Bima (train)
Bima Train is an executive class train that is operated by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) in Java with the service running between Gambir Station (GMR) - Surabaya Gubeng Station (SGU) and vice versa. Bima was initially an acronym for "Biru Malam" lit. Night Blue.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 1 June 1967 |
| Current operator(s) | Kereta Api Indonesia |
| Ridership | 800-1000 daily |
| Route | |
| Termini | Gambir Surabaya Gubeng |
| Stops | 16 |
| Distance travelled | 817 km (508 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily each way |
| Train number(s) | 75 (Surabaya Gubeng to Gambir) 76 (Gambir to Surabaya Gubeng) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Executive |
| Seating arrangements | Recline-able and rotatable seating in 2-2 configuration |
| Catering facilities | On-board cafe and trolley service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | CC206 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) to 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Track owner(s) | DJKA |
Uniquely, this train is not through the northern route, but through the southern route, because to increase the occupancy of passengers who take the train route Jakarta-Surabaya through the southern route.
Although the Satwa class, KA Bima is an Argo class Executive train and uses the Argo train, in this case is the ex-Argo Bromo train. This train is the first AC executive train and the oldest train that still operates in Indonesia.
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