Brambanan railway station

Y04 Brambanan Station Stasiun Brambanan
Brambanan Station, as of 2021
General information
Other names	Prambanan Station
Location	Jl. Stasiun Prambanan, Kebondalem Kidul, Prambanan, Klaten Regency Central Java Indonesia
Coordinates	7.756556°S 110.500472°E / -7.756556; 110.500472
Elevation	+146 m (479 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	KAI Commuter
Line(s)	Yogyakarta Line Kutoarjo–Purwosari
Platforms	1 side platform 2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	BBN • 3103[1]
Classification	Class I[1]
History
Opened	10 June 1872 (1872-06-10)[2]
Electrified	2020
Services
Preceding station Following station Maguwo towards Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Line Srowot towards Palur
Location Brambanan Station Location in Java

Brambanan Station (BBN)[1] also known as Prambanan Station, is a class I railway station located in Kebondalem Kidul, Prambanan, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia; about 750 meter from Prambanan Temple complex. The station, which is the westernmost railway station in the regency, is at an altitude of +146 meters and operated by Operational Area VI Yogyakarta of Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). The station road connects this station with the Solo-Yogyakarta highway.

For a long time, the station served as a cement freight station. Since 26 June 2016, it also serves passenger services; initially via Prambanan Express[3] before it was replaced with KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line starting on 10 February 2021.

Although the surrounding area is known as Prambanan, according to data from the Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) the station's name is written as Brambanan and has not changed since then.[4]

Building and layout

Initially, this station probably had four railway tracks with line 1 being a straight line.[5] Since the operation of the Yogyakarta-Solo partial double track as the Srowot-Ketandan segment in 2001 and completed as the Brambanan-Delanggu segment on 15 December 2003, line 2 of this station was made into as a straight line from Solo. As of 2005–2006 and fully completed in 2007, line 1 of this station has completely become a straight line towards Yogyakarta.[6][7] Line 4 is used as a storage rail for freight train parking.

The old station building, which was previously similar to Srowot Station and a legacy of the DKA (Djawatan Kereta Api), collapsed in the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake.[8] As its replacement, the current station building was built by the Directorate General of Railways.

This station is on the Prambanan plain, so it is located close to various important ancient buildings, such as Prambanan Temple, Sewu Temple, Ratu Boko Complex, Sojiwan Temple, and Plaosan Temple; apart from other smaller temples.

To the west of this station, before Maguwo Station, there was Kalasan Station which has been inactive since the double tracks Kutoarjo-Solo Balapan operates.

To support double tracks operations, the mechanical signaling system at this station was replaced with an artificial electric signaling system PT Len Industri (Persero) which had been installed since 2013 and only started operation on 1 October 2018.[9][10]

Since 2020 this station has also been equipped with Overhead catenary as part of the line electrification Yogyakarta-Solo Balapan railway station

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G	Main building
P Platform floor	Side platform the doors are opened on the right side
	Line 1	← (Maguwo) Yogyakarta Line to Yogyakarta Straight tracks to Yogyakarta
	Island platform
	Line 2	Yogyakarta Line to Solo Balapan (Srowot) → Straight tracks to Solo Balapan
	Island platform
	Line 3	Additional lane for overtaking
	Line 4	Cement unloading and loading area

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Brambanan Station.

Passenger services

• Yogyakarta Line, to Yogyakarta, Solo Balapan, and Palur

Freight services

• Indocement, the destination of
  • Arjawinangun via Solo Balapan-Semarang Poncol-Cirebon Prujakan
  • Nambo via Solo Balapan-Semarang Poncol-Cirebon Prujakan

Incidents

• On 27 May 2006, an earthquake shook the Special Region of Yogyakarta and its surroundings. The earthquake also collapsed the Brambanan Station building. Only the floor, toilets, and signal room remained.[11]

References

1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932 (in Dutch). Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
3. "Mulai 20 Juni KA Prameks Berhenti di Stasiun Brambanan" (in Indonesian). Tribun Jogja. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
4. "Tabel jarak stasiun kereta api Indonesia 1950" (PDF) (in Dutch). Studiegroep Zuid-West Pacific. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
5. Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api 2004
6. "Uji Coba Rel Ganda Yogya-Solo Bikin Bikers Senewen". detiknews (in Indonesian). 9 January 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
7. "Rel Ganda Yogyakarta-Solo Diresmikan". Tempo (in Indonesian). 15 December 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
8. "Stasiun Prambanan Roboh, Rel Terangkat" (in Indonesian). Detikcom. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
9. "Len Tandatangani Dua Kontrak dengan Nilai Total Rp 464 Milyar | PT Len Industri (Persero)" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
10. Mohamad, Ardyan (21 June 2013). "Kalahkan Siemens, BUMN Elektronik Raup Pendapatan Rp23 Triliun" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020. Saat ini, masih ada pesanan proyek dari Kemenhub untuk menggarap persinyalan kereta di jalur Jogja-Solo, Duri-Tangerang, dan Parung-Maja.
11. "Stasiun Prambanan Roboh & Rel Terangkat". detiknews (in Indonesian). 27 May 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

External links

• Media related to Brambanan Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Kalasan towards Kutoarjo		Kutoarjo–Purwosari		Srowot towards Purwosari