Batara Kresna Railbus

Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna,Javanese: Batara Kresna Hanacaraka:ꦧꦠꦫꦏ꧀ꦫꦼꦱ꧀ꦤ) is a railbus service in Central Java, Indonesia that operates between Purwosari Station in Surakarta and Wonogiri Station in Wonogiri Regency. It is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and PT KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo.^[1] The service is the one of a few railbus service in Indonesia besides Lembah Anai railbus in West Sumatra and former Kertalaya railbus in South Sumatra.

Batara Kresna Railbus
Overview
Native name	Bus rel Batara Kresna
Owner	Kereta Api Indonesia Surakarta city government
Locale	Surakarta Purwosari - Wonogiri
Stations	5
Service
Type	Railbus
Operator(s)	Kereta Api Indonesia
History
Opened	5 August 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-05)
Technical
Line length	37 km
Character	Fully subsurface
Track gauge	1 067 mm
Conduction system	With driver
Route map v t e Batara Kresna Railbus Legend to Klaten former branch to Boyolali PWS Purwosari to Solo Balapan Slamet Riyadi Street ↓ inactive stops Pesanggrahan Ngadisurian Bendo Ngapenan Pasarpon Coyudan Kauman Lojiwetan STA Solo Kota Kronelan Kalisamin SKH Sukoharjo inactive stops Gayam Kepuh Songgorunggi Nguter PNT Pasarnguter Kalikatir Tekaran WNG Wonogiri former line to Baturetno

The railbus took its name from a character in Mahabharata, Krishna or Kresna who is tasked with saving the world and upholding the truth after the war in Kurukshetra.

History

Batara Kresna railbus was introduced to the public on 26 July 2011 and inaugurated by Indonesian Minister of Transport Freddy Numberi^[2] in Surakarta along with the city's double-decker tourist bus service. The railbus began operation on 5 August 2012, initially with Sukoharjo – Purwosari – Yogyakarta route.^[3]

Stations

Note: Only lists active stations

Station Number	Station	Distance (km)		Transfers/Notes	Location
		From previous station	From Purwosari Termini
BK01 Y10 AS02	Purwosari	-	0.0	Terminal station Intercity trains KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link Batik Solo Trans: Line 2 (Purwosari) Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara	Surakarta
BK02	Solo Kota			Sepur Kluthuk Jaladara
BK03	Sukoharjo				Sukoharjo Regency
BK04	Pasarnguter
BK05	Wonogiri			Terminal station	Wonogiri Regency

Gallery

• 
  Railbus in Wonogiri Station
• 
  Batara Kresna while using Prambanan Ekspres backup stock
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  Batara Kresna railbus running along Jalan Slamet Riyadi in the middle of Surakarta City.
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  Batara Kresna crossing Halte Kalisamin.

See also

• Surakarta metropolitan area