Yogyakarta railway station
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Yogyakarta Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta Indonesia | ||||
| Coordinates | 7°47′21″S 110°21′51″E / 7.7892°S 110.364100°E | ||||
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indonesian Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) | Kutoarjo–Purwosari Yogyakarta–Secang (defunct) Yogyakarta–Palbapang (defunct) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | YK | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 July 1887 | ||||
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Yogyakarta Station, well-known as Tugu station (abbreviation YK, number 3020) is located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. The altitude of this station is 113 m (371 ft) a.m.s.l.
It is the biggest and most important station in Yogyakarta, and located in the heart of the city. This station is adjacent to Jalan Malioboro.
History
The State Railway Company of the Dutch East Indies (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.[1]
A unique fact about this station is, the southern platform was owned by the first company of Javanese railway system, the Dutch East Indies Railway Company (Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij, NIS) with 1,435 mm gauge. The northern part was owned by SS with 1,067 mm gauge. There are two currently abandoned tracks that branched from this station, to Bantul (Palbapang) and Magelang.
It is currently operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (the Indonesian Railways Co.), 6th 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
Executive class
- Argo Dwipangga to Gambir and Solo Balapan
- Argo Lawu to Gambir and Solo Balapan
- Argo Wilis to Bandung and Surabaya Gubeng
- Bima to Gambir and Surabaya Gubeng
- Gajayana to Gambir and Malang
- Turangga to Bandung and Surabaya Gubeng
- Taksaka to Gambir
Executive and Business Class
- Lodaya to Bandung and Solo Balapan
- Malabar to Malang and Bandung
- Mutiara Selatan to Bandung and Malang via Surabaya Gubeng
- Ranggajati to Jember via Surabaya Gubeng and Cirebon
Executive and economy class
- Sancaka to Surabaya Gubeng
- Wijayakusuma, towards Cilacap and Banyuwangi Baru
Business class
- Fajar Utama Yogyakarta to Pasar Senen
- Senja Utama Yogyakarta to Pasar Senen
- Senja Utama Solo to Pasar Senen and Solo Balapan
- Sidomukti to Solo Balapan
Premium class
- Jayakarta Premium, to Pasar Senen and Surabaya Gubeng
Non-subsidized economy class
- Bogowonto to Pasar Senen and Lempuyangan
- Gajah Wong to Pasar Senen and Lempuyangan
- Joglokerto to Purwokerto and Solo Balapan
Local/commuter rail
- Prambanan Express to Solo Balapan and Kutoarjo
References
External links
Media related to Yogyakarta Station at Wikimedia Commons