Bima (train)
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| First service | 1 June 1967 | ||||
| Current operator | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||
| Ridership | 800-1000 daily | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Gambir Surabaya Gubeng | ||||
| Stops | 16 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 820 km (510 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hours 22 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily each way | ||||
| Train numbers | 7 (Surabaya Gubeng to Gambir) 8 (Gambir to Surabaya Gubeng) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class | Executive with compartment suite | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Recline-able and rotatable seating in 2-2 configuration | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board cafe and trolley service | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | CC206 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) to 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||||
| Track owners | DJKA and Ministry of Transportation | ||||
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The Bima train (Indonesian: Kereta Api Bima) is an executive class train service with compartment suite that is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) on the island of Java. The service runs between Gambir Station (GMR) in Jakarta at the west end of the island and Surabaya Gubeng Station (SGU) in Surabaya in the east. The train covers 820 kilometres (510 mi) in 10 hours 22 minutes. Bima was initially an acronym for "Biru Malam" (lit. Night Blue).
Uniquely, this train does not use the Jakarta–Surabaya railway line or North Line along the northern coast of Java, but rather a route that takes it along the southern coast of the island.
Although the Satwa class, KA Bima is an Argo class Executive train and uses the Argo train, in this case is the ex-Argo Bromo train. This train is the first AC executive train and the oldest train that still operates in Indonesia.