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Apr 18, 2015

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Out-of-service trains are left to rot in a train graveyard in Purwakarta, Indonesia.
Out-of-service trains are left to rot in a train graveyard in Purwakarta, Indonesia. HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: Parts of the trains have been removed, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Parts of the trains have been removed, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The trains are missing widowns and parts of their interior, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The trains are missing widowns and parts of their interior, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: Overgrown shrubbery has infiltrated the carriages, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Overgrown shrubbery has infiltrated the carriages, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: Overgrown shrubbery has infiltrated the carriages, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Overgrown shrubbery has infiltrated the carriages, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: More than 100 trains have been left to rot in the 'graveyard', on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Graffiti is seen on the decreipt carriages, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: More than 100 trains have been left to rot in the 'graveyard', on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: More than 100 trains have been left to rot in the ‘graveyard’, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on… HKV / Barcroft Media

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Out-of-service trains are left to rot in a train graveyard in Purwakarta, Indonesia.
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: More than 100 trains have been left to rot in the ‘graveyard’, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The train carriages are neatly stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The train carriages are neatly stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: An abandoned train is filled with overgrowns shrubbery, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: An abandoned train is filled with overgrowns shrubbery, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The trains have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The trains have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The train carriages are neatly stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The train carriages are neatly stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: Abandoned trains are stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Abandoned trains are stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: Abandoned trains are stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: Abandoned trains are stacked on top of each other, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each… HKV / Barcroft Media

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PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what looks like a post-apocalyptic world. The old electric trains that travelled in and out of Jakarta, Indonesia, are weathered and decayed over time. The trains were used everyday since the 1980s and carried thousands of people to work. Now the carriages, which were once the lifeblood of public transport in the south-Asian city, have been left to rust among shrubbery. After the trains reach the end of their life they are left at the Purwakarta station where they are piled on top of each other. PHOTOGRAPH BY HKV / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
PURWAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 27: The carriages have decayed over time, on February 27, 2015, in Purwakarta, Indonesia. DOZENS of trains are stacked on top of each other in what… HKV / Barcroft Media

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