Sri_Lelawangsa

<i>Sri Lelawangsa</i>

Sri Lelawangsa

Indonesian commuter rail service


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] .

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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

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]

See also


References

  1. "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.

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