Medan railway station
Medan Station Stasiun Medan | |
|---|---|
 Medan railway station | |
| Location |
Medan 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 |
| Owned by | PT Kereta Api Indonesia |
| Line(s) |
North Sumatran Main Line Medan-Airport Line Belawan Line Deli Tua Line (defunct) |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 8 (4 in operational) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MDN |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
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Medan Station is the main train station in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In addition to intercity services operated by Indonesia's national rail operator, PT Kereta Api, the station also has service to Kuala Namu Airport via Railink.[1]
Architecture Medan Kota Station has undergone a complete overhaul of the original form. It is left of the building complex of the old station is their clock tower at the front of the station, where locomotive depot are still with Dutch architecture, the roof of the platform that houses lanes 2 and 3, as well as the suspension bridge at the southern end station.
The rail line contained in Medan Kota Station stretched from north to south. Rails leading to the south of the rail with the direction of travel to Tebing Tinggi, Kisaran, Tanjung Balai, Pematang 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 Kuala Namu 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.
Destination
Passenger trains that use this station are:
- Sri Bilah to Rantau Prapat
- Lancang Kuning to Tanjung Balai
- Putri Deli to Tanjung Balai
- Siantar Express to Siantar
- Feeder Putri Deli to Binjai
- Feeder Sri Bilah to Binjai
- Sri Lelawangsa to Binjai, Tebingtinggi and Belawan
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT Kereta Api Medan-Binjai railway line | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | PT Kereta Api Medan-Siantar railway line | Medan Pasar |
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| Terminus | PT Kereta Api Medan-Tanjung Balai railway line | Medan Pasar |
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| Terminus | PT Kereta Api Medan-Rantau Prapat railway line | Medan Pasar |
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| Terminus | PT Railink Medan-Kuala Namu International Airport route | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | PT Kereta Api Medan-Banda Aceh railway line | Terminus | ||
Pulu Brayan Line open, station closed | PT Kereta Api Medan-Belawan railway line | Terminus | ||
References
External links
Media related to Medan Station at Wikimedia Commons