Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Lempuyangan Railway Station

9:32 AM Posted by Unknown ,
Lempuyangan station is a railway station located in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, located about 1 km east of the main station in the city, namely the Tugu Station. The reservation service is opened from 07.30 until 00.00 pm.

That station was established on March 2, 1872 airport stops all trains that cross Yogyakarta economy. Lempuyangan stations along the rail stretching from west to east in the District Danurejan.

Unlike the other train station in Java which generally serve dismissal new economic circuit after separation policy for passenger railway station servicing the economic and non-economic, this station has long been used as a place of economic railway services which depart from Yogyakarta. In the past, when all the other economic trains still depart from Tugu Station, this station has become the point of departure of Professor KA majors Jaya Jakarta Senen Market (now renamed KA Progo) and KA Argopuro New Banyuwangi department (now the KA Sri Tanjung).

In addition to serving economic long-distance passenger trains, the station also serves the passenger railway department Prameks Kutoarjo-Yogyakarta-Solo Racing-Palur.

Near the station are the tracks that led Yogyakarta workshop, which is the largest railway workshop in Java. Rail between Lempuyangan and Yogyakarta workshop is a path that is quite unique, because it penetrates housing residents and mingle with gangs in the housing.