Minangkabau Express

Minangkabau Express
Minangkabau Express
	Minangkabau Express DMU during testrun at Cirebon.
Overview
Native name	KA Minangkabau Ekspres
Status	Operational
Owner	PT Kereta Api Indonesia & PT Angkasa Pura II
Locale	West Sumatera, Indonesia
Termini	BIM; Padang;
Website	www.kai.id
Service
Type	Express rail
System	Airport rail link
Services	BIM - Duku - Tabing - Padang
Operator(s)	PT Kereta Api Indonesia [id]
Rolling stock	Two INKA DMU ; 4-carriage trainsets
History
Opened	21 May 2018; 6 years ago
Technical
Line length	23 km (14 mi)
Character	Ground
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	NIL
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map
	Legend
	freight line
	to Indarung & Bukit Putus
	Note: Stations marked ; serve long-distance trains.
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Minangkabau Express (Indonesian: KA Minangkabau Ekspres) is an airport rail link service in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This line was built to cut travel time from Padang city centre to the Minangkabau International Airport, as roads connecting the airport and the city center are frequently affected by traffic congestion.

The Minangkabau Express is the third airport rail link in Indonesia after Kualanamu ARS and Soekarno–Hatta ARS. It was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018.^[1]

Background

The 23-kilometre (14 mi) link was established using existing and new rail tracks. An existing line between Duku railway station and Padang was upgraded. This was then connected to a new 3.9-kilometre (2.4 mi) track between Duku and the airport. All land acquisitions were done in March 2017.^[2]^[3]

The service is provided by PT Kereta Api Indonesia, with trains running between Padang–Tabing [id]–Duku–Minangkabau International Airport. The rolling stock was manufactured by INKA.