Batara Kresna railbus

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Batara Kresna Railbus
Overview
Native name	Bus rel Batara Kresna
Owner	Kereta Api Indonesia Surakarta city government
Locale	Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri
Stations	5
Service
Type	Railbus
Operator(s)	Kereta Api Indonesia
History
Opened	5 August 2012; 9 years ago (2012-08-05)
Technical
Line length	37 km
Character	Fully subsurface
Track gauge	1 067 mm
Conduction system	With driver

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Legend
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Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates on the Purwosari (in Surakarta) – (in Wonogiri) route. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and KAI, when Surakarta City was led by Joko Widodo.^[1] The railbus is the second of its kind in Indonesia after in South Sumatra.

The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.

History[]

Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi^[2] in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – Yogyakarta route.^[3]

Stations[]

Note: Only lists active stations

Station	Distance (km)		Transfers/Notes	Location
	From previous station	From Purwosari Termini
Purwosari	-	0.0	Terminal station Intercity trains KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo  AS  Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link Batik Solo Trans: Line 2 (Purwosari) Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara	Surakarta
Solo Kota			Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara
				Sukoharjo Regency
			Terminal station	Wonogiri Regency

Gallery[]

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  Railbus in Wonogiri Station

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  Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock

References[]

External links[]

• (in Indonesian) KAI official website