Blitar railway station
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![]() Blitar Station in 2019 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Jl. Mastrip 75, Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar East Java Indonesia | ||||
Coordinates | 8°06′05″S 112°09′47″E / 8.10139°S 112.16306°E | ||||
Elevation | +167 m (548 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||
Operated by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform 2 island platforms | ||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Accessible | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BL | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1882[1] | ||||
Rebuilt | 1950s | ||||
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Blitar Train Station is a railway station in the district of Kepanjenkidul, Kepanjenkidul, Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. It was opened in 1882 by the Dutch East Indies government, making it one of the oldest railway stations in East Java.[1][2]
There is a locomotive depot and a former turntable at this station.[2] There is a statue and photo of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno, inside the station, as he was buried in Blitar.
Services
The railway services that stopped at this station:
- Brantas, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang
- Gajayana, to Gambir via Yogyakarta and Malang
- Brawijaya, to Gambir via Semarang Tawang and Malang
- Kahuripan, to Kiaracondong
- Majapahit, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang and Malang
- Malabar, to Bandung and Malang
- Kertanegara, to Purwokerto and Malang
- Malioboro Express, to Yogyakarta and Malang
- Singasari, to Pasar Senen via Lempuyangan
- Matarmaja, to Pasar Senen via Semarang Tawang and Malang
- Penataran, to Surabaya Kota via Malang
- Rapih Dhoho, to Surabaya Kota via Kertosono
Gallery
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A damaged Blitar station after the eruption of stratovolcano Mount Kelud in 1919.
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Blitar station during the 1920s to 1930s. The telegraph office on the left is still there, but it is now used as a post office.
References
- ^ a b "Bupati Blitar dari Masa ke Masa". Kabupaten Blitar (in Indonesian). 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Blitar: Stasiun Antik Berumur 130 Tahun", Majalah KA, June 2007[full citation needed]
External links
Media related to Blitar Station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Kereta Api Indonesia | Following station | ||
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Bendo towards Kertosono |
Kertosono–Bangil | Gebang towards Bangil |
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