Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan railway
| Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan railway | |
|---|---|
Maguwo in the Yogya-Solo railway line | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Jalur kereta api Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) |
| Locale | Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta - Surakarta, Central Java |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 13 |
| Service | |
| Type | Inter-city rail and Commuter rail |
| Operator(s) | PT Kereta Api Indonesia and KAI Commuter |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1.5 kV DC OHC |
Yogyakarta–Solo Balapan railway is a corridor railway line in Southern Java, which has a length of 60 kilometres (37 mi). This railway line is included in Operation Area VI Yogyakarta in around segment.
These line collectively for the Yogyakarta–Solo segment, it is part of the southern Java rail line.
On the Yogyakarta–Surakarta segment, this line stretches from west to east, serving passenger trains and freight trains connecting Jakarta and its buffer zone or West Java with Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, and East Java via the southern route of Java Island, although the main route of Jakarta–Surabaya is the northern route of Java via Semarang.
On the Yogyakarta–Surakarta segment, there are many beautiful scenic spots, especially in the area around Prambanan Temple (where looking the several peaks of Prambanan Temple) and between Klaten and Delanggu with the view of the twin mountains (Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu), which look perfect against the backdrop of vast paddy field.