Bathara_Kresna_Rail_Bus

Batara Kresna Railbus

Batara Kresna Railbus

Railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia

Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Purwosari Station in Surakarta and Wonogiri Station in Wonogiri Regency. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo.[1] The service is the one of a few railbus service in Indonesia besides Lembah Anai railbus in West Sumatra and former Kertalaya railbus in South Sumatra.

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The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.

History

Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi[2] in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – Yogyakarta route.[3]

Stations

Note: Only lists active stations

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  • Railbus in Wonogiri Station
  • Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock
  • Batara Kresna railbus running along Jalan Slamet Riyadi in the middle of Surakarta City.

References

  1. [1]
    "Mengesankan! Berwisata di Solo Seraya Naik Railbus". Tribun Kaltim. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    VIVA.co.id, PT. VIVA MEDIA BARU -. "Merugi, Railbus Solo-Wonogiri yang Diinisiasi Jokowi Dihentikan". Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Railbus Batara Layani Sukoharjo-Solo-Yogyakarta - www.antarajateng.com". www.antarajateng.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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