As my goal for this trip to Surabaya was mainly to try out the Luxury Sleeper Train, I got the next train back to Jakarta from here on Argo Bromo Anggrek 3. While I thought PT KAI would simply u-turn my previous rake around, it turns out that there is a separate rake for this … Continue reading KA Argo Bromo Anggrek 3: Surabaya Pasar Turi to Jakarta Gambir by Train
Connecting from my KA43 Sribilah Pagi from Rantau Prapat, I headed up to the Medan City Railink Station directly from Platform 1 of Medan Railway Station. With my KA43 Sribilah Pagi arriving at 1.15pm, I had just 15 minutes to get my connection to the U24 Railink to Kuala Namu International Airport. The Medan City … Continue reading ARS Kualanamu: Medan City Railway Station to Medan Kuala Namu International Airport by Airport Rail Link
The U43 KA Sribilah Pagi is a day train service running from Rantau Prapat to Medan departing Rantau Prapat daily at 7.20am and arriving in Medan at 1.15pm. It is also the only northbound train service which offers a full-daylight journey, with the other 3 trains crossing into sunset or running in nighttime. Rantau Prapat is the southernmost station in Divre I. … Continue reading KA Sribilah Pagi: Rantau Prapat to Medan by Train
The U50 KA Sribilah Malam is an overnight train service plying between Medan and Rantau Prapat, with the least stations called at among all Sribilah train services. The southbound KA Sribilah Malam departs Medan daily at 10.30pm, arriving in Rantau Prapat at 3.49am. For this short weekend trip, I opted to spend most of my time on … Continue reading KA Sribilah Malam: Medan to Rantau Prapat by Night Train
The Kualanamu Airport Railink Services or ARS Kualanamu, sometimes simply known as Railink, is a dedicated airport rail link between Medan Kuala Namu International Airport and Medan City Railink Station, located just beside the Medan Railway Station, Merdeka Park and Centre Point Medan. After arriving from my flight from Singapore and exiting the immigration and customs … Continue reading Kualanamu Airport Railink Services (ARS): Medan Kuala Namu International Airport to Medan City Railink Station by Airport Rail Link
The Argo Parahyangan is a very popular cluster of train services running on the Jakarta Gambir - Bandung route with 8 pairs of regular services daily. Most Argo Parahyangan services operate with both Eksekutif Class and Ekonomi New Image coaches on each train, though some operate with Eksekutif Class coaches only, or with the new Premium … Continue reading KA Argo Parahyangan 25: Bandung to Jakarta Gambir by Train
It's only a short hop from Malang to Surabaya with a distance of less than 100km. However, the only afternoon train with a good timing that suits me so happens to be the most expensive option - the KA Bima. Luckily though, there is a special flat fare of Rp60,000 for journeys on the KA … Continue reading Day 4: KA Bima from Malang to Surabaya Gubeng
Back at Gambir after around 2 years since my last train trip departing from here. Something new here this time though, is the presence of the check-in counters, a new system in place from this year onwards. The KA Gajayana is a daily overnight train running between Jakarta Gambir and Malang via Purwokerto and Blitar, … Continue reading Day 3-4: KA Gajayana from Jakarta Gambir to Malang