Railways in
Papua
(Western New Guinea)
Papua is the name of the western part of the island of New Guinea, which is part of Indonesia. It should not be confused with the neighbouring country of Papua New Guinea. Confusingly, the name Papua is sometimes used to refer to the whole island. For this reason, Indonesian Papua is sometimes referred to as West Papua; but this itself is a potential source of confusion, as West Papua also refers to a Special Autonomous Region of Papua under the Indonesian government.
A map of the proposed Trans-Papua railway network.
