Batara Kresna Railbus

Batara Kresna Railbus

Overview
Native nameBus rel Batara Kresna
OwnerKereta Api Indonesia
Surakarta city government
LocaleSurakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri
Stations5
Service
TypeRailbus
Operator(s)Kereta Api Indonesia
History
Opened5 August 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-05)
Technical
Line length37 km
CharacterFully subsurface
Track gauge1 067 mm
Conduction systemWith driver

Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna,Javanese: Batara Kresna Hanacaraka:ꦧꦠꦫꦏ꧀ꦫꦼꦱ꧀ꦤ) 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 (PT KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and PT 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
From previous

station

From Purwosari

Termini

BK01
Y10
AS02 		Purwosari - 0.0 Terminal station

Kereta Api Indonesia Intercity trains

KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo

Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link

Bus rapid transit Batik Solo Trans: Line 2 (Purwosari)

Heritage railway Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara

Surakarta
BK02 Solo Kota Heritage railway Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara
BK03 Sukoharjo Sukoharjo Regency
BK04 Pasarnguter
BK05 Wonogiri Terminal station Wonogiri Regency
  • Railbus in Wonogiri Station
    Railbus in Wonogiri Station
  • Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock
    Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock
  • Batara Kresna railbus running along Jalan Slamet Riyadi in the middle of Surakarta City.
    Batara Kresna railbus running along Jalan Slamet Riyadi in the middle of Surakarta City.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mengesankan! Berwisata di Solo Seraya Naik Railbus". Tribun Kaltim. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ VIVA.co.id, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU -. "Merugi, Railbus Solo-Wonogiri yang Diinisiasi Jokowi Dihentikan". Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Railbus Batara Layani Sukoharjo-Solo-Yogyakarta - www.antarajateng.com". www.antarajateng.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.