Medan railway station
![]() Medan Station Outside View | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Medan North Sumatra Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°35′27″N 98°40′47″E / 3.590879°N 98.679741°ECoordinates: 3°35′27″N 98°40′47″E / 3.590879°N 98.679741°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | +22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | MDN | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Large class type B[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location in Medan |
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.[2]
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.
References
- ^ Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Medan Airport Rail Link".
External links
Media related to Medan Station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | Kereta Api Indonesia | Following station | ||
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Pulu Brayan towards Belawan |
Belawan–Medan | Terminus | ||
Binjai towards Besitang |
Besitang–Medan | |||
Terminus | Medan–Tebing Tinggi | Medan Pasar towards Tebing Tinggi |
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