Batara Kresna Railbus
Batara Kresna Railbus (Indonesian: Bus rel Batara Kresna) 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 (KAI) and is a cooperation project between the Surakarta city government and KAI, when the city was led by Joko Widodo. 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 | |
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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 |
Technical | |
Line length | 37 km |
Character | Fully subsurface |
Track gauge | 1 067 mm |
Conduction system | With driver |
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.
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