Bandung railway station

Bandung Station
Stasiun Bandung
North entrance of Bandung Station.
Location Kebon Kawung St., Bandung, West Java
Indonesia
Coordinates 6°54′51″S 107°36′09″E / 6.91417°S 107.60250°E / -6.91417; 107.60250Coordinates: 6°54′51″S 107°36′09″E / 6.91417°S 107.60250°E / -6.91417; 107.60250
Elevation +709
Owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by Daerah Operasi II Bandung
(Bandung operating region)
Tracks 10
Construction
Parking Available
Other information
Station code BD
History
Opened 1884
South entrance of Bandung Station ca. 1930

Bandung Station (Stasiun Bandung) or Hall Station (Stasiun Hall) is the largest train station in Bandung and, perhaps, in the West Java province. It is where "Operation Area 2" (Daop 2) is which surrounds the area of Bandung and Priangan.

Location

The station is on Kebon Kawung Street in central Bandung. The old station building was on Stasiun Timur street on the southern part of the railroad; later and currently the station has its new building on the northern part of the railroad.[1]

On the Javanese railroad system, Bandung Train Station is on the Jakarta - Bandung - Yogyakarta - Surabaya railroad route — known as the Southern Java railroad route. The station is 709[2] meters above sea level.

Destinations

Bandung station is classified as a Main Train Station by the Indonesian State Owned Rail Company (PT. KAI).

Trains that pass through the Bandung station are:

Intercity trains:

Commuter trains:

Facilities

Bandung station, like other major railway stations has supporting facilities and infrastructure for train operation. It has a passenger coach warehouse (west side of the station), locomotive warehouse (northwestern side of the station), turntable (western side of the station), reservation ticket building (northern station) and cargo area (southern part).

Transportation

Train passengers who arrive on the station will find that Bandung station is easily accessible, and public transportation can be widely found in surrounding areas.

Taxis can be found at the northern part of the station. Taxis wait in the parking lot for passenger pickup.

Public (mass) transportation (Angkot) is more widely available with routes that carry passengers to destinations throughout the city. It can be found in both the northern part or the southern part of the station. Besides that, Ojek (motorcycle taxi) can be found outside the station complex.

References

  1. ↑ http://tiket.kereta-api.co.id/
  2. ↑ Reference for height (in Indonesia)
  • (in Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company
  • (in Indonesian) Forum Semboyan35 - Indonesian Rail fans Forum
  • (in Indonesian) Stasiun Bandung - Unofficial site of Bandung train station


Preceding station Connections Following station
Ciroyom   Padalarang-Kroya rail route   Cikudapateuh
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