This thesis is entitled "Railways in the Residency of Palembang: Kertapati-Lubuk Linggau Line 1914-1933". By raising the issue of the history of railways in the Residency of Palembang and the impact of railway development on the people of Palembang in the socio-economic field. The purpose of this study was to find out about the history of the railway in the Palembang Residency on the Kertapati-…