Brawijaya (train)

Brawijaya

Brawijaya train 58 leaving from Bekasi, 2024
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operational
First service	10 March 2021
Current operator(s)	Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
Termini	Gambir Malang
Distance travelled	881 km (547 mil)
Average journey time	12 hours 2 minutes
Service frequency	Daily each way
Train number(s)	37-38
On-board services
Class(es)	executive & priority
Seating arrangements	50 seats arranged 2–2 (executive) seats can recline and rotate 28 seats arranged 2-2 (priority) seats can recline and swivel
Catering facilities	On-board cafe and trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	CC206/CC203/CC201
Track gauge	1067 mm
Operating speed	70 - 120 km/h (43 - 75 mph)
Route map

Brawijaya is an Indonesian passenger train with executive and priority class service> It is operated by Kereta Api Indonesia which between Gambir & Malang via Semarang Tawang & Blitar. ^[1]

The train runs only once daily each way from Jakarta to Malang via Semarang & Blitar around 881 kilometres (547 mi) in 12 hours, 2 minutes on afternoon schedule, also the Brawijaya train support for the Gajayana that which via Yogyakarta at evening schedule.

Branding

The name Brawijaya comes from the king of the same name that who ruled Majapahit Empire. Brawijaya is only known in the babad manuscripts and secondary sources created long after the fall of Majapahit (such as Babad Tanah Jawi or Serat Kandha) and isn't known in primary historical evidence (such as inscriptions). ^[2]

History

On 10 March 2021, the Brawijaya train was launched by KAI in Gambir station to assist the tasks of previously operating trains such as the Jayabaya train in the Semarang–Surabaya corridor, Majapahit train and Matarmaja train in the Semarang–Surakarta corridor where all three services are on the northern route of Java, and Gajayana in the Jakarta–Purwokerto–Malang corridor from the southern route of Java Island which is the main route of the corridor.

The Brawijaya train also indirectly replaced the position of the Bangunkarta train service which previously served the Surabaya Gubeng Station–Gambir Station route via the northern Java route (Solo Jebres Station–Gundih Station–Semarang Tawang Station) with executive class, but the Bangunkarta train route was also shortened to Jombang Station and Pasar Senen Station and diverted to the southern Java route (Purwokerto–Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan) with executive and economy classes.

Upon arrival in Malang, the Brawijaya train set will be used for the Arjuno Express train service with the Malang–Surabaya Gubeng route and vice versa.

The Brawijaya train journey covers a distance of 881 km (547 mil) in about 12 hours 55 minutes ^[3] and the Brawijaya train added a stop at Cikarang railway station starting 1 March 2022.

As of mid-May 2023, before the implementation of the train schedule (Gapeka 2023), the Brawijaya train was transferred to Operational Area VIII Surabaya from Operational Area I Jakarta, and its trainsets were transferred to the Malang Train Depot. This was due to the arrival of two new trains in Gapeka 2023, namely the Argo Semeru and Pandalungan, both of which are under operational ownership of Jakarta Operational Area I.

Starting 3 May 2024, the Brawijaya train has been using the New Image light steel executive trainsets, inherited from the Sembrani. The Sembrani train has now acquired stainless steel trainsets from the Argo Bromo Anggrek.

List of stations

The Brawijaya train will support the Gajayana train that which via Yogyakarta, while the Brawijaya which via Semarang-Blitar. ^[4]

• Jakarta Gambir (Start/End)
• Jatinegara (Only from Malang)
• Bekasi
• Cikarang
• Cirebon
• Tegal
• Pekalongan
• Semarang Tawang
• Solo Jebres
• Madiun
• Nganjuk
• Kertosono
• Kediri
• Tulungagung
• Blitar
• Kepanjen
• Wlingi
• Malang Kota Lama
• Malang (Start/End)

Incident

On 23 October 2023, at 03.00 WIB, the Brawijaya train heading to Malang hit a sand-laden truck at a level crossing in Gampengrejo District, Kediri Regency, East Java; precisely in the section between Papar and Kediri Stations on the Kertosono–Bangil railway line. Although there were no fatalities or injuries in the incident, the locomotive was damaged because it was caught in the truck. As a result of the incident, train traffic on the section between Kertosono and Kediri was disrupted so that train Gajayana number 56 from Jakarta Gambir and Malabar number 122 from Bandung had to be diverted via the Kertosono–Wonokromo railway line in the Kertosono–Surabaya corridor and the branch line Tarik station–Sidoarjo. ^[5]

See also

• Gajayana
• Malabar

References

1. Achmad, Nirmala Maulana (2021-03-10). "KA Brawijaya Rute Stasiun Gambir-Malang Resmi Beroperasi Hari Ini". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). KG Media . Retrieved 2021-03-11.
2. Midaada, A. (2023-03-16). "The Origin of the Name Brawijaya in 2 Ancient Manuscripts of the Majapahit Era". iNews. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
3. Train Journey Graph on the National Railway Network in Java in 2023 (PDF). Bandung: PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero). 14 April 2023. p. 56. Retrieved 12 May 2023– via Directorate General of Railways.
4. "Jadwal Kereta Api Brawijaya" (in Indonesian).
5. Midaada, Avirista (29 October 2023). "Brawijaya Train Hits Truck, Jakarta-Malang Train Journey Disturbed". iNews Media Group . Surabaya: MNC Media.