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Railways, Social Mobility, and Colonial Urbanization: Bogor in the Early Twentieth Century

TEMALI : Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial · Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026) · hlm. 61–76

DOI
10.15575/jt.v9i1.45604
ISSN
2615-5028
Terbit
2026-01-29
Penerbit
Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
Bahasa
eng
Lisensi
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

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This article examines changes in social mobility in Bogor following the introduction of railways in the early twentieth century by positioning rail transport as a key infrastructure in the process of colonial urbanization. The study demonstrates that railway construction in Bogor cannot be understood merely as a technical innovation in transportation, but rather as an economic–political instrument that integrated the hinterland into the administrative and economic networks of the Dutch East Indies. Using a historical approach grounded in colonial archival sources and secondary references in the form of peer-reviewed academic articles and credible media reports, this research analyzes the relationship between railway development, social mobility, and the transformation of urban space during the period 1900–1930. The findings show that railways operated as a colonial mobility regime that simultaneously expanded horizontal mobility among indigenous populations—through intensified spatial movement and occupational diversification—while failing to open vertical mobility in an equitable manner. Access to education, official positions, and social status remained constrained by colonial structures based on race and class. In addition, railway lines and stations functioned as urban nodes that reconfigured the spatial organization of Bogor according to the logic of timetables, economic extraction, and colonial administration. Consequently, mobility and urbanization in Bogor were produced in a differential manner through colonial infrastructure that both accelerated movement and normalized social inequality. This article argues that railways functioned as a politically charged agent of social change and contributes to the historiography of colonial transportation in Indonesia through an analytical lens centered on mobility, power, and social stratification.

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Satya Adilaga SuwandaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung4
M Zikril Oksa PutraSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung4
M Fikri ArsyadSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung3
Ajid HakimSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung3
Wawan HernawanSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung3
Yan NurcahyaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung2
Arba’iyah Mohd NoorUniversity of Malaya2
Ading KusdianaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung2
Gelar Taufiq KusumawardhanaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung2
Chye Retty IsnendesIndonesia University of Education2
Abdul AzizSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung2
Syahidah Qolbiya SakinahSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung2
Sulasman SulasmanSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Muhammad Fajar NugrahaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Samsudin SamsudinSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Fauzan JanuriSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Asep Ahmad SyahidSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Ratu Asih Anggie SatitiSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Asep Sandi RuswandaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Agus PermanaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Samsudin SamsudinSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
M. Kautsar Thariq SyahAfiliasi tidak diketahui1
Riyan Haqi Khoerul AnwarAfiliasi tidak diketahui1
Zaenur RoficAfiliasi tidak diketahui1
Marisa Jahra SalsabilaIndonesia University of Education1
Mutiara Khansa SyakiraSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Jajang A RohmanaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Dedi SupriadiSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1
Ach HakikiUniversity of Indonesia1
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Muhamad Zaky AvicenaSunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung1

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