Kualanamu Airport Rail Link

Kualanamu Airport Raillink Services (ARS)
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Kualanamu ARS DEMU towards the airport near Araskabu station
Overview
Native name	KA Bandara Kualanamu
Status	in service
Owner	PT Kereta Api Indonesia & PT Angkasa Pura II
Locale	North Sumatera, Indonesia
Termini	Kualanamu Medan
Stations	5 (operational)
Website	www.railink.co.id
Service
Type	Express rail
System	Airport rail link
Services	Kualanamu - Araskabu - Batang Kuis - Bandar Khalipah - Medan
Operator(s)	PT Railink
Rolling stock	Woojin DEMU Four 4-carriage trainsets
Daily ridership	0.7 million (Jan-Nov '24) [1] (Annual)
History
Opened	25 July 2013;12 years ago (2013-07-25)
Technical
Line length	40 km (25 mi)
Character	Ground, and elevated
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map Legend KNM Kualanamu Int'l Airport to Rantau Prapat Araskabu Serdang Batang Kuis BAP Bandar Khalipah Belmera Toll Road lower line for intercity trains Kebun Pisang Medan Pasar former branch to Batu MDN Medan freight line to Belawan to Binjai This diagram: view talk edit

Kualanamu Airport Railink Services (ARS) (Indonesian : KA Bandara Kualanamu) is an airport rail link service in Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The rail link is built to cut travel time from Medan railway station to Kualanamu International Airport, as roads connecting the airport and Medan city center are frequently affected by traffic congestion. ^{[ citation needed ]}

The Kualanamu ARS is the first airport rail link in Indonesia to connect passengers between the city centre and airport. ^[2]

Background

Interior of Woojin DEMU for Kualanamu ARS

Train services is provided by PT Railink, a joint venture between PT Angkasa Pura II and PT Kereta Api Indonesia. It is the first integrated airport rail link in Indonesia, city check-in and electronic tickets are also available for convenience. ^[3] The trains were manufactured by Woojin Industrial Systems in South Korea. ^[4]

In May 2014, double-tracking was completed, cutting travel by at least 10 minutes. ^[5] The first stage of double tracking, Kualanamu-Bandar Khalipah is predicted to be finished in end 2015, while the second stage as fly over Bandar Khalipah-Medan city is predicted to be finished in mid-year 2016. ^{[6] [ needs update ]}

The elevated tracks running from Medan Station up till Araskabu Station started operating on 1 December 2019. Beginning 28 September 2022, train services began making brief stops at Bandar Khalipah Station.

Stations

Station	Transfer/Notes	Location
Medan	Terminal station Intercity trains   S   Sri Lelawangsa	Medan
Bandar Khalipah	Intercity trains	Deli Serdang Regency
Kualanamu International Airport	Terminal station Kualanamu International Airport

See also

• Indonesia portal
• Trains portal

• Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link
• Minangkabau Airport Rail Link
• Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link
• Medan metropolitan area

References

1. "KAI Bandara Catat 5,1 Juta Penumpang hingga November 2024". kompas.id (in Indonesian). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
2. "Railink Corporate Web". Railink Corporate Web (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
3. "Jalur KA Kualanamu segera beroperasi (Indonesian)". June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
4. "Medan's new Kualanamu International Airport set to operate July 25". July 8, 2013.
5. Apriadi Gunawan (May 23, 2014). "N. Sumatra double-track railway work begins".
6. Akbar Dongoran. "Jalur KA Double Track Medan-Kualanamu Rampung 2016" . Retrieved October 8, 2015.