Kertajaya (train)

Kertajaya

Kertajaya train with the longest stainless steel car in Tanjung Priok, 2019
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operational
Predecessor	Gaya Baru Malam Utara
First service	1994
Current operator(s)	Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
Termini	Pasar Senen Surabaya Pasarturi
Distance travelled	719 km (446 mil)
Average journey time	10 hours 44 minutes
Service frequency	1x daily each way
Train number(s)	253-254 (regular) 7017A-7018A (addition)
On-board services
Class(es)	premium economy (regular) executive & economy (addition)
Seating arrangements	50 seats arranged 2-2 (Executive Class) Seats can recline and swivel 80 seats arranged 2-2, facing left and facing right (Premium Economy Class) Seats can recline 80 seats arranged 2-2. 40 seats face right and 40 seats face left (Economy Class)
Catering facilities	On-board cafe and trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	CC206
Track gauge	1067 mm
Operating speed	80 - 100 km/h (50 - 62 mph)
Route map

Kertajaya is an passenger train with the premium economy class that is operated by Kereta Api Indonesia which between Pasar Senen & Surabaya Pasarturi.

The Kertajaya train only 1x daily each way travel around 719 km (446 mil) in 10 hours 44 minutes for traveling from Jakarta & Surabaya.

Branding

The name Kertajaya comes from the name of the last king of the Kediri Kingdom named Kertajaya with the title Sri Maharaja Srengga who ruled around 1194-1222 AD. ^[1] With a train length of 320 m, the Kertajaya train is a train with the longest intercity train series on the northern line of Java Island and in Indonesia along with the Ambarawa Express, and Jayakarta train.

History

Before the Kertajaya train was launched, there was a Surabaya–Jakarta train service operating as of 25 December 1971, namely the Gaya Baru Malam Utara train. After rationalization by PT KA, the train stopped operating as of 21 January 2002. ^{[2] [3]}

Then around 1994, the Kertajaya train operated. Initially, the Kertajaya train operated using economy class trains made by Industri Kereta Api (INKA) from 2003 to 2005. In addition, this train set was once coupled with a blue baggage car before the baggage car fire on 27 November 2013. ^[4]

On 4 December 2015, KAI launched the Kertajaya addition train with a long train set consisting of one power dining car, 14 economy class cars, and one power dining car business class (MP2). The long train set was then diverted to regular trips. ^[5]

In 2019, PT INKA with A 2019 INKA premium economy class stainless steel train set is used for the Kertajaya train operation. The Kertajaya train set had a long rest period at Surabaya Pasarturi Station so that the train set was used for the Maharani train operation in the morning before its operation was suspended starting 1 October 2021. On 1 April 2022, this train set, which was resting at the Surabaya Pasarturi Train Depot, was used for the Ambarawa Ekspres II train operation.

On 1 April 2020, the Kertajaya train stop has been shifted from Semarang Tawang to Semarang Poncol. ^[6]

Starting 19 June 2022, the Kertajaya train will add a stop at Cikarang.

List of the Station

Here's the Kertajaya train route from Jakarta to Surabaya based from the Gapeka 2025. ^[7]

• Pasarsenen (Start/End)
• Bekasi
• Cikarang
• Pegaden Baru
• Haurgeulis
• Jatibarang
• Cirebon Prujakan
• Brebes
• Tegal
• Pekalongan
• Weleri
• Semarang Poncol
• Ngrombo
• Randublatung
• Cepu
• Bojonegoro
• Babat
• Lamongan
• Surabaya Pasarturi (Start/End)

Incident

• On 25 March 2004, the Kertajaya train derailment before entering Benowo Station in the Raci area, Benowo, Surabaya because the train went off the track resulting in 10 passengers being injured. ^{[8] [9]}
• On 15 April 2006 at 02.10 local time, the Kertajaya train collided with the Sembrani in Gubug The accident occurred when the Kertajaya train left the railway track prematurely while crossing the Sembrani train coming from behind. This was caused by a malfunction in the Kertajaya train's radio channel switch, which prevented the Kertajaya train driver from receiving news of the Sembrani train overtaking the Kertajaya train from the PPKA, and there were many passengers in the driver's cabin. The incident resulted in 13 deaths and 26 others being hospitalized.
• On 27 November 2013, the cargo car of the Kertajaya train that blue burned.
• On 25 August 2016, One economy class train (K3) and the power dining car (MP2) of the Kertajaya train caught fire.
• On 21 February 2017 at 04.00, A passenger was found carrying a Sanca snake on train 14 of the Kertajaya addition train on the Surabaya-Jakarta route. The snake was then captured and dropped off at Tegal at 04:48. None of the passengers admitted ownership when internal security officers (PKD) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) questioned the snake's ownership.

See also

• Gumarang
• Airlangga
• Dharmawangsa

References

1. Yurokha Mai, Muhammad (June 26, 2022). "Let's Get to Know the Kertajaya Train, the Passenger Train with the Longest Series in Indonesia". Harian Surya . Surabaya: KG Media.
2. "PT. KAI Experiences a Budget Deficit of IDR 230.9 Billion in 2002". Tempo.co . 2003-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
3. "PT KAI Cuts a Number of Economy Class Train Trips". Tempo.co . 2003-09-05. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
4. Lensa Indonesia: Kertajaya Train Expedition Car Suddenly Caught Fire This Morning
5. Tegal Arum Discontinued, Kertajaya and Tawang Jaya Operate with Long Train Sets
6. Widyawati, Ratna. "As of April 1, 2020, There Are Changes to Train Travel, Check the Schedule and Departure Routes". Tribunnews.com . Retrieved 2020-04-04.
7. "Jadwal Kereta Api Kertajaya 2025" (in Indonesian).
8. "Fokus Indosiar: Six Train Accidents in 3 Months". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
9. "KA Kertajaya Anjlok di Benowo, 10 Luka". Tempo. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2019-10-07.