Surabaya Kota railway station

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Surabaya Kota Station Stasiun Surabaya Kota
Other names	Semut Station
Location	Jl. Stasiun Kota no. 9, Bongkaran, Pabean Cantikan, Surabaya East Java Indonesia
Coordinates	7°14′35″S 112°44′28″E / 7.243°S 112.741°E / -7.243; 112.741Coordinates: 7°14′35″S 112°44′28″E / 7.243°S 112.741°E / -7.243; 112.741
Elevation	+4 m (13 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Platforms	1 island platform 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	SB
History
Opened	16 May 1878 (1878-05-16)[1]
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station Terminus Wonokromo–Surabaya Kota Surabaya Gubeng towards Wonokromo towards Surabaya Kota–Kalimas Terminus Terminus Surabaya Kota–Sidotopo Terminus Surabaya–Bangil Surabaya Gubeng towards Surabaya-Pasuruan Surabaya Gubeng towards Jenggala Surabaya Gubeng towards Sidoarjo
Location
Surabaya Kota Station Location in Surabaya

Surabaya Kota Station is a railway station in Bongkaran, Pabean Cantikan, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The local people usually call it Semut Station.

History[]

Located at the central of the city, the station is also the oldest railway station in Surabaya, built in 1875 and opened in 1878. The station has two buildings, the old building is located at the north-east of the newer building, whereas the new building is located at the end of the tracks. The historic old building was demolished because of mall building near the station, but the mall building process was stopped because it didn't have a building license, and the old building has been protected and chosen as one of the heritages in Surabaya.

The station still using mechanical signals to preserve its classical style and has two signal boxes near the exit signal. The station was very strategic, it is located near a market that is the one of the most famous markets in Surabaya, Pasar Atum, it also located near Sunan Ampel's tomb.

There are many train car shunting activities, especially at the morning and the evening when many trains are departing and arriving at the station. The station doesn't have a locomotive depot, the locomotive depot is located at Sidotopo station located at north-east of the station. Surabaya Gubeng station is located at south-east of the station about three kilometers far. Uniquely these three stations formed a triangle shaped railway, but the railway between Surabaya Kota with Surabaya Gubeng is a double tracked railway, the others are Single Tracks.

Services[]

List of the trains that start and end their trip:

• Sri Tanjung to Lempuyangan and Ketapang
• Komuter Supor from and to via Sidoarjo
• Dhoho from and to Blitar via Kertosono
• Penataran from and to Blitar via Malang
• Tumapel from Malang
• Lokal Ekonomi/KRD Kertosono from and to Kertosono

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Surabaya Kota Station at Wikimedia Commons

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