Semarang Tawang railway station

For other uses, see Tawang.

Semarang Tawang
File:Semarang Tawang station outside.jpg
Location	Semarang Indonesia
Coordinates
Owned by	PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	PT Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Northern Line
Construction
Parking	available
Architect	J.P. de Bordes
Other information
Station code	SMT
History
Opened	1 June 1914

Tawang Station is the biggest train station in Semarang, the capital city of Central Java, Indonesia. The station is the oldest major railway station in Indonesia after Semarang Gudang Station and opened on July 19, 1868 for track Semarang Tawang to Tanggung. Economic class trains do not stop at this station, but stop at Semarang Poncol Station.

Because of the rapid development of the Semarang City and the improper city planning for the Semarang City as a coastal city, then Semarang Tawang station frequently floods when hard rain comes or the sea level rises. Besides heavy rainfall and high tide in the Java Sea, the flood is brought about by the loss of catchment areas in the north of the station. Flood is the main problem that Tawang station has to cope with, not to mention a heap of waste in the eastern part of the station. These problems make the operation of the railway on the north route run unwell.

Trains that pass through this station

• Argo Bromo Anggrek to Gambir and Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Argo Muria to Gambir
• Argo Sindoro to Gambir
• Bangunkarta to Gambir and Jombang
• Blora Jaya Ekspress to Semarang Poncol and Bojonegoro
• Gumarang to Jakarta Kota and Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Harina to Bandung and Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Kaligung Mas to Tegal
• Majapahit to Pasar Senen and Malang
• Menoreh to Pasar Senen
• Sembrani to Gambir and Surabaya Pasar Turi
• Senja Utama Semarang to Pasar Senen

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• (Indonesian) PT KAI - the Indonesian rail company
• (Indonesian) Forum Semboyan35 - Indonesian Rail fans Forum