Maguwo railway station explained

Elevation:118m (387feet)
Map Type:Indonesia Java
Map Dot Label:Maguwo Station

Maguwo Station
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:id
Address:Jl. Bandara Adisucipto, Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman Regency
Borough:Special Region of Yogyakarta
Country:Indonesia
Coordinates:-7.785°N 110.4368°W
Owned:Kereta Api Indonesia
Operator:KAI Commuter
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:Ground
Parking: Available
Accessible: Available
Code:MGW • 3101
Iata:JOG
Opened: (Original building)[1]
(Current building)
Electrified:2020
Classification:Class II[2]
Rebuilt:2000s

Maguwo Station (MGW) is a Class II airport railway station located in Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The station, which is located at an altitude of +118 meters, is included in the Operational Region VI Yogyakarta. It is the eastern and northernmost active station in Special Region of Yogyakarta, as well as the first airport railway station in Indonesia as it is located in front of Adisutjipto International Airport. Currently it has four railway tracks with tracks 2 and 3 being straight tracks.

To the east of the station, before Brambanan Station, there was Kalasan Station which has been inactive since the operation of – double-track line.

To support the double track operation on Kutoarjo–Solo Balapan route, the mechanical signaling system at the station was replaced with an electric one by PT Len Industri (Persero) which had been installed since 2013 and began operating on 1 October 2018.[3] [4]

History

Originally, Maguwo Station was just a small station whose function was only to be a crossing point for long-distance trains, loading and unloading of the (abbreviated as PUSRI) carriages to the warehouse emplacement, and a turn-off point for boiler cars to supply aviation fuel.

According to the 2004 KAI railway timetable (Gapeka), the old Maguwo Station has four railway tracks with track 2 being a straight track. There are four dead-end siding tracks (the first two was connected to track 1 and the rest was connected to track 4). The siding on track 4 was previously used for Pertamina's avtur boiler train for the –Maguwo route, while the siding on line 1 was used for the landing and storage of the Pupuk Sriwidjaya Palembang train, whose warehouse is to the west of the station.[5] The station remained in use during line switching from single to double track.

With the completion of the - double track[6] [7] and due to the construction of a more suitable Adisucipto Airport, a new Maguwo Station was built a few hundred meters to the east to facilitate access for passengers to and from the airport. The new Maguwo Station started trial on 2 June 2008.[8] A few months later the old Maguwo Station building was officially closed and made a cultural heritage by the Center for Conservation and Architectural Design Unit of KAI because of historical value; one of them is as a background in the historical film Janur Kuning (1979).

Starting in March 2015, the track in front of the old Maguwo Station is used as a transfer point for the Pusri Palembang fertilizer freight to the warehouse located west of the old station. Another destination of the freight is to and stations and from Cilacap Station.[9]

Building and layout

Maguwo Station has four railway tracks, with line 2 and 3 are straight tracks.

The station is functioned as an airport station that serve trains to transport passengers between Adisutjipto International Airport,, and, as well as being an integrated transit point in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The station is now equipped with a pedestrian underpass that connects passengers directly from the station. On the front yard, there are also functioning bus stops for the inner-city transportation system Trans Jogja.

GMain building
P
Platform floor
Line 1Yogyakarta Line to
Line 2Straight tracks to Yogyakarta
Line 3Straight tracks to Solo Balapan
Line 4 Yogyakarta Line to →

Services

Maguwo station is only serves KRL Commuter Yogyakarta Line, to Yogyakarta and to Palur.

Supporting transportation

The station has bus connection through Bandara Adisutjipto bus stop of Trans Jogja, serves Lines 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5B, and K3-Teman Bus.

!Type!Route!Destination
Trans Jogja[10] 1BAdisutjipto Airport–Pasar Pathuk
3AAdisutjipto Airport–Ngabean Bus Terminal
3BGiwangan Bus Terminal–Condongcatur Bus Terminal
5BJombor Bus Terminal–Adisutjipto Airport
14Adisutjipto Airport–Pakem Bus Terminal
Teman Bus Yogyakarta1APrambanan Bus Terminal–Malioboro (Smart Adisutjipto Airport)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Staatsspoorwegen. 1921–1932. Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. . nl. Batavia. Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Kalahkan Siemens, BUMN Elektronik Raup Pendapatan Rp23 Triliun. Mohamad. Ardyan. 21 June 2013. Merdeka.com. 16 December 2020. Saat ini, masih ada pesanan proyek dari Kemenhub untuk menggarap persinyalan kereta di jalur Jogja-Solo, Duri-Tangerang, dan Parung-Maja.. id.
  4. Web site: Len Tandatangani Dua Kontrak dengan Nilai Total Rp 464 Milyar PT Len Industri (Persero). id. 16 December 2020.
  5. Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api 2004
  6. Web site: Uji Coba Rel Ganda Yogya-Solo Bikin Bikers Senewen. detiknews. 16 December 2020. 9 January 2007. id.
  7. Web site: Rel Ganda Yogyakarta-Solo Diresmikan. 15 December 2003. Tempo. id. 16 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Sekarang ke Bandara Bisa Lebih Hemat. Media. Kompas Cyber. KOMPAS.com. id. 16 December 2020. 5 June 2008.
  9. http://industri.kontan.co.id/news/kai-operasikan-kembali-kereta-api-pupuk-pusri Kontan: KAI Operasikan Kembali Kereta Api Pupuk Pusri
  10. Web site: Trans Jogja Bus Stop (Halte)/Shelter . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119205134/http://www.yogya-backpacker.com/trans-jogja-bus-stop-halte/ . 2018-01-19 . 2023-05-01 . Yogya Backpacker . id.