Bima (train)
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| First service | 1 June 1967 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | 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 35 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily each way | ||||
| Train number(s) | 59 (Surabaya Gubeng to Gambir) 60 (Gambir to Surabaya Gubeng) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Executive with sleeper carriages | ||||
| 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 owner(s) | DJKA and Ministry of Transportation | ||||
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The Bima train (Indonesian: Kereta Api Bima) is an executive class train service with sleeper carriages that is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) in Java with the service running between Gambir Station (GMR) - Surabaya Gubeng Station (SGU) and vice versa. The train covers 820 kilometres (510 mi) in 10 hours 35 minutes. Bima was initially an acronym for "Biru Malam" (lit. Night Blue).
Uniquely, this train is not through the northern route, but through the southern route, because to increase the occupancy of passengers who take the train route Jakarta-Surabaya through the southern route.
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.
History
[edit]The service was opened on 1 June 1967, succeeding Bintang Fadjar and Bintang Sendja trains, which passes Semarang Tawang station. A few weeks later, Bima train was rerouted via Purwokerto and Yogyakarta, and added with East German-made blue sleeper trains. In the 1980s, PJKA (now KAI) scrapped those sleeper trains and replaced it with executive-class carriages from Romania. The removal of the sleeper carriages of Bima train was due to its uncomfortable non-reclinable seats, earning it a reputation as PJKA's worst executive train service.[1]
On 6 February 2014, the route was extended to Malang station,[2] but the extension was eventually eliminated on 1 September 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused passenger decrease.[citation needed]
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On 10 October 2023, sleeper carriages on Bima train were added again and reinaugurated as Compartement Suites Class, which is also available on Argo Semeru.[3][4]
Facilities
[edit]The Bima train consists of executive class and sleeper (compartment suites class) carriages. Executive-class carriages have 50 reclinable and rotatable seats in a 2+2 configuration. Meanwhile, sleeper carriages consist of 16 reclinable sleeping seats (up to 180°) with massager in individual private rooms. The carriage has a luxurious design with entertainment systems, smart toilets, and automatic doors.[3][4]
List of stations
[edit]Legend:
| ★ | Terminus station |
| ● | All trains stop |
| ○ | Only night trains stop |
| ▲ | Only westbound trains (towards Gambir) stop |
| Station | Transfer/Notes | City/Regency | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | Gambir | Terminal station.
|
Central Jakarta | Jakarta |
| ▲ | Jatinegara | Towards Gambir only.
|
East Jakarta | |
| ● | Cirebon | Cirebon | West Java | |
| ● | Purwokerto |  Pasar Pon terminal
|
Purwokerto | Central Java |
| ● | Kroya | Cilacap Regency | ||
| ● | Kebumen | Kebumen Regency | ||
| ● | Kutoarjo |  Prambanan Express
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Purworejo Regency | |
| ● | Yogyakarta |  Yogyakarta Line
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Yogyakarta | Special Region of Yogyakarta |
| ● | Solo Balapan | Yogyakarta Line
|
Surakarta | Central Java |
| ● | Madiun | Madiun | East Java | |
| ● | Nganjuk | Dhoho Commuter Line | Nganjuk Regency | |
| ● | Kertosono | |||
| ● | Jombang | Jombang Regency | ||
| ● | Mojokerto | Dhoho and Jenggala commuter lines | Mojokerto | |
| ★ | Surabaya Gubeng | Terminal station. | Surabaya | |
Incidents
[edit]- On 8 September 2015 at 05:20, Bima train collied with a pick-up truck in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta, Jakarta. The collision disrupt KRL Commuterline and other inter-city train schedules.[5]
- On 10 November 2015, a woman and her child were killed by a Bima train on a level-crossing in Kramatjegu Taman, Sidoarjo.[6]
See also
[edit]- Rail transport in Indonesia
- List of named passenger trains of Indonesia
- Argo Semeru, same destination and route, but different schedule
References
[edit]- ^ Raharjo, Paksi Suryo (17 April 2018). "Kembalinya Kereta Tidur di Jalur Kereta Indonesia". MerahPutih (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Saleh, Nurdin (2 February 2014). "Surabaya-Malang Dilayani Kereta Eksekutif Bima". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b Karina, Dina (9 October 2023). Afrianty, Desy (ed.). "KAI Resmi Jual Tiket KA Suite Compartment, Jakarta-Surabaya Mulai dari Rp1,9 Juta". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b "KAI Luncurkan Kereta Suite Class Compartement, Harga Promo Rp1,95 juta". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Sedayu, Agung (8 September 2015). "Kereta Bima Tabrak Mobil di Cipinang, KA Komuter Terhambat". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Rouf, Abdul. "Ibu dan Anak Tewas Tertabrak KA Bima di Perlintasan Tanpa Pintu". SINDOnews Daerah (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
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- (in Indonesian) KAI official website