Lempuyangan railway station explained


Lempuyangan Station
Type:Commuter and inter-city rail station
Address:Lempuyangan Street, Bausasran, Danurejan, Yogyakarta
Owned:Kereta Api Indonesia
Lines: Yogyakarta Line
Joglosemarkerto train
Platform:1 side platform
4 island platforms
Tracks:11
Connections: Trans Jogja: Line 10 (Stasiun Lempuyangan)
Parking: Available
Accessible: Accessible
Code:LPN • 3030
Coordinates:-7.7902°N 110.3754°W
Map Type:Indonesia_Yogyakarta
Map Dot Label:Lempuyangan Station
Elevation:114m (374feet)
Operator:Kereta Api Indonesia
KAI Commuter
Borough:Special Region of Yogyakarta
Country:Indonesia
Former:Djocja Lempoejangan Station
Native Name:
Structure:Ground
Classification:Large class type B[1]

Lempuyangan Station (; LPN) is a railway station located in Bausasran, Danurejan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is 1km (01miles) east of Yogyakarta Station, 114m (374feet) above sea level. The station is part of Operational Area VI Yogyakarta. It has 11 lines, including two straight tracks.

Opened on 2 March 1872, Lempuyangan Station is used for passengers and local freight. The station has signage with travel information: train capacity and route details, such as the distance between stations. A screen displays train arrivals and departures, similar to an airport.

History

Lempuyangan Station was inaugurated on 2 March 1872 by the Dutch East Indies private railway company, Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) as the end point of the Semarang–Solo–Yogyakarta cross-rail line and is the first and oldest train station in Yogyakarta. The construction of this station was motivated by the policy of transporting sugar by using the railroad mode of transportation—in the 1870s many sugar industries had sprung up in Yogyakarta, which were entirely managed by the Dutch. The presence of this station contributed to the development of the people of Yogyakarta at that time.[2] [3]

This station has long been used as the departure station for economy class trains from Yogyakarta, in contrast to other stations in Java which generally serve economy series stops after the policy of separating station services for economy and non-economy train passengers. When all other economy trains were still departing from Yogyakarta Tugu Station, this station was already the terminal station for the Empu Jaya train bound for Jakarta Pasar Senen (now Progo) and the Argopuro train bound for Banyuwangi (now Sri Tanjung).

Building and layout

Lempuyangan Station has eleven train tracks. Originally only line 4 was a straight track. After the construction of the Surakarta–Yogyakarta double track section was completed on 8 January 2007,[4] track 3 was also used as a straight track. To the north of track 5 is a spur to the Yogyakarta Warehousing and Logistics Center (formerly the NIS roundhouse) and Yogyakarta railway workshop which is the largest train workshop in Java. The station has been equipped with signages, track directions accompanied by distance traveled, and screens to monitor train departures and arrivals in real time.

In 2009, the station underwent overall repairs by adding a new building east of the old building.[5]

In mid-2017, the station area underwent another renovation. The An-Nuur Mosque, located west of the station building, was opened to the general public, while the prayer room located to the east is only used for passengers who have boarded or have not yet left. Expansion was also carried out in the parking lot and the extension of the station canopy roof.[6] In 2018–2019, the An-Nuur Mosque was demolished to make other facilities. Since March 2020, the vacant land located on the west side of Lempuyangan Station has been developed into a RailExpress warehouse (now KAI Logistik Ekspres).[7]

Regarding the project to upgrade the train's electrical signaling system at the station, a new electric system produced by Len Industri as of April 2021 has been installed which will replace the old system produced by Siemens.[8] It has been active since September 2021.

P
Platform floor
Line 9Cement train parking
Line 8Cement train parking
Line 7Cement train parking
Line 6Freight train stop
Line 5Freight train parking
Line 4Straight tracks to
Line 3Straight tracks to
Line 2Inter-city and Central Java-Yogyakarta local train stop
Yogyakarta Line to and →
Line 1Yogyakarta Line to and →
GSouth entrance gate

Services

Intercity trains

Mixed class

Economy Plus class

Economy class

Commuter rail

Supporting transportation

There are a number of Trans Jogja bus stops nearby the station. The Stasiun Lempuyangan bus stop serves Line 10. Another bus stop is Lempuyangan, which serves Line 4A and 4B alongside Line 10.

!Type!Route!Destination
Trans Jogja[9] 2BCondongcatur Bus Terminal–Jombor Bus Terminal (via Gejayan, Yogyakarta State University,Gadjah Mada University campus, Kridosono, Mandala Krida, Gembira Loka, SMP N 9, XT Square, Purawisata, Taman Pintar, Pasar Serangan, Perpusda, Borobudur Plaza, AM Sangaji, Monjali)
4AGiwangan Bus Terminal–XT Square (via Taman Siswa, Gadjah Mada University Biology Museum, Hayam Wuruk, Cik Di Tiro, Gadjah Mada University campus, Panti Rapih, Kridosono, UIN, APMD, Yogyakarta State University, UAD)
4BGiwangan Bus Terminal–Gadjah Mada University Academic Hospital (via East Imogiri, Laksda Adisutjipto, Gadjah Mada University campus, Urip Soemohardjo)
10Gamping park and ride–Giwangan Bus Terminal (via Ngabean, Titik Nol Kilometer Yogyakarta, Suryotomo, Kridosono, Kenari, Bausasran, Mataram, Malioboro)
Teman Bus Yogyakarta2AJombor Bus Terminal–Condongcatur Bus Terminal (via AM Sangaji, Malioboro, Gembira Loka, Mandala Krida, Kridosono, Gadjah Mada University campus, Yogyakarta State University)

Incidents

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050243/http://ppid.dephub.go.id/files/dataka/BI_Final_RevMei.pdf. 2020-01-01. id.
  2. Book: Knaap, G.J. . Cephas, Yogyakarta: Photography in the Service of the Sultan . KITLV Press . 1999 . Leiden . 5.
  3. Book: Gunawan, Riyadi . Sejarah Sosial Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta: Mobilitas Sosial D.I. Yogyakarta . Harmoko . Darto . Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Depdikbud RI . 1993 . Jakarta . 21 . Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.
  4. Web site: Uji Coba Rel Ganda Yogya-Solo Bikin Bikers Senewen . 2023-04-30 . . id-ID.
  5. News: 2009-05-06 . Melihat Stasiun KA Lempuyangan yang Sudah Berbenah . Radar Jogja.
  6. Web site: Nugroho . Rento Ari . 2017-02-16 . Wajah Stasiun Lempuyangan akan Dirombak . 2023-04-30 . Tribunjogja.com . id-ID.
  7. Web site: KAI Luncurkan Rail Express, Layanan Kirim Barang Tarif Hemat – Info Kereta Api . 2023-04-30 . id-ID.
  8. Web site: Investasi Elektrifikasi KRL Yogyakarta-Solo Capai Rp 1,2 T . 2023-04-30 . Republika Online . id . Selanjutnya, pekerjaan modifikasi sinyal elektrik Yogyakarta – Lempuyangan... [Furthermore, the Yogyakarta – Lempuyangan electrical signal modification work...].
  9. Web site: Transportasi Umum di Jogja . 2023-04-30 . www.yogyes.com . id.
  10. Web site: 2007-02-19 . Atap Stasiun Rusak, Jadwal KA di Lempuyangan Normal . 2023-04-30 . detiknews . id-ID.
  11. Web site: Kusuma . Wijaya . 2016-10-20 . Assifa . Farid . Seorang Perempuan WNA Tewas Tertabrak Kereta di Stasiun Lempuyangan . 2023-04-30 . . id.