Private company

Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij

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Railway company in the Dutch East Indies founded in 18791

The Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij, N.V. (SJS, Dutch for Steam Tram Company Samarang–Joana) was from 1879 to 1959 a private tram company on the Dutch East Indies (now Central Java), providing passenger and freight trains on a 417 kilometres (259 mi) long network with a gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).2 It is headquartered in Semarang.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1879Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersSemarang1

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Een stoomtrein voor het hoofdkantoor van de Semarang-Joana Stoomtrammaatschappij
Photo: Photographisch Atelier Kurkdjian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Samarang–Joana Stoomtram Maatschappij, N.V. (SJS, Dutch for Steam Tram Company Samarang–Joana) was from 1879 to 1959 a private tram company on the Dutch East Indies (now Central Java), providing passenger and freight trains on a 417 kilometres (259 mi) long network with a gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Kereta Api Indonesia1

Timeline

  1. 1879Founded Founded1

Sources

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