Batara Kresna Railbus
Railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Bus rel Batara Kresna |
| Owner | Kereta Api Indonesia Surakarta city government |
| Locale | Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri |
| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Railbus |
| Operator(s) | Kereta Api Indonesia |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 August 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-05) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 37 km |
| Character | Fully subsurface |
| Track gauge | 1 067 mm |
| Conduction system | With driver |
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Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Purwosari Station in Surakarta and Wonogiri Station in Wonogiri Regency. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo.[1] The service is the one of a few railbus service in Indonesia besides Lembah Anai railbus in West Sumatra and former Kertalaya railbus in South Sumatra.
The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.
History
Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi[2] in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – Yogyakarta route.[3]
Stations
Note: Only lists active stations
| Station Number | Station | Distance (km) | Transfers/Notes | Location | |
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| From previous station | From Purwosari Termini | ||||
| BK01 Y10 AS02 | Purwosari | - | 0.0 | Terminal station
| Surakarta |
| BK02 | Solo Kota |  Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara | |||
| BK03 | Sukoharjo | Sukoharjo Regency | |||
| BK04 | Pasarnguter | ||||
| BK05 | Wonogiri | Terminal station | Wonogiri Regency | ||
Gallery
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Railbus in Wonogiri Station -
Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock -
Batara Kresna railbus running along Jalan Slamet Riyadi in the middle of Surakarta City.
References
- ^ "Mengesankan! Berwisata di Solo Seraya Naik Railbus". Tribun Kaltim. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ VIVA.co.id, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU -. "Merugi, Railbus Solo-Wonogiri yang Diinisiasi Jokowi Dihentikan". Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Railbus Batara Layani Sukoharjo-Solo-Yogyakarta - www.antarajateng.com". www.antarajateng.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
External links
- (in Indonesian) KAI official website
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