Sri Lelawangsa

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Sri Lelawangsa
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Sri Lelawangsa departing from Medan Station
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerDirectorate General of Railways, Ministry of Transport
LocaleRegional Division I North Sumatra and Aceh
Termini
Stations3
Service
Type Commuter rail
Services34 km (21 mi)
Operator(s) KAI Bandara
Depot(s)Medan
Rolling stock BB203, BB302, BB303
History
Opened6 March 2010 (2010-03-06)
Technical
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed70  km/h (19  m/s) Line Medan - Binjai, 80  km/h (22  m/s) Line Binjai - Kuala Bingai
Route map

Contents

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former branch to Batu
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MDN
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freight line to Belawan
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Sikambing
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Sunggal
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Diski
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BIJ
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former branch to Kuala
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Kebun Lada
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Pungai
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Kuala Begumit
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KBG
Kuala Bingai
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planned line to Besitang

Sri Lelawangsa is a commuter rail service in Indonesia operated by KAI Bandara (a subsidiary of Kereta Api Indonesia), serving Medan Station to Kuala Bingai Station route (both in North Sumatra) and vice versa. The service began operation on 6 March 2010 using Kereta Rel Diesel Indonesia (KRDI) DMU by INKA. [1] But now the Sri Lelawangsa train series has changed to a Local Economy Class train pulled by locomotive BB302, BB303  [ id ] or BB203  [ id ] .

Sri Lelawangsa was initially serving three routes from Medan to Binjai, Belawan and Tebing Tinggi respectively, [1] before the routes was cut down into Medan–Binjai starting on 2019. [2] In 2022, the route was extended to Kuala Bingai. [3]

Passengers can purchase tickets at a single fare, from Medan to Binjai and vice versa Rp 5,000. , Medan to Kuala Bingai and vice versa Rp 7,000. ,Binjai to Kuala Bingai and vice versa Rp 2,000. There are 10 trips per day with the Medan - Kuala Bingai connection, there are only 2 round trips per day, while the remaining 8 are Medan - Binjai round trip. [4]

Incident

On December 4, 2021, this train crashed into an angkot at a level crossing in West Medan. This incident resulted in 5 deaths and 4 injuries. [5]

See also

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References

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