Ketapang railway station (Banyuwangi)

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Ketapang Station

Stasiun Ketapang
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Front view
General information
LocationKetapang, Kalipuro, Banyuwangi Regency
East Java
Indonesia
Coordinates 8°8′28″S114°23′50″E / 8.14111°S 114.39722°E / -8.14111; 114.39722
Elevation+7 m (23 ft)
Operated by Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s) Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg Kalisat–Banyuwangi
Platforms1 side platform
2 island platforms
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking FasilitasStasiun Parkir.svg Available
Bicycle facilities FasilitasStasiun ParkirSepeda.svg Bicycle parking
Accessible FasilitasStasiun Difabel.svg Available
Other information
Station codeKTG • 5534 [1]
ClassificationLarge type C [1]
History
Opened7 September 1985;39 years ago (1985-09-07) [a]
Previous namesBanyuwangi Baru Station (1985-2019)
Location
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Ketapang Station
Location in Banyuwangi Regency

Ketapang Station (formerly Banyuwangi Baru Station) is a railway station, managed by Kereta Api Indonesia, located at Ketapang, Kalipuro, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java. This station is at the most southeastern railway station in Southeast Asia.

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As of 1 December 2019, the station changed its name to "Ketapang Station", based on the proposal of the Banyuwangi Regency Government to Kereta Api Indonesia so that it can make it easier for tourists visiting Banyuwangi. [2] [3]

History

The background to the opening of the new port in Ketapang was the silting of the port city of Banyuwangi (now Boom Beach) which made it difficult for freight ships to lean on the pier. [4] On 1 January 1974, this port activity was stopped and moved to a new port in Meneng (now Tanjungwangi). [5]

Because the need for crossings is increasing, it is necessary to create integration and continuity between modes of transportation. This station was built simultaneously with the construction of a new line from Kabat Station to Ketapang Harbor in 1984–1985 to replace the Banyuwangi Lama Station which had been established in the city of Banyuwangi. On 7 September 1985, the new line was officially opened along with the operation of this station and two other stations located on the line (Karangasem—now Banyuwangi Kota—and Argopuro). [6]

Building and layout

Ketapang Station has six train lines with track 2 being a straight track. To the north of this station there is a locomotive sub-depot and a train depot to store and maintain the train fleet, especially trains operated by Kereta Api Indonesia's Operational Area IX.

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Line 6Train series parking lane

Has a direct access from and towards rail wye

Line 5Train series parking lane
Line 4Train series parking lane
Line 3 Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg The second turning track for train departure and arrival line
Island platform
Line 2 Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg Straight track and also as the main line for train departure and arrival
Island platform
Line 1 Logo PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) 2020.svg The main turning track for train departure and arrival line

Has a direct access from and towards locomotive depot or train depot

Side platform
GMain building

Services

The railway services that use this station :

Executive and Economy class

Economy class

Local train

As Banyuwangi Baru Station

As Ketapang Station

Notes

  1. The inscription at Karangasem Station with the numbers dated 7 September 1985 is evidence of the inauguration of the new Kabat–Banyuwangi Baru (Ketapang) railway line

References

  1. 1 2 Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. REDAKSI (23 July 2019). "PT. KAI Setuju Stasiun Karangasem – Banyuwangi Baru Berganti Nama". Kabar Rakyat .id. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. Fanani, Ardian. "Nama Dua Stasiun di Banyuwangi Bakal Berganti". detiknews. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. Suryansyah, R. (2015). Dampak Sosial Ekonomi Perpindahan Kawasan Pelabuhan Banyuwangi dari Mandar ke Ketapang. Fakultas Ilmu Sosial, Universitas Negeri Malang.
  5. "Ketika Pelabuhan Banyuwangi Digusur ke Meneng". Majalah Dermaga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. Nusantara, Tim Telaga Bakti; Indonesia, Asosiasi Perkeretaapian (1997). Sejarah perkeretaapian Indonesia. Bandung: Angkasa. ISBN   9796651688. OCLC   38139980.

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Preceding station  Kereta Api Indonesia  Following station
Argopuro
towards Kalisat
  Kalisat–Banyuwangi  Terminus