northern and eastern parts bordering Tasikmalaya Regency and Sumedang Regency.

The air is cool, sometimes cold and even foggy the writer finds when to go to the time to get off the train. A comfortable atmosphere to be enjoyed, while resting for a moment. Or while light exercise stretches muscles and joints after a long time sitting in a chair in the car.

At the Cipeundeuy train station, usually before dawn, or a few minutes after dawn. That way, upon arrival at the station, still found enough time to perform the Fajr prayer at the Mushalla Station Cipeundeuy. And by performing the Fajr Prayer, it becomes unwilling to be left behind.

At that time, the station mushalla was located between the passenger and toilet waiting rooms so that access was very easy. And at this time, along with the writer wrote a review of the Cipeundeuy train station, Mushalla has moved to the east side of the station.

In fact, what the authors saw, a number of passengers went down to perform the Fajr prayer at the same time with the cessation of the train. This is also an opportunity that passengers use to maintain their prayers. The mushalla building looks new with enough lighting makes it calm when praying.

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Small hallway from the mushalla connects access to the exit. And the old mushalla building has become a waiting room for prospective train passengers. Apparently there have been changes and expansion so that prospective passengers are more comfortable sitting waiting for the arrival of the train.

Boisterous votes traders of Cipeundeuy Station

At Cipeundeuy Station, the average train stopped for 10 minutes to allow passengers to take a short break. That’s when we can listen to the boisterous voice of the traders who sell their wares. With a distinctive Sundanese language and accent.

Each trader offers his wares. Interestingly, the traders also offer their merchandise from the sidelines of the bars of the outside road divider with the inside area of ​​the station.

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They sell boiled noodles, chicken porridge, seblak and rice and other types of food. Also drinks such as tea, coffee, milk ginger, and mineral water and other snacks from outside the Staiun area. Yes, traders at Cipeundeuy Station, as at other train stations, are indeed not allowed to enter the inside area of ​​the station.

This situation does not reduce the opportunity for train passengers to go down and buy food or drinks. Passengers, there seems to be freedom to get out of the station area just to buy food or drinks, before they return to the train.

At Cipeundeuy Station at a height of +772 MDPL, all trains that passed, stopped for checking by the officers. Including increasing the water supply that officers poured out of the roof of the car.