Yogyakarta railway station

Yogyakarta Station, commonly known as Tugu Station (abbreviation YK, number 3020) is a railway station located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, in Indonesia. The altitude of this station is +113 m (371 ft) amsl.

Yogyakarta Station

Stasiun Yogyakarta
Front view
General information
Other namesTugu Station
LocationJl. Margo Utomo, Sosromenduran, Gedongtengen, Yogyakarta
Special Region of Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Coordinates7°47′21″S 110°21′48″E
Elevation+113 m (371 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Platforms7
Tracks9
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
Station codeYK
ClassificationLarge class type A[1]
History
Opened20 July 1887 (1887-07-20)
Previous namesDjocja Toegoe Station
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station
Lempuyangan
towards Purwosari
 Kutoarjo–Purwosari Patukan
towards Kutoarjo
Wates
towards Yogyakarta International Airport
 Yogyakarta Int'l Airport Rail Link Terminus
Preceding station Following station
Terminus Yogyakarta Line Lempuyangan
towards Solo Balapan
Prambanan Express Wates
towards Kutoarjo
Location
Yogyakarta Station
Location in Yogyakarta
Train at Tugu station

It is the biggest and most important station in Yogyakarta, located in the heart of the city. This station is adjacent to Jalan Malioboro. The city's other most important station is Lempuyangan railway station.

History

Staatsspoorwegen (SS) was built the railway line from Cilacap towards Yogyakarta as a part of developing Javanese southern line. This station was opened along with opening of the line on 20 July 1887.[2]

A unique fact about this station is, the southern platform was owned by the first company of Javanese railway system, the Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) with 1,435 mm gauge. The northern part was owned by Staatsspoorwegen (SS) with 1,067 mm gauge. There are two currently abandoned tracks that branched from this station, to Bantul (Palbapang) and Magelang (Secang).

It is currently operated by Kereta Api Indonesia, Regional VI Operation Area of Yogyakarta. This station and its railway tracks stretching from west to east and also as the border of Jetis and Gedongtengen district.

This station serves the departure and arrival of all commercial classes (executive, business, and non-subsidized economy class) train from Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya.

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Yogyakarta Station:

Executive Class

Executive, Business, and Economy Class

Executive and Business Class

Executive and Premium Economy Class

Executive and Economy Plus Class

Premium Class

Non-subsidized Economy Class

References
  1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).
  2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
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