Bandung railway station

Bandung Station Stasiun Bandung
South entrance of Bandung station, December 2020.
Other names	Hall Station
Location	Kebon Kawung St. (north entrance), Stasiun Timur st. (south entrance) Kebonjeruk, Andir, 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 m (2,326 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)
Platforms	7
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	BD
Classification	Large class type A[1]
History
Opened	1884
Location
Bandung Station Location in Bandung

South entrance of Bandung Station ca. 1930

Bandung Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Bandung, Sundanese: ᮞ᮪ᮒᮞᮤᮇᮔ᮪ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ) or Hall Station (Stasiun Hall) is the largest train station in Bandung and, perhaps, in the West Java province. It also serves as the main station for KAI Operation Area 2 (Daop 2) administering 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.^[2]

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^[3] meters above sea level.

Services[]

The following is a list of train services at the Bandung Station

Passenger services[]

Intercity trains

• Argo Parahyangan from and to Gambir
• Argo Wilis from and to Surabaya Gubeng
• Harina from and to Surabaya Pasar Turi via Semarang Tawang
• Lodaya from and to Solo Balapan
• Malabar from and to Malang
• Mutiara Selatan from and to Surabaya Gubeng
• Turangga from and to Surabaya Gubeng
• Ciremai Ekspres from and to Semarang Tawang
• Pangandaran to Banjar and Gambir

Local trains

• Lokal Bandung Raya to Padalarang and Cicalengka
• Cibatu to Purwakarta and

Freight services[]

• Over Night Services to and from Surabaya Kota via Tasikmalaya–Lempuyangan–Madiun–Jombang

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).

Headquarters of the Operational Area 2 are located to the south of this station. KAI central headquarters are located further east of this station.

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[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bandung Station.

• (in Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company
• (in Indonesian) Forum Semboyan35 - Indonesian Rail fans Forum
• (in Indonesian) Stasiun Bandung Archived 2014-10-10 at the Wayback Machine - Unofficial site of Bandung train station