The total number of trackage laid in Indonesia was 7,583 kilometres (4,712 mi), although not

all lines were in operation at the same time. In 1939, the total operational trackage was 4,588
kilometres (2,851 mi) (It is unclear whether dual gauge tracks were counted once or twice).
The present extent of the railways is now 5,042 kilometres (3,133 mi), with the Aceh system,
most of the West Sumatra system and most former steam tram lines disused, but including
new tracks built alongside old tracks (double tracking projects).

Much of the branch lines constructed in the colonial era has been lifted up or abandoned in
the 1980s. No major railway construction has since taken place, however, many of the busiest
lines have been double tracked. The northern coast area of Java would be double tracked in
May 2014 after completion of 68 kilometres Babat-Kandangan-Pasar Turi double trackage
from 727 kilometres of Jakarta-Surabaya double tracked,[7] followed by the proposed
completion of a 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) double tracking project on the south coast by
2015.[8][9] On 8 June 2015 Duri-Tangerang double tracks is formally used for KA Commuter
Jabodetabek, but it can be also used for airport trains.[10]

Significant projects being considered include:

 Quadrapling Manggarai-Cikarang line . The project will be divided into 2 segments:

Manggarai-Bekasi, 15 kilometres long and scheduled to be finished in 2016 and
Bekasi-Cikarang, 17 kilometres long scheduled to be finished in 2017[11]
 Airport line to the Sukarno-Hatta International Airport. A 33 kilometers line from
Manggarai, Dukuh Atas in Sudirman, Tanah Abang, Angke, Pluit and inline with
airport toll road to the Airport. The cost will be $1.13 billion start at 2012 and
complete at 2014; though the completion of the railway had been delayed to 2017,
when the train also commenced operation.
 Rebuilding of the Aceh railway, with assistance from the French railway company
 Building new 15-kilometres-long track between Cibungur and Tanjungrasa station.
This shortcut will make trains from Bandung to Semarang do not need to go through
Cikampek station.[12]

Future expansion plans of the railway will include linking of existing railway lines in
Sumatra from Aceh to Lampung via both west and east coasts of the island. Railway lines are
also planned to be built on the currently railway-free islands of Kalimantan[13] and
Sulawesi.[14] A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to build railway around Bali
with length of 565 kilometers.[15] Nowadays, the Sulawesi first trackage 143 kilometres from
Makassar to Pare-pare has been initialised with 30 kilometres of land acquisitions and initial
construction will be built in June 2015, then 70 kilometres in 2016 and the rest 43 kilometres
in 2017. The train is predicted to run in 2018 with trackage wider than in Java to
accommodate more weight and speed. The schedule for Pare-pare to Manado trackage will be
completed in 5 years after it.[16]

There are also plans to reactivate non-operational railway lines in West Java, such as
Bandung-Ciwidey line, intended to ease road traffic congestion; and Rancaekek-Tanjung Sari
line. 4 other non-operational lines are still in consideration.[17]

Kedungjati-Tuntang trackage as a part of Semarang-Ambarawa reactivated trackage is the

only track in Indonesia without road crossing. It has 8 fly overs or underpasses to make more
safety in congested traffic roads, now still underconstruction.[18]