Cilacap–Kroya–Yogyakarta railway
| Cilacap–Kroya–Yogyakarta railway | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Dutch soldiers and Palang Merah Indonesia health professional awaiting the evacuation of Republican troops. Around Gombong, 8 August 1948 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Jalur kereta api Cilacap–Kroya–Yogyakarta |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) |
| Locale | Cilacap, Central Java - Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 40 |
| Service | |
| Type | Inter-city rail and Commuter rail |
| Operator(s) | PT Kereta Api Indonesia |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 July 1887 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | not available |
Cilacap–Kroya–Yogyakarta railway is a corridor railway line in Southern Java which has a length of 175 kilometres (109 mi). This railway line is included in Operation Area V Purwokerto in the Cilacap–Purworejo segment and Operation Area VI Yogyakarta in the Montelan–Yogyakarta segment. KAI Commuter operates the Prambanan Express Commuter Line (Prameks) on the Kutoarjo–Yogyakarta route, while KAI Bandara operates the Yogyakarta International Airport Rail Link (YIA) from Yogyakarta to Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA). These lines collectively form part of the southern Java line, stretching from west to east serving both passenger and freight trains, parallel to the south coast of Central Java and entirely in the lowlands. This line is built by the Semarang Class I Railway Engineering Center.
In the middle is the Ijo railway tunnel, one of the longest railway tunnels in Central Java, penetrating the karst mountains of South Gombong. On the east side of this line (between Prembun and Kutoarjo) is a flood prone route due to its low geographical position and crossing swampy areas. Uniquely, all railway lines in the Special Region of Yogyakarta have the status of Sultan Ground and Paku Alam Ground.
Present, the Kroya–Yogyakarta line is already a double track line, but the Kroya–Cilacap station and the Kroya–Kasugihan Station separation switch are still single track lines and the Cilacap–Tanjung Intan Port and Kutoarjo–Purworejo branch lines are also single track but are still inactive. There are several high bridges on this line, namely the one that crosses the Progo River (Mbeling railway bridge).
After passing Kutoarjo Station, the line skirts the southern tip of the Menoreh Mountains, then turns northeast towards Yogyakarta Station, then east and northeast until it reaches Solo Balapan in the center of Surakarta. The line also connects Jakarta or West Java with Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java, although the main Jakarta–Surabaya route is through the north of Java (via Semarang).