Batara Kresna Railbus

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Batara Kresna Railbus
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Rail Bus BATARA KRESNA.svg
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Overview
Native nameBus rel Batara Kresna
Owner Kereta Api Indonesia
Surakarta city government
Locale Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri
Stations5
Service
Type Railbus
Operator(s) Kereta Api Indonesia
History
Opened5 August 2012;12 years ago (2012-08-05)
Technical
Line length37 km
CharacterFully subsurface
Track gauge 1 067 mm
Conduction systemWith 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.

Contents

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

StationDistance (km)Transfers/NotesLocation
From previous

station

From Purwosari

Termini

BK01
Y10
AS02
Purwosari -0.0 Terminal station

Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg Intercity trains

KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta Line cleaner icon.png KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo

Adi Sumarmo Arport Line.png Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link

BSicon BUS3.svg Batik Solo Trans: Line 2 (Purwosari)

BSicon lDAMPF.svg Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara

Surakarta
BK02 Solo Kota BSicon lDAMPF.svg Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara
BK03 Sukoharjo Sukoharjo Regency
BK04 Pasarnguter
BK05 Wonogiri Terminal station Wonogiri Regency

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