The presence of railways in Indonesia was marked by the first ground-breaking development in the village railway Kemijen, Friday on June 17, 1864 by the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, Mr.. L.A.J Sloet Baron van den Beele. Development initiated by Naamlooze Venootschap Spoorweg Nederlandsch Indische Maatschappij (NV. NISM), led by Ir. JP de Bordes of Kemijen responsibility towards the village (26 Km) with a width of 1 435 mm gauge. This road was opened for public transport on Saturday, August 10, 1867.
The success of private, NV. NISM build railway between Kemijen - Responsibility, which later on February 10, 1870 to connect the city of Semarang - Surakarta (110 Km), eventually encouraging investors to build railway lines in other areas. Not surprisingly, that growth in length of track between 1864 - 1900 had grown with leaps and bounds. In 1867, only 25 Km, 1870 to 110 Km, 405 Km to reach 1880 in 1890 to 1,427 km in 1900 and to 3,338 Km.
