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Rail transport has existed since the colonial era. Dutch even the one who created this public transport. Proven many stations in Indonesia that has been established hundreds of years ago even before Indonesia declared its independence.

Railway stations of the oldest in Indonesia are :

Station Semarang Warehouse / Tambaksari (1864)

The oldest stations in Indonesia are Station Semarang Warehouse / Tambaksari which was built in 1864, precisely on June 16, 1864. The station was inaugurated by the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies at that time that Baron van de Beele Sloet.

In the operation of these stations, the Dutch government entrusted to one of the railway company in the Dutch East Indies Spoorweg Nederlandsch Indische Maatschappij (NIS).

Three years after the station was built, precisely on August 10, 1867, for the first time the train rolled out of the station.

Semarang Tawang Station (1868)

The oldest station in the next Indonesia Semarang Tawang Station. Stations with SMT is the code base station in Tanjung Mas, North Semarang, Semarang. Oh yes, the station serves only trains executives and business class alone, the economic train does not stop at this station.

Semarang Tawang Station is the second oldest railway station after station Semarang Warehouse which was inaugurated on July 19, 1868 for the train line from Semarang Tawang to Responsibility.

The path then be extended to the Solo Racing stations and extended again to Lempuyangan in Yogyakarta in 1873.

Lempuyangan Station (1872)

The oldest station in Indonesia the third is Lempuyangan in Yogyakarta. Station LPN are coded stations within 1 km to the east of Station Yogyakarta, the main station in the city's warm.

That station was established on March 2, 1872 This is a station that serves the dismissal of all economy-class train passing through Yogyakarta. Lempuyangan together with the rail that extends from west to east is the border of the two districts, namely District Danurejan Gondokusuman in the north and the south.

Ambarawa Station (1873)

The oldest station in Indonesia next Ambarawa Station which was built in 1873. The railway station is no longer in operation and is now converted into a museum named Ambarawa Railway Museum.

Ambarawa Railway Museum is located in Central Java and has a complete collection of various trains that had triumphed in his day. One collection is a steam train with locomotive number B 2502 and B 2503 Esslingen Maschinenfabriek production.

The steam train still works fine until now and can be used as train travel. Serrated train is also very unique and is one of three train units remaining in the world. The other two in Switzerland and India. Extraordinary!

In addition to the collection of steam trains earlier, Ambarawa Railway Museum also has other collections, including various types of steam locomotives series B, C, D to the type CC most of which can be found easily in the museum courtyard.

Kedungjati Station (1873)

Kedungjati station (KEJ) is the oldest station in Indonesia next. The station is located in Kedungjati, Grobogan, Central Java with a height of +36 m. Stations that are in the Area of Operations (DAOP) 4 Semarang was unveiled on May 21, 1873.

This station architecture resembles the architecture of the station initially Willem I in Ambarawa are no longer in operation, but in 1907 the station was renovated. Kedungjati stations were originally built of wood is converted into plastered brick walls with steel platform and a roof constructed of zinc as high as 14.65 cm.

Station Solo Balapan (1873)

Solo Balapan station is a base station in Kestalan and mill, Surakarta. The station was established by the railway company Indies, Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) in the 19th century, precisely in 1873.

Stations with SLO code and an altitude +93 m above sea level connects the city of Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya and Semarang.

Purwosari Station (1875)

The oldest railway station in Indonesia last Purwosari Station. The station is located at Jl. Slamet Riyadi No. 502 Purwosari, Surakarta. Stations with PWS code and an altitude +98 m asl operates on Regional Operations (DAOP) 6 Yogyakarta.

Purwosari station was built in 1875, and is the oldest station in Surakarta. Its construction is handled by NIS (Nederlandsch Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij). Purwosari station located in the area of Mangkunegaran.

Some of these stations are still in operation today and is still well maintained. Although these old stations have been renovated several times, but still they've stood firm even since hundreds of years ago. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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