Medan railway station

A01 Medan Station Stasiun Medan
Medan Station Outside View
General information
Location	Medan North Sumatra Indonesia
Coordinates	3°35′27″N 98°40′47″E
Elevation	+22 m (72 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia Railink
Line(s)	Belawan–Medan Besitang–Medan Medan–Tebing Tinggi
Platforms	2 side platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	MDN
Classification	Large class type B
History
Opened	1886
Rebuilt	2013
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station Terminus Sri Lelawangsa Binjai towards Kuala Bingai Preceding station Following station Terminus Kualanamu Line Bandar Khalipah towards Kualanamu International Airport
Location
Medan Station Location in Medan

Main station of Medan, around 1920.

Medan Station is the main railway station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In addition to intercity services operated by Indonesia's national rail operator, Kereta Api Indonesia, the station also has service to Kualanamu International Airport via Kualanamu ARS.

The rail line contained in Medan Station stretched from north to south. Rails leading to the south of the rail with the direction of travel to Tebing Tinggi, Kisaran, Tanjungbalai, Siantar and Rantau Prapat, while the rails leading to the north is the direction of travel to Belawan, Binjai and Besitang, which branched approximately 850 m north of the station. From Medan stations are branching former rail to Pancur Batu and Deli Tua. This station has city check-in for passengers at newly Kualanamu International Airport, this service also the first in throughout Indonesia.

In 2006, Medan Station get Prima Utama Award for the best public service transport unit.

History

Medan Station was opened on 25 July 1886 by Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij. At the time there is a 16.7-kilometer railway stretching from the station to Labuan Station in northern Medan, linking Medan city center to the Port of Belawan.

Medan Station architecture has undergone a complete overhaul from the original form. The only remainings of the old station on the current building complex is a clock tower in front of the station, a Dutch-style locomotive depot, the platform roof that houses lanes 2 and 3, and a suspension bridge at the station's southern end.

Services

Passenger trains that use this station are:

• Kualanamu ARS to Kualanamu
• Sribilah to Rantau Prapat
• Putri Deli to Tanjungbalai
• Siantar Express to Siantar
• Sri Lelawangsa to Binjai and Kuala Bingai

Bus connection

As of 2022, Medan Station is connected to all five corridors of Trans Metro Deli BRT and Corridor 1 of Trans Mebidang BRT.

External links

• Media related to Medan Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		Kereta Api Indonesia		Following station
Pulu Brayan towards Belawan		Belawan–Medan		Terminus
Binjai towards Besitang		Besitang–Medan
Terminus		Medan–Tebing Tinggi		Medan Pasar towards Tebing Tinggi