Tuntang railway station

Tuntang Station (TTG) is a class III railway station located in Tuntang District, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The station is located at an altitude of +464 meters and is operated by Operation Area IV Semarang. The station only serves excursion trains from the Ambarawa Railway Museum

Tuntang Station

Stasiun Tuntang
Kereta Api Indonesia
Tuntang Station front façade in 2019
General information
LocationJalan Raya Salatiga–Tuntang–Bringin–Kedungjati, Tuntang, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Coordinates7.260699°S 110.454034°E / -7.260699; 110.454034
Elevation+464 m
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Managed byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)Kereta Api Indonesia Kedungjati–Secang
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Architectural styleChalet-NIS
Other information
Station codeTTG • 3305[1]
ClassificationClass III[1]
History
Opened21 May 1873
2002 (reopened)
Closed1976
Rebuilt1905
Original companyNederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij
Location
Tuntang Station is located in Java
Tuntang Station
Tuntang Station
Location in Java

History

The station construction was started in 1871 and was opened on 21 May 1873 alongside the Kedungjati–Ambarawa line.[2][3] The current station building was constructed in 1905 as part of reconstruction program that were done by Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij (NIS) on its station in the early 20th century. The new station building architecture is similar to the Bringin Station. Tuntang Station adopted the Chalet-NIS architectural style that were introduced by NIS on its new stations construction in the early 20th century.[4]

The Kedungjati–Ambarawa line was inactive beginning on 1 June 1970 and it was officially closed in 1976.[5][6] The line was completely severed from the mainline at Kedungjati Station when a bridge in the line collapsed in 1978.[7]

Shortly after the closure, the station served excursion train from Ambarawa for a while before the tracks was closed due to damaged rails. The tracks then fell into disrepair, but it was reopened in 2002 after repairs were done.[8] Initially, the station only served excursion draisines, but in 2009 the station was renovated and then it could serve the tourist steam trains.[9]

On 14 January 2013, the plans for Kedungjati–Tuntang line reactivation was signed.[10] The reconstruction work was started in 2014, but the progress was halted in 2015 and as of 2021 it is yet to be resumed.[11]

Building and layout

Tuntang Station is located on the banks of Tuntang River. The station has four active lines and one defunct line without its tracks. Line 2 is a straight line, while line 3 didn't have its tracks. Line 4 and 5 lead to a locomotive shed to the west of the station. The station warehouse is located between line 4 and defunct line 3.

The Tuntang locomotive shed is used to store some historic retired diesel locomotives. It was planned that the station would be transformed into diesel locomotive museum in the future.[12]

Services

There are no train service at this station. Tuntang Station only serves as shunting spot for the Ambarawa excursion train on its return trip to the Ambarawa Railway Museum.[13]

  • Tuntang Station in the 1910s
    Tuntang Station in the 1910s
  • Side view of the station building
    Side view of the station building
  • Tuntang Station platforms
    Tuntang Station platforms
  • Tuntang Station warehouse
    Tuntang Station warehouse

References
  1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
  2. Schetskaart van de spoorweg Samarang-Vorstenlanden door de Raad van Beheer der Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg-Maatschappij aan de Heeren leden van de Staten-Generaal aangeboden. 1869.
  3. Banck, J.E. (1869). Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij. M.J. Fisser.
  4. Tim Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Jawa Tengah (2015). Stasiun Kereta Api Tapak Bisnis & Militer Belanda (in Indonesian). Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya. p. 20-21.
  5. Tunggal, Nawa (1 March 2014). "Susur Rel Kereta Api: Willem I Lelap di Ambarawa * Liputan Khusus Susur Rel 2014". jelajah.kompas.id (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. Dananjaya, Putu (20 June 2016). "Stasiun Ambarawa, Stasiun Militer Belanda". BPCB Jawa Tengah (in Indonesian). Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Kemendikbud RI. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. "Kisah Tragis B2504". roda-sayap.com (in Indonesian). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. Adikurnia, Muhammad Irzal (18 December 2016). Asdhiana, I Made (ed.). "Serunya Naik Kereta Tua di Museum Kereta Ambarawa". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. Kurniawan, Agung (28 February 2014). Harvenda, Aris F (ed.). "Melongok Potensi Titik-Titik Pariwisata Salatiga-Ambarawa". Kompas.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. Sanusi (14 January 2013). Sanusi (ed.). "Jalur Kereta Tuntang-Kedungjati Dihidupkan Kembali". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. Amar, Choerul (8 June 2021). "Mandeknya Pengerjaan Reaktivasi Jalur KA Ambarawa - Kedungjati, ICI Jateng Menilai Kurang Matangnya Perencanaan dan Berpotensi Merugikan Negara". harian7.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  12. "Profil Stasiun Tuntang (TTG), Jawa Tengah – Info Kereta Api". kereta-api.info (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. "Indonesian Railway Museum". heritage.kai.id. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

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Preceding station   Kereta Api Indonesia   Following station
Bringin
towards Kedungjati		   Kedungjati–Secang   Ambarawa
towards Secang
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