Sri Lelawangsa

Summary

Sri Lelawangsa is a commuter rail service in Indonesia operated by KAI Bandara (a subsidiary of Kereta Api Indonesia), serving Medan Station to Kuala Bingai Station route (both in North Sumatra) and vice versa. The service began operation on 6 March 2010 using Kereta Rel Diesel Indonesia (KRDI) DMU by INKA.[1] But now the Sri Lelawangsa train series has changed to a Local Economy Class train pulled by locomotive BB302, BB303 [id] or BB203 [id] .

Sri Lelawangsa
Sri Lelawangsa departing from Medan Station
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerDirectorate General of Railways, Ministry of Transport
LocaleRegional Division I North Sumatra and Aceh
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Services34 km (21 mi)
Operator(s)KAI Bandara
Depot(s)Medan
Rolling stockBB203, BB302, BB303
History
Opened6 March 2010 (2010-03-06)
Technical
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed70 km/h (19 m/s) Line Medan - Binjai, 80 km/h (22 m/s) Line Binjai - Kuala Bingai
Route map

Legend
Kereta Api Indonesia to Rantau Prapat
former branch to Batu
MDN
Medan Kereta Api Indonesia
freight line to Belawan
Sikambing
Sunggal
Diski
BIJ
Binjai Bus interchange
former branch to Kuala
Kebun Lada
Pungai
Kuala Begumit
KBG
Kuala Bingai
planned line to Besitang

Sri Lelawangsa was initially serving three routes from Medan to Binjai, Belawan and Tebing Tinggi respectively,[1] before the routes was cut down into Medan–Binjai starting on 2019.[2] In 2022, the route was extended to Kuala Bingai.[3]

Passengers can purchase tickets at a single fare, from Medan to Binjai and vice versa Rp 5,000. , Medan to Kuala Bingai and vice versa Rp 7,000. ,Binjai to Kuala Bingai and vice versa Rp 2,000. There are 10 trips per day with the Medan - Kuala Bingai connection, there are only 2 round trips per day, while the remaining 8 are Medan - Binjai round trip.[4]

Incident edit

On December 4, 2021, this train crashed into an angkot at a level crossing in West Medan, resulting the total of 5 deaths and 4 injuries.[5]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "Besok, KRDI Sri Lelawangsa Mulai Operasi di Medan". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ Dewi, Retia Kartika. "KRDI Sri Lelawangsa, Kereta Rute Medan-Binjai dengan Tarif Rp 5.000". Kompas.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Widyawati, Ratna (11 January 2022). "Tarif dan Rute Baru KA Sri Lelawangsa, KA Komuter Lintas Medan-Kuala Bingei". Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (2021). Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api 2021.
  5. ^ "Terobos Palang, Angkot Disambar Kereta Api, 5 Penumpang Dikabarkan Tewas". medanpos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.