Malioboro Express

Malioboro Express is an executive and economy train service operated by Kereta Api Indonesia which between Purwokerto and Malang via Yogyakarta.^[1]

Malioboro Express

Malioboro Express passing at Babadan
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Operational Area V Purwokerto
First service	21 September 2012
Successor	Kertanegara (branding of the Malioboro Express 1)
Current operator	Kereta Api Indonesia
Route
Termini	Purwokerto Malang
Distance travelled	559 kilometres (347 miles)
Average journey time	8 hours 52 minutes
Service frequency	daily each way
Train number	169-170
On-board services
Classes	economy and executive
Seating arrangements	50 seats arranged 2-2 (executive class) 80 seats arranged 2-2 (economy class)
Catering facilities	On-board cafe and trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	CC206/CC203/CC201
Track gauge	1,067 mm
Operating speed	70–120 kilometres per hour (43–75 mph)
Route map

The name of this train is taken from Jalan Malioboro, one of the famous streets in Yogyakarta which is close to Yogyakarta station.

History

The Malioboro Express was first time operation on 21 September 2012 with the executive and plus economy class.^[2][3] Due to high passenger occupancy, the number of train trips was increased to two trips per day starting 23 January 2015.^[4]

2012-2020

The Malioboro Express initially served the Ministry of Transportation's economy and executive classes, but sometimes the Ministry of Transportation's economy class was replaced with business class.

2021-Present

With the implementation of the enactment of new train travel chart 2021 on 10 February 2021, this train's status changed to optional due to the operation of the Kertanegara train on the Malang-Purwokerto round trip route.

When it resumed operations for the 2022 Christmas and New Year holidays and the 2023 Eid al-Fitr holiday season (Nataru) after a nearly two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this train changed its service class to premium economy, using stainless steel-bodied vehicles.

According to the enactment of new train travel chart 2023, the Malioboro Express train's route was extended from Yogyakarta-Malang round trip to Purwokerto-Malang round trip. This train is the preferred choice for people traveling from Purwokerto to Malang in the morning and vice versa in the evening.

During the 2023 Christmas and New Year 2024 holiday season, this train will again change classes to executive and business class.

During the 2024 Eid al-Fitr holiday period, this train changed its class to "new image" economy and "new image" executive; in line with its sister train, the Kertanegara train, which also serves the same class.

Starting 14 May 2024, the Malioboro Express will use light steel frames with "new image" executive and economy class services, inherited from the Malabar train. The current Malioboro Express consists of one power car, four to four executive cars, one dining car, and four new image economy cars, which have been converted back to regular train status.

Stations

Here's route of the Malioboro Express in 2025:^[5]

• Purwokerto (start/end)
• Kroya
• Gombong
• Kebumen
• Kutoarjo
• Yogyakarta
• Klaten
• Solo Balapan
• Sragen
• Madiun
• Caruban
• Nganjuk
• Kertosono
• Kediri
• Tulungagung
• Blitar
• Wlingi
• Kepanjen
• Malang Kotalama
• Malang (start/end)

Incident

On 19 May 2025, the Malioboro Express heading to Malang hit seven motorcycles between Magetan–Geneng, Mangge, West, Magetan, East Java. As a result, 4 people were reported dead and others injured. The incident began when the Matarmaja train passed first at the JPL 08 crossing. After the train passed, the crossing gate was opened and several motorcycles passed. However, from the opposite direction, the 170 Malioboro Express from Purwokerto–Malang appeared, which ended up hitting the vehicles that were about to pass and were already on the tracks.^[6]

See also

• Singasari (train)