Batara Kresna Railbus

Batara Kresna Railbus
Batara Kresna Railbus
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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; 12 years ago
Technical
Line length	37 km
Character	Fully subsurface
Track gauge	1 067 mm
Conduction system	With driver

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
Station Number	Station	From previous station	From Purwosari Termini	Transfers/Notes	Location
BK01 Y10 AS02	Purwosari	-	0.0	Terminal station Intercity trains KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link Batik Solo Trans: Line 2 (Purwosari) Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara	Surakarta
BK02	Solo Kota			Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara	Surakarta
BK03	Sukoharjo				Sukoharjo Regency
BK04	Pasarnguter				Sukoharjo Regency
BK05	Wonogiri			Terminal station	Wonogiri Regency

Gallery

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

[1] "Mengesankan! Berwisata di Solo Seraya Naik Railbus". Tribun Kaltim. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[:1-2] VIVA.co.id, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU -. "Merugi, Railbus Solo-Wonogiri yang Diinisiasi Jokowi Dihentikan". Retrieved 17 July 2016.

[:2-3] "Railbus Batara Layani Sukoharjo-Solo-Yogyakarta - www.antarajateng.com". www.antarajateng.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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