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Kroya railway station

Coordinates:7°37′48″S109°15′13″E/ 7.630113°S 109.253588°E/-7.630113; 109.253588
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Kroya Station

Stasiun Kroya
Kereta Api Indonesia
Entrance of Kroya Station
General information
LocationBajing, Kroya,Cilacap Regency
Central Java
Indonesia
Coordinates7°37′48″S109°15′13″E/ 7.630113°S 109.253588°E/-7.630113; 109.253588
Elevation+11 m (36 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)
Platforms1side platform
3island platforms
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
Station codeKYA • 2018[1]
ClassificationLarge class type B[1]
History
Opened20 July 1887(1887-07-20)[2]
Previous namesKroja Station
Location
Kroya Station is located in Java
Kroya Station
Kroya Station
Location inJava

Kroya Station(KYA) is arailway stationlocated in Bajing, Kroya,Cilacap Regency,Central Java,Indonesia.The station has nine railway tracks. It is a major junction station where the line from Yogyakarta split, where one goes toPurwokertoandCirebon,while other head toBandung.

History

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Eendaagsche Express, destination of Batavia–Soerabaja arrived at Kroya Station on 1 November 1929.

Kroya Station is estimated to have existed since the construction of the Cilacap-Kroya-Kutoarjo-Yogyakarta railway line on 20 July 1887. The development also included a branch line to Purworejo which opened on the same date.[2]

On 1 July 1916, the Prupuk–Kroya railway was built to serve passengers fromCirebon.[2]

Since the inauguration of theEendaagsche Expres(one-day express) train by theStaatsspoorwegen(SS) on 1 November 1929, this station has been used as a place for the merger of theEendaagsche Exprestrain which serves theBatavia–Soerabajaroute with its feeder (KA feeder) coming fromBandung.[3]

Initially this station consisted only of a main building and a platform that had a canopy that was almost similar toManggarai Station(see picture). With the increase in the volume of passenger transportation at this station, the station building was later enlarged until it was finally replaced by overcapping in the 1990s. This old canopy, similar to Manggarai Station, appeared in the filmKereta Api Terakhir[id].

Building and layout

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The emplacement of the station with the new roof overcapping, 2020

Kroya Station has nine railway lines. Initially, line 2 was a straight line in the direction ofBandungorCilacaporKutoarjo;line 3 is a straight line to and from Purwokerto; lines 1, 4 and 5 are used as lines for crossing and overtaking trains; lines 6 and 7 as lanes for the parking of freight trains and boiler trains; as well as lines 8 and 9 as connecting lines to thelocomotive depot,train workshops, and UPT Mechanic Depot. After the double line was operated on this cross-station segment up toPurwokerto Stationas of 5 March 2019[4][5]and then the plot of this station up toKemranjen Stationas of 31 July 2019,[6]line 2 is now only used as a single track straight line from and only towards Bandung and Cilacap, line 4 is used as a double track straight line towards Kutoarjo, line 5 is used as a double track straight line towards Purwokerto, and lines 1, 3 and 6 are used as lines for crossing and overtaking trains.

There is a locomotive depot to the north of the station complex. In addition to servicing the locomotives that stopped by, this depot was once used to store locomotives and the Serayu train series. However, since the Serayu Train route was extended to Purwokerto Station, the allocation of the train series automatically moved to the Purwokerto Train Depot.

There is also arailway workshopwhich is located to the west of the station complex and is the largest train repair shop in Daop V. Apart from being a place for repairs, this workshop is used as a "cage" forKAI's Operational Area 5's auxiliary train facility.

Since the double-track was put into operation, the shape of this station has looked different compared to before. The overcapping roof covering lines 1–3 of these stations has been replaced with a new one and is larger in size; covering lanes 1–6. The station platform has also been extended and raised so that it can accommodate a long series of trains and makes it easier for passengers to get on and off the station platform.[7]The typical old electrical signaling system from KAI's Operational Area 5 produced by Westinghouse Rail Systems which has been installed since 1999 has been replaced with the latest production by PT Len Industri.[8]Now the former overcapping has been reused atSumpiuh Station.

Services

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The following is a list of train services at the Kroya Station.[9]

Passenger services

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Freight services

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  • The front view of the station, 2012
    The front view of the station, 2012
  • The front view of the station seen from the east
    The front view of the station seen from the east
  • BB 201 Locomotive at Kroya Station, 2007
    BB 201 Locomotive at Kroya Station, 2007
  • Ahmad Yani street level crossing at the west of Kroya Station
    Ahmad Yani streetlevel crossingat the west of Kroya Station
  • The reconstruction of the roof overcapping of the station
    The reconstruction of the roof overcapping of the station
  • The emplacement of the station after renovation, March 2020
    The emplacement of the station after renovation, March 2020
  • The signage of the station
    The signage of the station

References

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  1. ^abBuku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014(PDF)(in Indonesian). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 January 2020.Retrieved19 June2020.
  2. ^abcStaatsspoorwegen (1921–1932).Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932.Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  3. ^"Eendaagsche Expres".Nederlandsch-Indië, oud & nieuw.18.1933.
  4. ^Heksantoro, Rinto."Uji Coba Jalur Ganda, Perjalanan KA Jalur Selatan Terganggu".detiknews(in Indonesian).Retrieved11 May2023.
  5. ^Arnani, Mela (28 January 2019). Galih, Bayu (ed.)."Jalur Ganda Kroya-Kebasen Diuji, 10 Kereta Ini Alami Keterlambatan".KOMPAS.com(in Indonesian).Retrieved11 May2023.
  6. ^"Pengoperasian Jalur Ganda Kereta Api Kroya – Kemranjen".Directorate General of Railways(in Indonesian).Ministry of Transportation.Archived fromthe originalon 14 December 2019.Retrieved11 May2023.
  7. ^"Jalur Rel Ganda Jateng Selatan Selesai 2019: Okezone Economy".Okezone(in Indonesian). 16 January 2018.Retrieved11 May2023.
  8. ^"PT Len Industri Raup Pendapatan Rp3,43 Triliun pada Kuartal III 2018: Okezone Economy".Okezone(in Indonesian). 26 November 2018.Retrieved11 May2023.
  9. ^Inggried Dwi Wedhaswary (ed.)."Mengenal Stasiun Kroya, Salah Satu Stasiun Terpadat di Pulau Jawa".kompas.com(in Indonesian).Retrieved28 May2018.
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Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station
Terminus Kroya–Cilacap Sikampuh
towardsCilacap
Kroya–Kutoarjo Kemranjen
towardsKutoarjo
Randegan
towardsPrupuk 		Prupuk–Kroya Terminus
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