Solo Balapan railway station

Coordinates: 7°33′24″S 110°49′17″E / 7.5567545°S 110.8213985°E / -7.5567545; 110.8213985

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Solo Balapan Station Stasiun Solo Balapan
Panorama of the entrance
Other names	Balapan Station
Location	Jl. Wolter Monginsidi, Kestalan, Banjarsari, Surakarta Central Java Indonesia
Coordinates	7°33′24″S 110°49′17″E / 7.5567545°S 110.8213985°E / -7.5567545; 110.8213985
Elevation	+93 m (305 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia Kereta Commuter Indonesia
Line(s)
Platforms	10
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Architect	Thomas Karsten
Other information
Station code	SLO
History
Original company	Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij
Pre-nationalisation	Staatsspoorwegen
Services
Preceding station   KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo   Following station Terminus   Solo Balapan–Yogyakarta   Purwosari towards Yogyakarta Preceding station   Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link   Following station Purwosari towards Klaten   Klaten–Adisumarmo Airport   towards Adisoemarmo International Airport
Location
Solo Balapan Station Location in Java

Solo Balapan Station (also known as Balapan Station, Station Code: SLO), is a major railway station in the City of Surakarta. The name "Balapan" is taken from the name of a village which is located to the north of the station. The station is located on the railway line that connects the cities of Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Semarang. Solo Balapan Station is the largest station in the City of Surakarta and Central Java.^[1][2]

Services[]

The following is a list of train services at the Solo Balapan Station

Executive Class[]

• Argo Wilis, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang
• Argo Lawu, to and from Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon
• Argo Dwipangga, to and from Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon
• Gajayana, to Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar
• Bima, to Gambir via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang
• Turangga, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang

Mixed Class[]

• Fajar/Senja Utama Solo, to and from Pasar Senen via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon (executive class and premium economy class)
• Lodaya, to and from Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya (executive class and premium economy class)
• Sancaka, to Yogyakarta and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang (executive class and premium economy class)
• Bangunkarta, to Pasar Senen via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto-Cirebon and to Jombang via Madiun (executive class and economy plus class)
• Malabar, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class, business class, and economy plus class)
• Mutiara Selatan, to Bandung via Yogyakarta-Tasikmalaya and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun-Jombang (executive class and premium economy class)
• Kertanegara, to Purwokerto via Yogyakarta and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class and economy plus class)
• Malioboro Ekspres, to Yogyakarta and to Malang via Madiun-Blitar (executive class and economy plus class)
• Ranggajati, to Cirebon via Yogyakarta-Purwokerto and to Jember via Madiun-Jombang-Surabaya Gubeng (executive class and business class)
• Wijayakusuma, to Cilacap via Yogyakarta and to Jember via Surabaya Gubeng (executive class and premium economy class)
• Sancaka Utara, to Surabaya Pasar Turi and to  (executive class and business class)

Premium Economy Class[]

• Jayakarta Premium, to Pasar Senen via Lempuyangan-Purwokerto and to Surabaya Gubeng via Madiun

Economy Plus Class[]

• Joglosemarkerto, loop line through Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta via Purwokerto and Semarang Tawang

Commuter[]

• KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo, to and from Yogyakarta

In popular culture[]

The station became an inspiration for one of the most popular campursari songs in the 1990s from Didi Kempot Setasiun Balapan. For his work on about the station, PT Kereta Api Indonesia officially appointed Didi Kempot as an ambassador for the Indonesian Railways after the Indo pop music group ST 12. ^[3]

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Solo Balapan Station at Wikimedia Commons