History Railways in North Sumatra, One Forerunners Railways on Sumatra Island

History Railways in North Sumatra, One Forerunners Railways on Sumatra Island. INDEPHEDIA.com - The history of railways on the island of Sumatra, apart from West Sumatra, South Sumatra and Lampung, there are also railway lines in the Province of North Sumatra (Sumut). The history birth of the railway in North Sumatra at that time stems from the desire for the tobacco plantation business with inadequate means of transporting plantation products.