Minangkabau Express

Minangkabau Express
Minangkabau Express DMU during testrun at Cirebon.
Overview
Native name	KA Minangkabau Ekspres
Status	Operational
Owner	PT Kereta Api Indonesia & PT Angkasa Pura II
Locale	West Sumatera, Indonesia
Termini	BIM Padang
Website	www.kai.id
Service
Type	Express rail
System	Airport rail link
Services	BIM - Duku - Tabing - Padang
Operator(s)	PT Kereta Api Indonesia [id]
Rolling stock	Two INKA DMU 4-carriage trainsets
History
Opened	21 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-21)
Technical
Line length	23 km (14 mi)
Character	Ground
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	NIL
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map BIM Minangkabau Airport  L  to Lubuk Alung & Pariaman DUK Duku  L  Kayukalek Lubuk Buaya TAB Tabing ATR Air Tawar Lapai AI Alai PD Padang freight line to Indarung & Bukit Putus TDA Tarandam PLA Pulau Aie Note: Stations marked serve long-distance trains. This diagram: view talk edit

Minangkabau Express (Indonesian: KA Minangkabau Ekspres) is an airport rail link service in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This line was built to cut travel time from Padang city centre to the Minangkabau International Airport in Padang Pariaman Regency, as roads connecting the airport and the city center are frequently affected by traffic congestion.

The Minangkabau Express is the third airport rail link in Indonesia after Kualanamu ARS and Soekarno–Hatta ARS. It was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018.^[1]

Background

The 23-kilometre (14 mi) link was established using existing and new rail tracks. An existing line between Duku railway station and Padang was upgraded. This was then connected to a new 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) track between Duku and the airport. All land acquisitions were done in March 2017.^[2][3]

The service is provided by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, with trains running between Padang–Tabing [id]–Duku–Minangkabau International Airport. The rolling stock was manufactured by INKA.

See also

• Kualanamu Airport Rail Link
• Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link
• Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link
• Padang metropolitan area

References

1. Agustiyanti (2018-05-22). "Tiket Kereta Bandara Minangkabau Hanya Rp10 Ribu". CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
2. Rep: Umi Nur Fadhilah, Red: Hazliansyah (13 August 2015). "Pembangunan Stasiun KA Bandara Minangkabau Resmi Dimulai".
3. Ali Hidayat (13 October 2015). "Minangkabau Airport to have Train Access by 2016".